Changes to the Skilled Occupation List 2018 Announced!

Significant Changes to Skilled Occupation List 2018 Revealed!

If you are a potential aspirant looking to migrate to Australia, you would probably be familiar with the term Skilled Occupation List (SOL).

It is a standard list of occupations currently acknowledged for immigration to Australia. The list comprises of different categories including professionals, managers, traders, etc and is applicable to following visas:

Subclass 186 Employer Nomination Scheme
Subclass 187 Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme
Subclass 189 Skilled Independent visa
Subclass 190 Skilled Nominated visa
Subclass 485 Temporary Graduate visa
Subclass 489 Skilled Regional Sponsored visa

The Department of Home Affairs updates the SOL on a regular basis to demonstrate or echo changes in the Australian Labor Market and current demand for occupations in the country.

Following is the summary of proposed changes made on 17 January 2018 to the list of eligible skilled occupations.

Occupations added to the list & the caveats applicable

Occupation	ANZSCO Code	Caveat Applicable (From January 2018)
Property Manager***	612112	Only below positions are exempted from caveats: Nominated base salary of less than AUD$65000 Business with less than five employees Business with annual turnover of less than AUD$1 Million The location is not in regional Australia
Psychotherapist	272314	Nil
Real Estate Representative***	612115	Only below positions are exempted from caveats: Nominated base salary of less than AUD$65000 Business with less than five employees Business with annual turnover of less than AUD$1 Million The location is not in regional Australia

Occupation

ANZSCO Code

Caveat Applicable (From January 2018)

Property Manager***

612112

Only below positions are exempted from caveats:

Nominated base salary of less than AUD$65000
Business with less than five employees
Business with annual turnover of less than AUD$1 Million
The location is not in regional Australia

Psychotherapist

272314

Nil

Real Estate Representative***

612115

Only below positions are exempted from caveats:

Nominated base salary of less than AUD$65000
Business with less than five employees
Business with annual turnover of less than AUD$1 Million
The location is not in regional Australia

Note: You can find the list of eligible postcodes in Regional Australia here: ?

https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/trav/work/work/allocation-dates-for-general-skilled-migration-applications/regional-growth

Occupations Removed from the List

Occupation	ANZSCO Code
Horse Breeder***	121316
Management Consultant	2274711

Occupations Moved from STSOL to MLTSSL

Occupation	ANZSCO Code	Caveat Applicable (From January 2018)
Horse Breeder***	121316	Positions Exempted: Predominantly involve low skilled tasks (for instance: fruit picking or packing, feeding of livestock or animals) OR The location is not in regional Australia Note: This caveat has not changed
Management Consultant	2274711	Positions Exempted: Hold Annual Turnover of less than AUD$1 Million Operate business with less than five employees Have Nominated base salary of less than AUD$90,000 Note: Base Salary Requirement has been raised to $90,000

Occupation

ANZSCO Code

Caveat Applicable (From January 2018)

Horse Breeder***

121316

Positions Exempted:

Predominantly involve low skilled tasks (for instance: fruit picking or packing, feeding of livestock or animals) OR

The location is not in regional Australia

Note: This caveat has not changed

Management Consultant

2274711

Positions Exempted:

Hold Annual Turnover of less than AUD$1 Million
Operate business with less than five employees
Have Nominated base salary of less than AUD$90,000

Note: Base Salary Requirement has been raised to $90,000

Source: Department of Home Affairs

The above changes will be applicable to the applications lodged on or after 17 January 2018 and will not affect the applications lodged prior to this date.

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Significant Changes to Skilled Occupation List 2018 Revealed!

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