Advice Around Immigration for Practices Planning GP Specialist Recruitment

Doctors moving to Australia on the PEP Specialist Pathway typically come on the Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482)

If your practice hasn’t gone through this immigration process before, please advise us and we can help you plan this out.
We don’t want this to be a reason for a delay in the arrival of your new team member.

Stage 1 is the Sponsorship Application, by the practice, to the Department of Home Affairs.
This involves the employer registering to be a business sponsor, it’s valid for 5 years. This is the employer responsibility and cost.
To become an approved sponsor and nominator to sponsor a skilled worker, follow the Immi link here

Stage 2 is the Nomination Application. This is specific to each GP and their family, it’s the employer’s responsibility and cost.
This includes running suitable job advertisement for labour market testing, and a signed contract.
Doctor Connect can help you to run the relevant job ads for 30 days if you require this assistance.
The practice then submits the details of the person and their family to the department, and they are then issued with your sponsorship Transaction Reference Number TRN.

Stage 3 is the Visa Application – Using their AHPRA registration and the Transaction Reference Number TRN (from the previous step), the doctor lodges their application Visa Application.

If your practice hasn’t gone through this process, then its a great idea for you to engage the professional services of an Immigration Solicitor.
One Immigration Solicitor with long experience of working in General Practice is Chioma Amaechi: +61437384309 / law@calegalmigration.com.au