Overseas doctors may enter Australia on a temporary or permanent visa to fill positions in the medical industry that cannot be filled by qualified Australian doctors.
When an Australian State or Territory health department determines that there are not medical practitioners available to give health care services in a specified location or a specialisation, the Australian State or Territory can declare a position in that area or specialisation as an “area of need” position. The Australian State or Territory health department can also support positions that are to be filled by overseas medical practitioners. This is done by an Australian visa.
In all visa applications, overseas medical practitioners must:
* be sponsored by their prospective employer in Australia;
* be eligible to meet Australian State or Territory medical board registration requirements;
* meet health requirements;
* meet character requirements.
Medical practitioners wishing to work in Australia can apply for an Australian Temporary Medical Practitioner Visa for up to 4 years.
For medical practitioners or students who are interested in the testing service for admission to Australian medical schools, click here.
ASSISTANCE WITH THIS VISA OR OTHER VISAS?
You might wish to talk to a migration agent about this visa. Migration Agents in Australia give Australian visa advice. Migration Agents in their work of giving Australian visa information are supervised by an official government agency. Here is a general link to the Migration Agents Registration Authority so that you can better understand what migration agents do with regard to visas, their responsibilities and your rights as a member of the public in regard to Australian immigration, migration and emigration visas and citizenship.
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