The 1st of July each year marks a common time for the Minister, or Department of Immigration and Border Protection to make significant changes to regulations / requirements in the portfolio. This year is no exception, with a number of changes being made to the occupation ‘lists’ used by the DIBP for skilled migration visas such as:

• Subclass 186 ENS
• Subclass 189 Skilled — Independent
• Subclass 190 Skilled — Nominated
• Subclass 402 Training and Research
• Subclass 457 Business (Long Stay)
• Subclass 485 Temporary Graduate
• Subclass 489 Skilled – Regional (Provisional)

There are a number of lists the DIBP uses for various visas; namely the “Skilled Occupation List” (SOL) and the “Consolidated Skilled Occupation List” (CSOL). The following occupations have been moved from the SOL to the CSOL (meaning they will no longer be available for subclass 189 applicants):

• 233611 Mining Engineers (excluding Petroleum)
• 233612 Petroleum Engineers
• 234912 Metallurgists
• 251311 Environmental Health Officers
• 251312 Occupational Health & Safety Advisers
• 411211 Dental Hygienists
• 411212 Dental Prosthetists
• 411213 Dental Technicians
• 411213 Dental Therapists

The following occupations have been added to the SOL:

• 251912 Orthotist or Prosthetist
• 252711 Audiologists

If you are interested in looking at the full legislation, please see here.