Doctors and Australia

[SMH]

I have below querues:

1. What are scope of doctors for immigration to Australia? I know General Practirioner  (Unit Group 2531) and Resident Medical Officer (Unit Group 2531) are in MLTSSL but I am asking also practically.

2. If one has to apply either as General Practirioner  (Unit Group 2531) OR Resident Medical Officer (Unit Group 2531), does it matter? I mean, there is almost no difference.

Thanks.

 

 

[Marisawright]

Why are you asking?  You previously said you are in marketing, so you can't be asking for yourself.

[SMH]

28 minutes ago, Marisawright said:

Why are you asking?  You previously said you are in marketing, so you can't be asking for yourself.

My wife is a doctor. 

[Nemesis]

1 hour ago, SMH said:

I have below querues:

1. What are scope of doctors for immigration to Australia? I know General Practirioner  (Unit Group 2531) and Resident Medical Officer (Unit Group 2531) are in MLTSSL but I am asking also practically.

2. If one has to apply either as General Practirioner  (Unit Group 2531) OR Resident Medical Officer (Unit Group 2531), does it matter? I mean, there is almost no difference.

Thanks.

 

 

As with your previous thread, you need to look at the duties and responsibilities, rather than at the title of the role. 

[Marisawright]

35 minutes ago, SMH said:

My wife is a doctor. 

OK.  In that case, please note that only ONE of you needs to apply for a visa as the "main applicant".  The principal applicant then includes their partner and children in their application.  So only one of you needs to be on the skilled occupation list and only one of you applies. 

In Australia, a general practitioner is the local doctor that people go to see when they feel sick.    They will see the patient alone and diagnose them and prescribe medication.  A resident medical officer would be in a hospital. 

Doctors are in demand in Australia so it would be sensible for your wife to be the main applicant, not you. 

However, note that she will have to pass a skills assessment.   Note also that even if her qualifications and experience make her eligible for a visa, that does not mean she can arrive and start practising medicine.  There are steps which must be taken to become a registered doctor before she can practise.

 

Edited April 25, 2023 by Marisawright

[calNgary]

@DrDougster may have some advice for you as they have personally gone through the process and are now here in Aus. It does sound like using your wife as the main applicant maybe the way to go to get a visa.

   Cal x

[Ruth1]

On 25/04/2023 at 11:15, SMH said:

I have below querues:

1. What are scope of doctors for immigration to Australia? I know General Practirioner  (Unit Group 2531) and Resident Medical Officer (Unit Group 2531) are in MLTSSL but I am asking also practically.

2. If one has to apply either as General Practirioner  (Unit Group 2531) OR Resident Medical Officer (Unit Group 2531), does it matter? I mean, there is almost no difference.

Thanks.

 

 

What kind of Dr is your wife? There is quite a big difference between the two and she will only be able to apply as a General Practitioner if she is a fully qualified GP with equivalent training to Australian GPs. This is a specialist route whereas the resident medical officer is for non specialist, or junior Drs.. suggest she contacts a medical recruitment company for more advice as there is quite a long process to applying even before the visa stage. Ie having to get qualifications recognized, apply to the medical registration body etc..

[DrDougster]

On 25/04/2023 at 18:15, SMH said:

I have below querues:

1. What are scope of doctors for immigration to Australia? I know General Practirioner  (Unit Group 2531) and Resident Medical Officer (Unit Group 2531) are in MLTSSL but I am asking also practically.

2. If one has to apply either as General Practirioner  (Unit Group 2531) OR Resident Medical Officer (Unit Group 2531), does it matter? I mean, there is almost no difference.

Thanks.

 

 

You're going to need to get your wife to ask the questions I'm afraid. As mentioned, there's a massive difference (equivalent of a higher degree) between the two and the process is very different. An RMO couldn't apply to be a GP and I can't imagine a GP would want to go back to being an RMO here.

Generally:

Initial costs for both are high unless you can get expenses covered

A recruitment consultant may help a lot but also might be frustrating. I actually stopped using mine and have done our paperwork for everything myself.

Local contacts definitely help so get your wife to reach out if she does want to apply.

If your wife is a GP then she'll be going backwards for a few years and have a cabinet full of of paperwork to do. The pay also won't be great.

If she's an RMO then don't hang around. Just do it.

[tryingtomigrate]

We went to the points calculator. Then, put my stuff and wife's stuff. I got more points.

I filled out the application form as myself being main applicant due to having more points.  Hope this helps to decide on picking the main applicant 

Cheers!

[rammygirl]

As above for the visa application, choose the one that is best for points/ease of application etc.

The point still remains that to actually work in the medical field she will still need to get registered and jump through the hoops. So this will still need to be explored via the appropriate bodies in Australia and also in the State as they can vary.