No PMSOL. Highest priority to Healthcare and teaching occupations, applying outside Australia

Highlights of highest priority to Healthcare and teaching occupations, applying outside Australia

• Australia announces the removal of PMSOL (Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List) for a few skilled visa applications on December 06, 2022.
• The healthcare and teaching occupations are given high priority and applied from outside Australia during the time of application lodging.
• Australian immigration adapted the new instruction ‘Ministerial Direction 100’ to process applications instead of PM SOL.
• The Ministerial Direction 100 applies to 13 types of skilled visas.

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Australia priorities certain skill visa applications

On December 06, 2022, Australia declares no requirement for a Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) for certain skilled visa applicants who belong to the occupations of Healthcare and Teaching.

This rule is applicable only to the applicants who have applied for a skilled visa for Teaching and healthcare occupations from outside Australia.

In place of PMSOL, a new instruction Ministerial Direction 100 would help in processing the applications, which were ordered by the Minister of Immigration.

High priority is given to the skilled applicants who have been nominated for teaching or healthcare occupations and applied from outside Australia during the time of applying.

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The criteria that the nominated occupations must satisfy are listed below:

• Nominations and the applications for the visa that were submitted by/for authorized sponsors in any of the occupations.
• Occupational applications need to be accomplished in any designated regional area.
• The visas that are provisional and permanent are counted under the migration program (except 188 business visas)
• All the other applications

Australian immigration has retained the prioritized applicants who hold a Hong Kong special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China passport or a British national overseas passport.

This direction applies to the following visa types:

Subclass categories	Name of the visa
Subclass 482	Temporary Skill Shortage visa
Subclass 494	Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional - Provisional visa
Subclass 186	Employer Nomination Scheme visa
Subclass 189	Skilled – Independent Points-tested stream visa
Subclass 190	Skilled – Nominated visa
Subclass 491	Skilled Work Regional - Provisional visa
Subclass 191	Permanent Residence - Skilled Regional visa
Subclass 187	Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa
Subclass 124	Distinguished Talent visa
Subclass 858	Global Talent visa
Subclass 887	Skilled — Regional visa
Subclass 188	Business Innovation and Investment - Provisional visa
Subclass 888	Business Innovation and Investment - Permanent visa

Previous amendments of Australian immigration authorities

• The Australian department of immigration plans to pace up the processing of applications and provide clear direction while compiling the priorities.
• Australia also announced amendments in streamlining the requirement of health certificates for certain onshore temporary visa applicants.
• The employers must note that the processing times for the visas may affect as the immigration authorities are implementing the announced changes.

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