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Working in Emergency Medicine in Australia
Overseas trained doctors wanting to work in Australia
there are many opportunities to work in ED's in Australia as long as you fit the basic criteria for obtaining a working visa in medicine.
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overseas trained specialists:
if you do not fit into the above categories, you will probably need to pay for and sit the AMC exams
working in Australia visas (as at 2018)
482 skills shortage TSS Visa
employer-sponsored temporary FULL-TIME work visa to address Australia's skills shortage
new 2020 criteria changes:
evidence must be attached that extensively demonstrates that attempts to recruit Australians (Labour Market Testing) have been made
demonstrate that no Australian applicant/s would be able to fulfil the base level requirements of the position
must be full time with minimum pay ~$53,900 and minimum 2 yr contract
employer must advertise for 21 consecutive days on a variety of platforms (Seek, eRecruit, JobActive )
pathway to employer-sponsored permanent residency after 3 yrs
usually takes 1-2 weeks to process if employer accredited and no other issues
govt fees:
employee ~$AU2490 plus additional fees for family members (who have unrestricted work rights)
employer: TSS visa nomination cost is $1,800 per year of nomination in addition to an administration fee
407 Training Visa
employer-sponsored temporary work visa to provide structured training
at least 30hrs/week (can be unpaid honorary using Form 1284 but must demonstrate financial independence)
up to 2 years
takes 4-12 weeks to process
at end of visa period, can either consider:
govt fees:
417 or 462 Working Holiday Visa
temporary work visa whilst holidaying
takes 4-8 weeks to process
18-30yrs old
12 months, with up to 6 months work with one employer
must be genuine visitor with work income as incidental supplement to pay for their holiday
family members not included in Visa
at end of visa period, can either consider:
govt fees:
417 or 462 depending upon country of origin
other resources for overseas trained doctors wanting to work in Australia
ed_in_australia.txt · Last modified: 2020/10/27 13:21 by gary1