📣 BSMQ Has Opened Offshore Processing For Subclass 491 For Some Medical Professionals… 24th April 2020

Ali Raza

5 years ago

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for Queensland nomination, you must meet both Australian Department of Home Affairs (HA) criteria and Business and Skilled Migration Queensland (BSMQ) criteria for your chosen visa category.

HA criteria requires you to:

have a points test result of 65 or higher, inclusive of state nomination points;
have a positive skills assessment in your nominated occupation;
be under 45 years of age;
meet the minimum English language requirement of COMPETENT, unless a higher level is required by your assessing authority; and
submit additional documents if invited to lodge an application for a subclass 190 or subclass 491 visa.

BSMQ criteria requires you to:

have an occupation on the QSOL for applicants not currently working in Queensland (offshore);
satisfy specialisation or other requirements for certain occupations;
provide evidence that you have a minimum of 2 years’ post-qualification work experience in your nominated occupation (unless otherwise stated);
commit to living and working in Queensland from the date that you arrive in Queensland to live permanently.

Please note: if you are an overseas PhD graduate, you may be eligible for a work experience requirement waiver if you have a minimum 12 month job offer with a Queensland employer registered in Australia. The job offer must be related to your occupation, and evidence is required showing acceptance of the offer.

ANZSCO code	Occupation	Subclass 491	Subclass 190	Specialisations and other requirements
251211	Medical Diagnostic Radiographer	Y	N
251212	Medical Radiation Therapist	Y	N
251213	Nuclear Medicine Technologist	Y	N
251214	Sonographer	Y	N
251411	Optometrist	Y	N
252411	Occupational Therapist	Y	N
252511	Physiotherapist	Y	N
252611	Podiatrist	Y	N
253411	Psychiatrist	Y	N
253915	Pathologist	Y	N
253917	Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist	Y	N
253918	Radiation Oncologist	Y	N
254111	Midwife	Y	N
254411	Nurse Practitioner	Y	N
254412	Registered Nurse (Aged Care)	Y	N	Require minimum post-qualification work experience of 5 years
254413	Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)	Y	N	Require minimum post-qualification work experience of 5 years
254414	Registered Nurse (Community Health)	Y	N	Require minimum post-qualification work experience of 5 years
254415	Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)	Y	N	Require minimum post-qualification work experience of 5 years
254416	Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability)	Y	N	Require minimum post-qualification work experience of 5 years
254417	Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation)	Y	N	Require minimum post-qualification work experience of 5 years
254418	Registered Nurse (Medical)	Y	N	Require minimum post-qualification work experience of 5 years
254421	Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)	Y	N	Require minimum post-qualification work experience of 5 years
254422	Registered Nurse (Mental Health)	Y	N	Require minimum post-qualification work experience of 5 years
254423	Registered Nurse (Perioperative)	Y	N	Require minimum post-qualification work experience of 5 years
254424	Registered Nurse (Surgical)	Y	N	Require minimum post-qualification work experience of 5 years
254425	Registered Nurse (Paediatrics)	Y	N	Require minimum post-qualification work experience of 5 years
254499	Registered Nurses nec	Y	N	Require minimum post-qualification work experience of 5 years

Source: https://migration.qld.gov.au/skilled-occupation-lists/