The entire world is drastically hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, resulting in an economic crisis. Slowly, all the countries worldwide are recovering from the crisis by implementing new schemes and programs.
Australia is facing a severe labor shortage like many other advanced nations. In order to support the economic recovery, Australia has released the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL).
Compared to other countries, Australia sets the highest number of openings under its migration program every year. While in 2020 and 2021, the total spaces that existed are capped at a ceiling of 160,000.
Australia's 2021-22 Migration Program planning levels
| Stream and Category | Places in 2021-22 |
| Skill stream | |
| Employer Sponsored | 22000 |
| Skilled Independent | 6500 |
| Regional | 11200 |
| State/Territory Nominated | 11200 |
| Business Innovation & Investment Program | 13500 |
| Global Talent | 15000 |
| Distinguished Talent | 200 |
| Skill Total | 79600 |
| Family Stream | |
| Partner | 72300 |
| Parent | 4500 |
| Other Family | 500 |
| Family Total | 77300 |
| Special Eligibility | 100 |
| Child (estimate; not subject to a ceiling) | 3000 |
| Total | 160000 |
Why PMSOL?
To restore the financial crisis in Australia, PMSOL was launched by the Australian authorities. It is a list of expert occupations, which are highly in demand to fill the crucial expertise positions.
Migrants can use the Y-Axis Australia Skilled Immigration Points calculator to test for eligibility to immigrate to Australia.
Visa applications required for the PMSOL
Given are the priority processing under the following visa subclasses:
- TSS visa: Temporary Skill Shortage visa
- Skilled Employer-Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa
- ENS visa: Employer Nomination Scheme visa
- RSMS visa: Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa
If the migrant is granted any of the above visas, they will be given an exemption to travel to Australia. The exemption can be applied by migrant or by the employer.
Remember that the mandatory 14-day quarantine period will apply even the migrants are exempted, and the expenses will be at the traveler or sponsor’s expense.
List jobs are included under PMSOL
The PMSOL was announced in September 2020, and later it was subjected to many changes by the Australian government based on the skill demands.
Finally, on June 27, 2021, Alex Hawke (the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services, and Multicultural Affairs) has released the final list of PMSOL having 44 occupations. This also includes Hospital pharmacists, Industrial pharmacists, and Retail Pharmacists.
Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List in June 2021
The 44 occupations in PMSOL include the following:
- Chief Executive or Managing Director
- Construction Project Manager
- Accountant (General)
- Management Accountant
- Taxation Accountant
- External Auditor
- Internal Auditor
- Surveyor
- Cartographer
- Other Spatial Scientist
- Civil Engineer
- Geotechnical Engineer
- Structural Engineer
- Transport Engineer
- Electrical Engineer
- Mechanical Engineer
- Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)
- Petroleum Engineer
- Medical Laboratory Scientist
- Veterinarian
- Hospital Pharmacist
- Industrial Pharmacist
- Retail Pharmacist
- Orthotist or Prosthetist
- General Practitioner
- Resident Medical Officer
- Psychiatrist
- Medical Practitioners nec
- Midwife
- Registered Nurse (Aged Care)
- Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)
- Registered Nurse (Medical)
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
- Registered Nurse (Perioperative)
- Registered Nurses nec
- Multimedia Specialist
- Analyst Programmer
- Developer Programmer
- Software Engineer
- Software and Applications Programmers nec
- ICT Security Specialist
- Social Worker
- Maintenance Planner
- Chef
Migrants can check for the Department of Home Affairs, Australia website to get updated information about the complete PMSOL.
If you are looking to Study, Work, Visit, Business or Migrate to Australia, talk to Y-Axis, the World’s No.1 Immigration & Visa Company.
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