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Skilled Occupation Lists (Formerly Known as Form 1121i)

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This information page can be used by potential applicants seeking to nominate skilled occupations which are acceptable for permanent and temporary skilled migration to Australia under two separate programs:

  • General Skilled Migration
  • Employer Nominated Scheme.

General Skilled Migration Skilled Occupation Lists (SOL)

Applicants must have a nominated occupation which is on the SOL applicable to their circumstances at the time they apply:

  • the current SOL (schedule 1) – applies to all new GSM applications, including applicants eligible for transitional arrangements if they prefer to use it.
    See: Skilled Occupation List (SOL) – Schedule 1 ( 86KB PDF file)
  • the State and Territory SOL (schedule 1 and 2) – relevant only for GSM applicants who are nominated by a State or Territory government agency under a State Migration Plan.
    See: Skilled Occupation List (SOL) – Schedule 1 and 2 (201KB PDF file)

Further information is available on the department’s website.
See: Workers

Employer Nomination Scheme Occupation List (ENSOL)

If applicants are applying under the Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS), they must have been nominated by an Australian employer to fill a position in an occupation that appears in the ENSOL.
See: Employer Nomination Scheme - Occupations, Locations, Salaries and Relevant Assessing Authorities – June 2011

Note: Applicants must obtain this skills assessment before they lodge their visa application and they must provide it to the department at the time they lodge their visa application.

Further information is available on the department’s website.
See: Employer Nomination Scheme (Subclass 121/856)

Assessing Authorities for Skilled Occupations

Applicants must contact a relevant assessing authority directly to obtain a skills assessment. The assessing authority will provide all necessary applications forms and associated information relating to the assessment. There will be a charge for the assessment.
See: Assessing Authorities ( 77KB PDF file)