The Skilled Occupation List (SOL) was introduced in July 2012 and was replaced on the 19th of April 2017 by the Medium and Long Term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL). The SOL helped manage Australia’s skilled migration program by indicating which occupations were in short supply and which skills would be needed in the medium to
Australia Occupation Ceilings 2016 – 2017
Each year the government sets a ceiling for each occupation on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL). This is done to regulate the amount of visas granted in each occupation to ensure that certain occupations are not in excess. If you are applying for a skilled independent visa (subclass 189) under the skilled migration program, called
Australia Occupation Ceilings 2015 – 2016
Consider applying for skilled migration to Australia under the general skilled migration programme. If you meet the points test and have an occupation listed on the Skilled Occupations List (SOL), you would be right in thinking that you have a reasonable chance of applying for a skilled visa. Depending on your pathway of choice, there