Australian citizens and permanent residents who are fully vaccinated with an Australian Government recognised vaccine, may be eligible for reduced quarantine arrangements when they return to Australia (conditions apply and they will need to demonstrate their vaccination status)
OR
if you are a non-citizen you may be eligible for a travel exemption if your visa application is in a critical sector, and you possess those required critical skills (see below).
The Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List has 44 occupations which are:
Chief Executive or Managing Director (111111)
Construction Project Manager (133111)
Accountant (General) (221111)
Management Accountant (221112)
Taxation Accountant (221113)
External Auditor (221213)
Internal Auditor (221214)
Surveyor (232212)
Cartographer (232213)
Other Spatial Scientist (232214)
Civil Engineer (233211)
Geotechnical Engineer (233212)
Structural Engineer (233214)
Transport Engineer (233215)
Electrical Engineer (233311)
Mechanical Engineer (233512)
Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum) (233611)
Petroleum Engineer (233612)
Medical Laboratory Scientist (234611)
Veterinarian (234711)
Hospital Pharmacist (251511)*
Industrial Pharmacist (251512)*
Retail Pharmacist (251513)*
Orthotist or Prosthetist (251912)
General Practitioner (253111)
Resident Medical Officer (253112)
Psychiatrist (253411)
Medical Practitioners nec (253999)
Midwife (254111)
Registered Nurse (Aged Care) (254412)
Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) (254415)
Registered Nurse (Medical) (254418)
Registered Nurse (Mental Health) (254422)
Registered Nurse (Perioperative) (254423)
Registered Nurses nec (254499)
Multimedia Specialist (261211)
Analyst Programmer (261311)
Developer Programmer (261312)
Software Engineer (261313)
Software and Applications Programmers nec (261399)
ICT Security Specialist (262112)
Social Worker (272511)
Maintenance Planner (312911)
Chef (351311)
* Indicates occupation recently added (and this list is growing all the time as the Australian economy recovers and gathers pace).
ASC Migration are visa processing specialists who will guide you every step of the way and we have experts in the United Kingdom and Australia at your disposal.
Begin your journey down under by completing a free assessment HERE. We will assess your submission and define your immigration eligibility.
For more information please contact our UK office by telephone at 74 8753 8231 or by email lesley@ascmigrationvisas.co.uk or contact our Australian office by telephone 08 9301 5905 or by email john@ascmigrationvisas.com.au