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Skilled migration program

Legislative instruments

The table below provides information on the formal legislative instrument(s) which specify the occupations available for the skilled visa types listed.

Visa Program(s)	Subclasses (streams or types)	Legislative Instrument(s)
Skilled independent visas	Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) – Points-tested stream Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)	LIN 19/051: Specification of Occupations and Assessing Authorities
Skilled nominated visas	Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)	LIN 19/051: Specification of Occupations and Assessing Authorities
Employer sponsored visa programs	Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 494)	LIN 19/219: Occupations for Subclass 494 Visas LIN 19/260: Assessing Authorities for Subclass 494 Visas
	Skills in Demand (SID) visa (subclass 482)	LIN 24/089: Migration Specification of Occupations—Subclass 482 Visa
	Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) visa (subclass 186)	LIN24/093: Specification of Occupations and Assessing Authorities—Subclass 186 Visa
Other temporary visa programs	Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) – Post-Vocational Education Work	LIN 19/051: Specification of Occupations and Assessing Authorities
Other temporary visa programs	Training visa (subclass 407)	LIN 19/050: Specification of Occupations—Subclass 407 Visa