Health Workforce Certificate – A New Requirement For Employer Sponsored Visas

Health Workforce Certificate – a new requirement for employer sponsored visas
Visas for General Practitioners: Health Workforce Certificate – a new requirement for employer sponsored visas commenced on 11 March 2019.

New requirements for employers sponsoring overseas doctors to work in Australia will commence on 11 March 2019. When employers lodge employer nomination applications for a Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) Visa, Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) visas or Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) visa for an overseas trained doctor (OTD) in any of the occupations listed below, they must ensure the application includes a Health Workforce Certificate issued by a Rural Workforce Agency.

Occupations nominated in visa applications:
General Practitioner (ANZSCO 253111),
Resident Medical Officer (ANZSCO 253112); and
Medical Practitioner not elsewhere classified (ANZSCO 253999) occupation.

The certificate will only be provided where the advertised position responds to genuine workforce need. Without the certificate the nomination cannot be accepted by The Department of Home Affairs and the related visa cannot be granted.

For information how to obtain a Health Workforce Certificate go to:
Fact Sheets (PDF 199 KB)

Forms – Request an application form for a Health Workforce Certificate from [e-mail]

The Department of Home Affairs

http://www.doctorconnect.gov.au/internet/otd/publishing.nsf/Content/visas_for_GPs?fbclid=IwAR1VO_yAD_BI0s352vd-yCF3SGQ1eqyoaz9yV-larg0TvjnNNnKkOADK0DY

Posted in 457, Migration, Regional Migration, Regional Migration, RSMS, State

12 Mar 2019