List of eligible skilled occupations
Only certain occupations are approved for use under Australia’s permanent and temporary skilled visa programmes.*These occupations are listed in a legislative instrument that contains two schedules or ‘occupation lists’ that apply to different visa programmes. *
On 19 April 2017, the:
•Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) replaced the previous ‘Skilled Occupation List’ (SOL)*and is available in Schedule 1 of the relevant*legislative instrument
•Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL) replaced the previous*‘Consolidated Sponsored Occupation List’ (CSOL)*and is available in Schedule 2 of the relevant*legislative instrument.
if you think you will be affected by any of the recent changes, contact a Registered Migration Agent as soon as possible to discuss your options.
The information below explains which lists are relevant for particular visa programmes. Information is also provided about occupations that were removed from the list of eligible skilled occupations*on 19 April 2017.
Note:*different eligible occupation arrangements are in place for the*Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa (subclass 187).