As of 7 December 2024, the Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) Visa has been replaced by the new Skills in Demand (SID) Visa. The old occupation lists (MLTSSL, STSOL, ROL) have been consolidated into a single Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) containing 456 occupations.
However, if you lodged your TSS visa application before 7 December 2024, your application will be assessed under the rules outlined on this page. This page specifically covers the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) .
What was the Medium-Term Stream (MLTSSL)?
The Medium-Term stream was the most coveted pathway under the old TSS 482 visa program. If your occupation was on the MLTSSL, you had access to:
- Longer Stay: Visas granted for up to 4 years.
- Unlimited Renewals: Ability to apply for further visas onshore.
- Clear PR Pathway: Eligibility for permanent residency through the Subclass 186 (Temporary Residence Transition) visa, typically after 2-3 years.
- Higher English Threshold: Required IELTS 5.0 in all components (or equivalent).
Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL)
Below is the official list of occupations that were eligible for the Medium-Term stream. Please note the Applicable Circumstances (Caveats) listed in Column 3, which refer to the table of conditions following the main list.
| Item | Occupation | ANZSCO Code | Applicable Circumstances |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | chief executive or managing director | 111111 | 5 |
| 2 | corporate general manager | 111211 | 5 |
| 3 | construction project manager | 133111 | |
| 4 | engineering manager | 133211 | |
| 5 | child care centre manager | 134111 | |
| 6 | nursing clinical director | 134212 | |
| 7 | primary health organisation manager | 134213 | |
| 8 | welfare centre manager | 134214 | |
| 9 | faculty head | 134411 | |
| 10 | chief information officer | 135111 | |
| 11 | arts administrator or manager | 139911 | |
| 12 | environmental manager | 139912 | |
| 13 | dancer or choreographer | 211112 | |
| 14 | music director | 211212 | |
| 15 | musician (instrumental) | 211213 | |
| 16 | artistic director | 212111 | |
| 17 | accountant (general) | 221111 | 6, 19, 21 |
| 18 | management accountant | 221112 | 6, 19, 21 |
| 19 | taxation accountant | 221113 | 6, 19, 21 |
| 20 | external auditor | 221213 | |
| 21 | internal auditor | 221214 | |
| 22 | actuary | 224111 | |
| 23 | statistician | 224113 | |
| 24 | economist | 224311 | |
| 25 | land economist | 224511 | |
| 26 | valuer | 224512 | |
| 27 | management consultant | 224711 | 19, 21, 23 |
| 28 | architect | 232111 | |
| 29 | landscape architect | 232112 | |
| 30 | surveyor | 232212 | |
| 31 | cartographer | 232213 | |
| 32 | other spatial scientist | 232214 | |
| 33 | chemical engineer | 233111 | |
| 34 | materials engineer | 233112 | |
| 35 | civil engineer | 233211 | |
| 36 | geotechnical engineer | 233212 | |
| 37 | quantity surveyor | 233213 | |
| 38 | structural engineer | 233214 | |
| 39 | transport engineer | 233215 | |
| 40 | electrical engineer | 233311 | |
| 41 | electronics engineer | 233411 | |
| 42 | industrial engineer | 233511 | |
| 43 | mechanical engineer | 233512 | |
| 44 | production or plant engineer | 233513 | |
| 45 | mining engineer (excluding petroleum) | 233611 | |
| 46 | petroleum engineer | 233612 | |
| 47 | aeronautical engineer | 233911 | |
| 48 | agricultural engineer | 233912 | |
| 49 | biomedical engineer | 233913 | |
| 50 | engineering technologist | 233914 | |
| 51 | environmental engineer | 233915 | |
| 52 | naval architect | 233916 | |
| 53 | engineering professionals (nec) | 233999 | |
| 54 | agricultural consultant | 234111 | |
| 55 | agricultural scientist | 234112 | |
