Moving to Australia
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Immigrating to Australia
Overseas Doctors can enter Australia on a temporary or a permanent basis to fill positions in the medical workforce that cannot be readily filled by a suitably qualified Australian doctor. (See Visa Options for more details).
In most cases, overseas doctors must be sponsored, usually by their employer in Australia, to work in an Unmet Areas of Need / District of Workforce Shortage. In addition, overseas doctors must meet normal immigration requirements in respect of good health and provide local police clearances for all countries in which they have lived for more than one year during the last ten years.
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