Obstetrician and Gynaecologist jobs in Australia with visa sponsorship can offer internationally trained specialists exceptional remuneration, advanced clinical facilities and several potential pathways to permanent residence.
A current South Australian government vacancy for a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist advertises indicative total remuneration of:
AUD $582,506 to AUD $752,559 per year
The package applies to a permanent full-time regional position and includes award salary, remote-call allowance, professional development, attraction and retention allowances, employer superannuation and private-practice arrangements where applicable. It is a total remuneration package rather than a guaranteed base salary of AUD $752,559 for every applicant.
Another current regional South Australian vacancy offers total remuneration of AUD $432,590 to AUD $555,024, showing that specialist packages above AUD $500,000 are available in selected locations.
The principal occupation is:
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist — ANZSCO 253913
The occupation appears in Australia’s current skilled occupation instruments, with the Medical Board of Australia identified as the relevant assessing authority. It is also included among the medical occupations eligible for the subclass 482 work-condition exemption.
Potential visa routes include:
- Skills in Demand visa subclass 482
- Employer Nomination Scheme subclass 186
- Skilled Independent visa subclass 189
- Skilled Nominated visa subclass 190
- Skilled Work Regional visa subclass 491
- Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa subclass 494
Australia invited Obstetricians and Gynaecologists at a minimum reported score of 85 points during the subclass 189 invitation round held on June 4, 2026. Future scores and occupation selections may change.
Immigration eligibility is only one part of the process. An overseas specialist must also obtain appropriate registration from the Medical Board of Australia through Ahpra.
Depending on the doctor’s qualifications, the professional pathway may involve:
- The Medical Board Expedited Specialist pathway
- The RANZCOG expedited SIMG pathway
- The ordinary RANZCOG Generalist Obstetrics and Gynaecology pathway
- A RANZCOG subspecialist assessment
- A combined specialist-recognition and Area of Need assessment
- Short-term specialist training
A job offer, specialist assessment, professional registration, hospital credentialling and visa approval are separate decisions.
Quick Overview
Occupation: Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
ANZSCO code: 253913
Professional regulator: Medical Board of Australia
Registration administrator: Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Specialist college: Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Main temporary visa: Skills in Demand visa subclass 482
Maximum subclass 482 stay: Generally up to four years
Subclass 482 application charge: From AUD $4,015
Core Skills Income Threshold: AUD $79,423 for nominations lodged from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027
Specialist Skills Income Threshold: AUD $146,576 during the same period
Subclass 494 TSMIT: AUD $79,423
Selected regional package: Up to AUD $752,559
Broader medical-practitioner group median: AUD $5,013 per week
Annualised group median: Approximately AUD $260,676
Average full-time O&G working week: Approximately 53 hours
Estimated Australian O&G workforce: Approximately 1,900
Medical Board expedited countries: United Kingdom and Ireland for specified qualifications
Medical Board expedited supervision: Normally six months
RANZCOG substantially comparable pathway: Up to 12 months of supervised specialist practice
RANZCOG partially comparable pathway: Normally 12–24 months, with a minimum of six months depending on requirements
RANZCOG standard initial assessment: AUD $2,716
RANZCOG standard interview: AUD $5,317
RANZCOG expedited initial assessment: AUD $1,358
FRANZCOG oral examination: AUD $5,371
Permanent employer-sponsored option: Subclass 186
2027 position: Visa thresholds, occupation settings, fees and registration requirements must be checked again before applying
Can Foreign Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Get Visa Sponsorship in Australia?
Yes. Australian public hospitals, regional health networks, private hospitals, specialist women’s-health services and eligible healthcare organisations can sponsor qualified international specialists.
The subclass 482 Skills in Demand visa generally permits an approved employer to sponsor an eligible worker for up to four years. Core Skills applicants need an eligible occupation, at least one year of relevant experience, suitable qualifications, required registration and a salary meeting both the Core Skills Income Threshold and the Annual Market Salary Rate.
A typical process may involve:
- Confirming that the medical school and degree are recognised.
- Completing primary-source verification.
- Determining whether the qualification qualifies for direct expedited registration.
- Applying to the Medical Board or RANZCOG.
- Obtaining an expedited, substantially comparable or partially comparable outcome.
- Securing an approved specialist position.
