Certain TSS visa holders in the Short or Medium-term streams are exempt from the requirement to be employed to work in their nominating employer’s business or associated entity of the Australian nominating business.
To be exempt, your occupation must be on the below list.
Exempt occupations
| Occupation | ANZSCO Code |
|---|
| Chief Executive or Managing Director | 111111 |
| Corporate General Manager | 111211 |
| General Medical Practitioner | 253111 |
| Resident Medical Officer | 253112 |
| Anaesthetist | 253211 |
| Specialist Physician (General Medicine) | 253311 |
| Cardiologist | 253312 |
| Clinical Haematologist | 253313 |
| Medical Oncologist | 253314 |
| Endocrinologist | 253315 |
| Gastroenterologist | 253316 |
| Intensive Care Specialist | 253317 |
| Neurologist | 253318 |
| Paediatrician | 253321 |
| Renal Medicine Specialist | 253322 |
| Rheumatologist | 253323 |
| Thoracic Medicine Specialist | 253324 |
| Specialist Physician nec | 253399 |
| Psychiatrist | 253411 |
| Surgeon (General) | 253511 |
| Cardiothoracic Surgeon | 253512 |
| Neurosurgeon | 253513 |
| Orthopaedic Surgeon | 253514 |
| Otorhinolaryngologist | 253515 |
| Paediatric Surgeon | 253516 |
| Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon | 253517 |
| Urologist | 253518 |
| Vascular Surgeon | 253521 |
| Dermatologist | 253911 |
| Emergency Medicine Specialist | 253912 |
| Obstetrician and Gynaecologist | 253913 |
| Ophthalmologist | 253914 |
| Pathologist | 253915 |
| Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist | 253917 |
| Radiation Oncologist | 253918 |
Medical Practitioners not elsewhere classified
| 253999 |