| 56 | forester | 234113 | |
| 57 | chemist | 234211 | |
| 58 | food technologist | 234212 | |
| 59 | environmental consultant | 234312 | |
| 60 | environmental research scientist | 234313 | |
| 61 | environmental scientists (nec) | 234399 | |
| 62 | geophysicist | 234412 | |
| 63 | hydrogeologist | 234413 | |
| 64 | life scientist (general) | 234511 | |
| 65 | biochemist | 234513 | |
| 66 | biotechnologist | 234514 | |
| 67 | botanist | 234515 | |
| 68 | marine biologist | 234516 | |
| 69 | microbiologist | 234517 | |
| 70 | zoologist | 234518 | |
| 71 | life scientists (nec) | 234599 | |
| 72 | medical laboratory scientist | 234611 | |
| 73 | veterinarian | 234711 | |
| 74 | conservator | 234911 | |
| 75 | metallurgist | 234912 | |
| 76 | meteorologist | 234913 | |
| 77 | physicist | 234914 | |
| 78 | natural and physical science professionals (nec) | 234999 | |
| 79 | early childhood (pre‑primary school) teacher | 241111 | |
| 80 | secondary school teacher | 241411 | |
| 81 | special needs teacher | 241511 | |
| 82 | teacher of the hearing impaired | 241512 | |
| 83 | teacher of the sight impaired | 241513 | |
| 84 | special education teachers (nec) | 241599 | |
| 85 | university lecturer | 242111 | |
| 86 | medical diagnostic radiographer | 251211 | |
| 87 | medical radiation therapist | 251212 | |
| 88 | nuclear medicine technologist | 251213 | |
| 89 | sonographer | 251214 | |
| 90 | optometrist | 251411 | |
| 91 | orthotist or prosthetist | 251912 | |
| 92 | chiropractor | 252111 | |
| 93 | osteopath | 252112 | |
| 94 | occupational therapist | 252411 | |
| 95 | physiotherapist | 252511 | |
| 96 | podiatrist | 252611 | |
| 97 | audiologist | 252711 | |
| 98 | speech pathologist | 252712 | |
| 99 | general practitioner | 253111 | 24 |
| 100 | specialist physician (general medicine) | 253311 | |
| 101 | cardiologist | 253312 | |
| 102 | clinical haematologist | 253313 | |
| 103 | medical oncologist | 253314 | |
| 104 | endocrinologist | 253315 | |
| 105 | gastroenterologist | 253316 | |
| 106 | intensive care specialist | 253317 | |
| 107 | neurologist | 253318 | |
| 108 | paediatrician | 253321 | |
| 109 | renal medicine specialist | 253322 | |
| 110 | rheumatologist | 253323 | |
| 111 | thoracic medicine specialist | 253324 | |
| 112 | specialist physicians (nec) | 253399 | |
| 113 | psychiatrist | 253411 | |
| 114 | surgeon (general) | 253511 | |
| 115 | cardiothoracic surgeon | 253512 | |
| 116 | neurosurgeon | 253513 | |
| 117 | orthopaedic surgeon | 253514 | |
| 118 | otorhinolaryngologist | 253515 | |
| 119 | paediatric surgeon | 253516 | |
| 120 | plastic and reconstructive surgeon | 253517 | |
| 121 | urologist | 253518 | |
| 122 | vascular surgeon | 253521 | |
| 123 | dermatologist | 253911 | |
| 124 | emergency medicine specialist | 253912 | |
| 125 | obstetrician and gynaecologist | 253913 | |
| 126 | ophthalmologist | 253914 | |
| 127 | pathologist | 253915 | |
| 128 | diagnostic and interventional radiologist | 253917 | |
| 129 | radiation oncologist | 253918 | |
| 130 | medical practitioners (nec) | 253999 | 24 |
| 131 | midwife | 254111 | |
| 132 | nurse practitioner | 254411 | |
| 133 | registered nurse (aged care) | 254412 | |
| 134 | registered nurse (child and family health) | 254413 | |
| 135 | registered nurse (community health) | 254414 | |
| 136 | registered nurse (critical care and emergency) | 254415 | |
| 137 | registered nurse (developmental disability) | 254416 | |
| 138 | registered nurse (disability and rehabilitation) | 254417 | |
| 139 | registered nurse (medical) | 254418 | |
| 140 | registered nurse (medical practice) | 254421 | |
| 141 | registered nurse (mental health) | 254422 | |