- Preparing a supervision or training plan.
- Applying for specialist, provisional or limited registration.
- Completing hospital credentialling.
- Receiving a written employment contract.
- The employer lodging the visa nomination.
- The doctor lodging the visa application.
- Completing supervision, assessments and orientation.
- Applying to remove registration conditions or obtain FRANZCOG where applicable.
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist is among the medical occupations exempt from the normal subclass 482 rule requiring a visa holder to work only within the nominating employer’s business or associated entity. The doctor must still comply with the approved occupation, professional registration, nomination terms and all other visa conditions.
An employer cannot guarantee:
- Expedited-pathway eligibility
- A favourable RANZCOG assessment
- Medical Board registration
- Hospital credentialling
- Visa approval
- FRANZCOG
- AUD $752,000 in annual remuneration
- Permanent residence
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Salary in Australia
Jobs and Skills Australia does not publish a separate reliable median earnings figure for the six-digit Obstetrician and Gynaecologist occupation.
The broader Other Medical Practitioners group, which includes obstetricians, emergency medicine specialists, dermatologists, ophthalmologists, pathologists, radiologists and radiation oncologists, reports:
- Median full-time weekly earnings: AUD $5,013
- Median hourly earnings: AUD $101
- Average full-time working week: Approximately 46 hours
- Annualised weekly median: Approximately AUD $260,676
The occupational group also includes medical registrars training in those specialties, so it should not be treated as a pure consultant O&G salary measure.
The narrower Obstetrician and Gynaecologist profile reports:
- Approximately 1,900 employed specialists
- Approximately 84% working full-time hours
- An average full-time working week of approximately 53 hours
- A median age of approximately 43
- Registration with the Medical Board of Australia as mandatory
How Can an O&G Specialist Earn AUD $752,000 or More?
The highest advertised figures usually represent total indicative remuneration, not base salary alone.
The current Mount Gambier government vacancy advertising up to AUD $752,559 includes:
- Award salary
- Remote-call allowance
- Professional-development benefits
- Attraction and retention allowance
- Employer superannuation
- Private-practice arrangements where applicable
A high-value remuneration package may contain:
- Guaranteed base salary
- Employer superannuation
- On-call allowance
- Recall payments
- Overtime
- Clinical-management allowance
- Private-practice income
- Professional-development allowance
- Remote or regional allowance
- Attraction and retention payments
- Leave loading
- Accommodation or relocation assistance
Applicants should ask the employer to identify which components are:
- Guaranteed
- Conditional
- Variable
- Non-cash
- Dependent on call frequency
- Dependent on continued service
- Dependent on private-practice revenue
A vacancy advertised at AUD $700,000 does not necessarily provide AUD $700,000 in guaranteed taxable base salary.
Indicative Career Earnings
Actual earnings depend on registration, seniority, employer, location, private-practice rights and roster commitments.
O&G Registrar
A registrar or doctor completing supervised specialist training may earn approximately:
AUD $110,000 to AUD $210,000 per year, before or including certain overtime and allowances.
Factors include:
- Postgraduate year
- State medical award
- Training grade
- Nights and weekends
- On-call frequency
- Overtime
- Registration conditions
- Employer
An international specialist with a partially comparable result may initially be employed in a supervised position rather than receiving unrestricted consultant remuneration.
Supervised International Specialist
An internationally trained specialist completing Medical Board or RANZCOG requirements may earn approximately:
AUD $180,000 to AUD $350,000 or more
The classification could include:
- Senior registrar
- Clinical fellow
- Supervised staff specialist
- Area of Need specialist
- Specialist with registration conditions
The employment level should match the doctor’s registration and RANZCOG requirements.
Staff Specialist
A public-hospital Staff Specialist may receive:
AUD $250,000 to AUD $500,000 in total remuneration
Possible components include:
- Base salary
- Superannuation
- On-call payments
- Overtime
- Private-practice rights
- Professional-development allowance
- Recruitment incentive
- Regional allowance
Senior or Regional Consultant
Senior specialists in difficult-to-fill locations may receive packages of:
AUD $450,000 to AUD $752,000 or more
The largest packages may reflect:
- Regional workforce shortages
- Frequent after-hours responsibility
- Emergency surgical coverage
- Labour-ward leadership
- Departmental management
- Teaching responsibility
- Private-practice arrangements
- Recruitment and retention incentives
Private Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Private specialists may generate substantial income through:
- Antenatal care
- Deliveries
- Caesarean sections
- Gynaecology consultations
- Operative gynaecology
- Colposcopy
- Fertility services
- Ultrasound
- Private-hospital appointments
Private gross billings are not equivalent to personal income.
