The contents of this article are correct as at 2 March 2010
DIAC recently announced that the Migration Occupations in Demand List (MODL) has been revoked for the Employment Nomination Scheme (ENS) and Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) subclasses.
Instead MODL has now been replaced with the Critical Skills List (CSL) for such applications.
Before 8 February 2010 applicants for ENS or RSMS, whose occupation was on the MODL, could claim exceptional circumstances for:
- Waiving the age criterion (45 years old)
- Three years work experience requirement if they had completed an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) trade, diploma or higher level qualification in the six months before lodging the application.
The above second category was a significant advantage to recent Australian graduates.
For applications lodged after 8 February 2010, these claims for exceptional circumstances will be considered only if the nominated occupation is on the CSL, not the MODL.
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