Visas in 3 days for teachers and nurses who want to move to Australia

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Australia is offering fast-tracked visas for teachers and nurses who want to move there.

These will be assessed in three days.

The Department of Home Affairs says the new Ministerial Direction No. 100, which directs department staff to perform certain actions, now prioritises visas in the health and education sectors.

The change applies to all skilled visa nomination and visa applications that are yet to be decided, as well as new applications lodged including temporary, employer-sponsored and regional visas.

Occupations now being prioritised include school teachers, health and welfare support workers, childcare centre managers, medical scientists, counsellors, psychologists, social workers and medical technicians.

The following skilled visas are subject to Ministerial Direction No. 100:

Subclass 124 (Distinguished Talent)
Subclass 186 (Employer Nomination Scheme)
Subclass 187 (Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme)
Subclass 188 (Business Innovation and Investment) (Provisional)
Subclass 189 (Skilled – Independent)
Subclass 190 (Skilled – Nominated)
Subclass 191 (Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional))
Subclass 457 (Temporary Work (Skilled))
Subclass 482 (Temporary Skill Shortage)
Subclass 489 (Skilled – Regional (Provisional))
Subclass 491 (Skilled Work Regional (Provisional))
Subclass 494 (Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional))
Subclass 858 (Global Talent)
Subclass 887 (Skilled – Regional)
Subclass 888 (Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent).

Skilled visa applications are processed in the following order of priority:

Visa applications in relation to a healthcare or teaching occupation.
For employer sponsored visas, visa applications where the applicant is nominated by an Approved sponsor with Accredited Status.
Visa applications in relation to an occupation to be carried out in a designated regional area.
For permanent and provisional visa subclasses, visa applications that count towards the migration program, excluding the Subclass 188 (Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional)) visa.
All other visa applications.

For all categories above, priority will be given to holders of eligible passports.

Within each category above, for provisional and permanent skilled visa applications, priority is given to visa applications where the primary applicant is located outside Australia at the time the visa application is made.

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