| 142 | registered nurse (perioperative) | 254423 | |
| 143 | registered nurse (surgical) | 254424 | |
| 144 | registered nurse (paediatrics) | 254425 | |
| 145 | registered nurses (nec) | 254499 | |
| 146 | ICT business analyst | 261111 | |
| 147 | systems analyst | 261112 | |
| 148 | multimedia specialist | 261211 | |
| 149 | analyst programmer | 261311 | |
| 150 | developer programmer | 261312 | |
| 151 | software engineer | 261313 | |
| 152 | software and applications programmers (nec) | 261399 | |
| 153 | ICT security specialist | 262112 | |
| 154 | computer network and systems engineer | 263111 | |
| 155 | telecommunications engineer | 263311 | |
| 156 | telecommunications network engineer | 263312 | |
| 157 | barrister | 271111 | |
| 158 | solicitor | 271311 | |
| 159 | clinical psychologist | 272311 | |
| 160 | educational psychologist | 272312 | |
| 161 | organisational psychologist | 272313 | |
| 162 | psychologists (nec) | 272399 | |
| 163 | social worker | 272511 | |
| 164 | civil engineering draftsperson | 312211 | |
| 165 | civil engineering technician | 312212 | |
| 166 | electrical engineering draftsperson | 312311 | |
| 167 | electrical engineering technician | 312312 | |
| 168 | radio communications technician | 313211 | |
| 169 | telecommunications field engineer | 313212 | |
| 170 | telecommunications network planner | 313213 | |
| 171 | telecommunications technical officer or technologist | 313214 | |
| 172 | automotive electrician | 321111 | |
| 173 | motor mechanic (general) | 321211 | |
| 174 | diesel motor mechanic | 321212 | |
| 175 | motorcycle mechanic | 321213 | |
| 176 | small engine mechanic | 321214 | |
| 177 | sheetmetal trades worker | 322211 | |
| 178 | metal fabricator | 322311 | |
| 179 | pressure welder | 322312 | |
| 180 | welder (first class) | 322313 | |
| 181 | fitter (general) | 323211 | |
| 182 | fitter and turner | 323212 | |
| 183 | fitter‑welder | 323213 | |
| 184 | metal machinist (first class) | 323214 | |
| 185 | locksmith | 323313 | |
| 186 | panelbeater | 324111 | |
| 187 | bricklayer | 331111 | |
| 188 | stonemason | 331112 | |
| 189 | carpenter and joiner | 331211 | |
| 190 | carpenter | 331212 | |
| 191 | joiner | 331213 | |
| 192 | painting trades worker | 332211 | |
| 193 | glazier | 333111 | |
| 194 | fibrous plasterer | 333211 | |
| 195 | solid plasterer | 333212 | |
| 196 | wall and floor tiler | 333411 | |
| 197 | plumber (general) | 334111 | |
| 198 | airconditioning and mechanical services plumber | 334112 | |
| 199 | drainer | 334113 | |
| 200 | gasfitter | 334114 | |
| 201 | roof plumber | 334115 | |
| 202 | electrician (general) | 341111 | |
| 203 | electrician (special class) | 341112 | |
| 204 | lift mechanic | 341113 | |
| 205 | airconditioning and refrigeration mechanic | 342111 | |
| 206 | technical cable jointer | 342212 | |
| 207 | electronic equipment trades worker | 342313 | |
| 208 | electronic instrument trades worker (general) | 342314 | |
| 209 | electronic instrument trades worker (special class) | 342315 | |
| 210 | chef | 351311 | 7, 8 |
| 211 | horse trainer | 361112 | |
| 212 | cabinetmaker | 394111 | |
| 213 | boat builder and repairer | 399111 | |
| 214 | shipwright | 399112 | |
| 215 | tennis coach | 452316 | |
| 216 | footballer | 452411 | 25 |
Applicable Circumstances (Caveats)
If your occupation has a number in Column 3, it means the nomination or position must meet specific conditions. Below is the explanation of each caveat relevant to the MLTSSL:
| Item | Circumstance |
|---|---|
| 5 | (a) the position has nominated annual earnings of less than AUD180,001; and (b) if the nominee is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra‑corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies. |
