Australia is hiring 12 of our professions.
- 10,000 skilled-independent (189) invitations in the last SkillSelect round · immi.homeaffairs.gov.au · 2026-09-22
Skilled visas (189 / 190 / 491 / 482→186), most leading to PR
homeaffairs.gov.au · general framework, not a promise
Australia
Regulated by AHPRA
In their own words.
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Where the Australia scale starts.
The entry grade on the employer's own published scale. Your grade depends on the post you are appointed to.
Level 1 Year 1 · entry grade · a year
Source: health.nsw.gov.au · health professionals state award · 1 Jul 2025
The same scale sets an entry grade for six of our twelve.
12 of our 12 are listed here.
PhysiotherapistShortage in all 8 states & territories
Occupational TherapistShortage in all 8 states & territories
RadiographerShortage in all 8 states & territories
Medical Lab ScientistRated Shortage on the 2025 Occupation Shortage List
DietitianRated Shortage on the 2025 Occupation Shortage List
OptometristRated Shortage on the 2025 Occupation Shortage List
Speech-Language PathologistShortage in all 8 states & territories
Medical Social WorkerRated Shortage on the 2025 Occupation Shortage List (as Social Workers)
Dispensing OpticianOn the Core Skills Occupation List
Operating Department PractitionerRated Shortage on the 2025 Occupation Shortage List (as Anaesthetic Technicians — nearest equivalent)
PodiatristShortage in all 8 states & territories
Social Care WorkerRated Shortage on the 2025 Occupation Shortage List (as Aged and Disabled Carers — nearest equivalent)AHPRA.
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Full page AHPRA·Official siteahpra.gov.au
5 of our professions through its national boards; dietetics, speech pathology and lab science through their professional associations
- Qualification assessment or portfolio, board by board
- Supervised practice and recency
- English language test
Physiotherapists registered in New Zealand can use the trans-Tasman route — far quicker than applying direct.
See the regulator pageOpen on the boards in Australia.
Counts go stale. Each one carries the board it came from, how it was matched, and the day we read it.
Four steps into Australia.
We check your fit
Your degree, syllabus and hours against AHPRA's own published standards.
We build the file
Every document in the form AHPRA asks for, apostilled in the right order.
We stay to the decision
Filed in your own account. Every query drafted by us, sent by you, tracked to the answer.
Registration, then the visa
Registration comes first. The visa route follows Australia's published framework.
See your own route to Australia.
Two answers. Ten seconds. Then the facts for your profession.