To
attract and retain vital health services in rural areas, there is an exemption
to the age requirement for eligible medical practitioners who are 50 years of
age and over, work in regional Australia and who wish to apply for the Subclass
186 Visa and Subclass 187 Visa.
From
1 July 2015, the age exemption available to medical practitioners in regional
Australia will no longer require employment with the same employer while
holding a Temporary Work (Skilled) Subclass 457 Visa or a Medical Practitioner
(Temporary) Subclass 422 Visa.
Instead,
medical practitioners applying for a Subclass 186 or Subclass 187 Visa must
demonstrate at least four years employment in the nominated occupation. These
medical practitioners must demonstrate that at least two years of the required
four years employment was located in regional Australia and the nominated
position will also be located in regional Australia.