| 6 | The position is a clerical, bookkeeper or accounting clerk position. |
| 7 | The position is involved in mass production in a factory setting. |
| 8 | The position is in a limited service restaurant. |
| 19 | The position is in a business that has an annual turnover of less than AUD1,000,000. |
| 21 | The position is in a business that has fewer than 5 employees. |
| 23 | The position has nominated annual earnings of less than AUD90,000. |
| 24 | A current health workforce certificate for the position and the occupation has not been presented to the Department. |
| 25 | The position has nominated annual earnings of less than AUD120,000. |
(Note: Other caveats like 1-4, 9-18, etc., were typically associated with other lists or specific circumstances and have been omitted here for brevity, focusing only on those cited in the MLTSSL table above.)
Full Eligibility Criteria (Legacy TSS)
If you applied under the MLTSSL before 7 December 2024, you must meet the following requirements:
1. Employer Requirements
- The business must be actively and lawfully operating in Australia (or overseas if establishing a new branch).
- The sponsor must have no adverse information regarding immigration, industrial relations, or taxation laws.
- Accredited sponsors may receive priority processing.
2. Nominated Position Requirements
- Must be a genuine, full-time position.
- Salary must be at least $70,000 (or the pre-7 Dec threshold) AND meet the Annual Market Salary Rate (AMSR) .
- Must have been advertised via Labour Market Testing (LMT) within the last 4 months (unless exempt via International Trade Obligation).
3. Visa Applicant Requirements
- Skills: Must have qualifications and experience matching the occupation.
- Work Experience: At least 2 years of full-time experience in the nominated field (Note: This was reduced to 1 year for applications from 23 November 2024 until the program ended).
- Licensing: Must meet any mandatory registration or licensing requirements.
- Health Insurance: Must have adequate arrangements for health insurance.
- English Proficiency (MLTSSL): You must hold a valid passport from the UK, USA, Canada, NZ, or Ireland OR have an English test score within the last 3 years:
- IELTS: At least 5.0 in all components.
- PTE: At least 36 in all components.
- TOEFL iBT: At least 35 overall (with min 4 listening, 4 reading, 14 writing, 14 speaking).
Pathway to Permanent Residency (Legacy)
The primary benefit of the MLTSSL was the clear route to permanency.
- Visa Held: Subclass 482 (TSS) in Medium-Term stream.
- Time Requirement: After working for 2 years (reduced from 3) full-time for your sponsoring employer, you become eligible for the Subclass 186 visa (Temporary Residence Transition stream) .
- Age: Typically under 45 at the time of applying for the 186 visa (exemptions may apply).
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: I have a nomination lodged before 7 December 2024 but haven’t applied for the visa yet. Can I still use the MLTSSL?
A: Yes. If the nomination was lodged before the cutoff, it can be linked to a new visa application, and the old MLTSSL rules apply to that nomination.
Q: My occupation was on the MLTSSL but isn’t on the new CSOL. What happens to my pending application?
A: Your application is protected by transitional arrangements. It will be assessed based on the rules (including the MLTSSL) that existed at the time you lodged your application.
Q: I currently hold a TSS visa from the MLTSSL. Can I change to the new SID visa?
A: Yes, you can apply for the new Skills in Demand visa if you wish to change employers or secure better conditions (like the 180-day job seeker period). However, you are not required to switch.
