Important Australia Immigration Update he 2017-18 fiscal year has yet to begin, but a number of changes on the Australian visa application process will take its effectivity today, 19th April 2017. Sure, Australia welcomes thousands of skilled migrants yearly. However, in the effort to protect Australian citizens’ employment opportunities, revisions on the occupation lists and immigration process are being set. Revised Occupation List Effective 19th April 2017, the previous Skilled Occupation List (SOL) is now replaced to Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) and Consolidated Sponsored Occupation List (CSOL) is now called Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL). Occupations which are listed in a legislative instrument containing two schedules are only the approved jobs for use under permanent and temporary skilled visa programmes. In line with the amendments made, 200 occupation were removed entire from the STSOL and 16 occupations on the MLTSSL will be restricted to only apply for Subclass 189, Subclass 489 (Relative) and Subclass 485.  Changes will only be applicable to new applications lodge on or after 19 April 2017. Below are the 16 occupations being restricted by the MLTSSL (can’t apply for state nomination): Chemical Engineer Civil Engineering Technician Electrical Linesworker Electronics Engineer Industrial Engineer Materials Engineer Medical Administrator Pressure Welder Production Manager (Mining) Production or Plant Engineer Project Builder Ship’s Engineer Ship’s Master Ship’s Officer Stonemason Telecommunications Network Planner Here’s the list of the occupations entirely removed from the STSOL:     A Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Actor Actors, Dancers and Other Entertainers NEC Aeroplane Pilot Air Traffic Controller Air Transport Professionals NEC Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics) Amusement Centre Manager Antique Dealer Apparel Cutter Archaeologist Archivist Art Director (Film, Television or Stage) Artistic Director Auctioneer Author    B Bed and Breakfast Operator Betting agency Manager Biochemist Biotechnologist Blacksmith Boarding Kennel or Cattery Operator Broadcast Transmitter Operator Building and Engineering Technicians NEC Business Broker Butcher or Smallgoods Maker    C Call or Contact Centre Manager Canvas Goods Fabricator Caravan Park and Camping Ground Manager Cinema or Theatre Manager Clinical Coder Clothing Patternmaker Clothing Trades Workers NEC Commissioned Defence Force Officer Commissioned Fire Officer Commissioned Police Officer Communications Operator Community Arts Worker Composer Conservation Officer Construction Estimator Conveyancer Corporate Treasurer Court Bailiff or Sheriff (Aus) / Court Collections Officer (NZ)    D Deer Farmer Defence Force Member – Other Ranks Defence Force Senior Officer Dental Hygienist Dental Prosthetist Dental Therapist Detective Director of Photography Diver Dog or Horse Racing Official Drama Teacher (Private Tuition) Dressmaker or Tailor Driller Driving Instructor    E Education Reviewer Electorate Officer Electronic Engineering Draftsperson Electronic Engineering Technician Electroplater Emergency Service Worker Engineering Patternmaker Engraver Entertainer or Variety Artist Environmental Health Officer Exercise Physiologist    F Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors NEC Financial Institution Branch Manager Fire Fighter Fire Protection Equipment Technician First Aid Trainer Fisheries Officer Flight Attendant Floor Finisher Flying Instructor Food Technologist Funeral Director Funeral Workers NEC Futures Trader    G Gallery or Museum Technician Gas or Petroleum Operator Geophysicist Goat Farmer Golfer Graphic Pre-press Trades Worker Gunsmith    H Helicopter Pilot Historian Homoeopath Horse Trainer Human Resource Adviser Hydrogeologist Hydrographer     I ICT Support and Test Engineers NEC ICT Support Technicians NEC Importer or Exporter Insurance Investigator Insurance Risk Surveyor Intellectual Property Lawyer Intelligence Officer Interior Decorator    J Jockey Judge    K Kennel Hand    L Leather Goods Maker Legal Executive Liaison Officer Licensed Club Manager Life Scientist (General) Life Scientists NEC Light Technician    M Magistrate Maintenance Planner Marine Surveyor Marine Transport Professionals NEC Market Research Analyst Master Fisher Mechanical Engineering Draftsperson Media Producer (excluding Video) Metal Casting Trades Worker Metal Polisher Metallurgist Microbiologist Migration Agent (Aus) Mothercraft Nurse Multimedia Designer Music Director Music Professionals NEC Musical Instrument Maker or Repairer    N Natural and Physical Science Professionals NEC Nurse Researcher Nurseryperson    O Operating Theatre Technician Optical Dispenser (Aus) / Dispensing Optician (NZ) Optical Mechanic Other Sports Official    P Painter (Visual Arts) Park Ranger Parole or Probation Officer Pathology Collector (Aus) / Phlebotomist (NZ) Petroleum Engineer Plastics Technician Plumbing Inspector Police Officer Policy Analyst Policy and Planning Manager Potter or ceramic artist Prison Officer Procurement Manager Production Manager (Manufacturing) Public Relations Manager    Q Quarantine Officer    R Radio Journalist Radio Presenter Railway Station Manager Regional Education Manager Research and Development Manager Retail Buyer Retirement Village Manager    S Safety Inspector Sail Maker Sales Representative (Industrial Products) Sales Representative (Medical and Pharmaceutical Products) Saw Maker and Repairer School Laboratory Technician Screen Printer Sculpter Senior Non-commissioned Defence Force Member Shearer Shoemaker Singer Small Offset Printer Sports Administrator Sports Umpire Stock and Station Agent Surveying or Spatial Science Technician    T Technicians and Trades Workers NEC Telecommunications Cable Jointer Telecommunications Technician Television Equipment Operator Television Presenter Training and Development Professional Translator Travel Agency Manager Travel Attendants NEC Tribunal Member Turf Grower    V Vehicle Painter Vocational Education Teacher (Non-Trades) Vocational Education Teacher (Trades)    W Web Developer Wholesaler Wood Turner Wool Buyer Wool Classer Workplace Relations Advisor    Z Zookeeper For NTRUST, it is important that you are up to date with the latest changes and revisions made in the immigration process. To know more about your chances of migrating to Australia or applying for Australian permanent residency, book a professional one-on-one consultation by calling (65) 6299 0245.