Expenses may include:
- Consulting rooms
- Midwifery or nursing support
- Reception staff
- Billing services
- Medical indemnity
- Hospital charges
- Information systems
- Accounting
- College membership
- Continuing professional development
- Tax
- Superannuation
- Unpaid leave
Highest-Paying O&G Subspecialties
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Maternal and Fetal Medicine specialists manage complex pregnancies involving:
- Fetal abnormalities
- Multiple pregnancy
- Severe maternal disease
- Pre-eclampsia
- Growth restriction
- Preterm birth
- Invasive prenatal diagnosis
- High-risk obstetric ultrasound
RANZCOG recognises Maternal and Fetal Medicine as one of its specialist subspecialty fields.
Gynaecological Oncology
Gynaecological Oncologists diagnose and surgically treat cancers involving:
- Ovary
- Uterus
- Cervix
- Vulva
- Vagina
- Gestational trophoblastic disease
These positions can require advanced open, laparoscopic and robotic surgical experience.
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Specialists may provide:
- Fertility assessment
- Ovulation treatment
- Assisted reproduction
- In-vitro fertilisation
- Reproductive surgery
- Endocrine management
- Recurrent pregnancy-loss care
Urogynaecology
Urogynaecologists manage:
- Pelvic-organ prolapse
- Urinary incontinence
- Birth-related pelvic-floor injury
- Complex pelvic-floor dysfunction
- Reconstructive pelvic surgery
Obstetrical and Gynaecological Ultrasound
Subspecialists may provide:
- Early pregnancy imaging
- Fetal-anomaly scanning
- Growth assessment
- Gynaecological ultrasound
- Procedural guidance
- Complex diagnostic imaging
RANZCOG recognises five subspecialty areas: Gynaecological Oncology, Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Obstetrical and Gynaecological Ultrasound, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, and Urogynaecology.
Visa Sponsorship Salary Requirements
For nominations lodged between July 1, 2026 and June 30, 2027, the applicable thresholds are:
- Core Skills Income Threshold: AUD $79,423
- Specialist Skills Income Threshold: AUD $146,576
- Subclass 494 Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold: AUD $79,423
Australia indexes the thresholds annually on July 1.
The employer must generally satisfy two separate salary tests:
- The guaranteed annual earnings must meet the applicable immigration threshold.
- The doctor must receive at least the Annual Market Salary Rate for equivalent Australian employment.
Where the salary is below AUD $250,000, the sponsor must show that the overseas doctor will not receive less than an equivalent Australian worker. Home Affairs can refuse the nomination when an overseas worker would be paid below the correct market rate.
For a consultant O&G specialist, the Australian market rate will ordinarily be considerably higher than the basic AUD $79,423 threshold.
Can O&G Specialists Use the Specialist Skills Stream?
Potentially.
The Specialist Skills stream is available for eligible occupations in specified ANZSCO major groups when the nominated salary meets the Specialist Skills Income Threshold.
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist is a professional occupation within ANZSCO Major Group 2. A qualifying position with guaranteed annual earnings of at least AUD $146,576 may therefore be eligible, subject to the remaining sponsorship, registration, experience, health and character requirements.
The following should not automatically be treated as guaranteed earnings:
- Optional overtime
- Uncertain private-practice income
- Accommodation
- Motor vehicle
- Flights
- Discretionary bonuses
- Professional-development funding
- Conditional retention payments
The nomination should clearly identify guaranteed monetary earnings.
Main Visa Routes
Skills in Demand Visa Subclass 482
Subclass 482 is the primary temporary employer-sponsored pathway.
A specialist generally needs:
- Nomination by an approved sponsor
- An eligible O&G position
- At least one year of relevant experience
- Appropriate medical and specialist qualifications
- Medical registration or written evidence that registration will be granted
- Required English proficiency unless exempt
- Guaranteed earnings meeting the threshold
- Salary meeting the market rate
- Health and character approval
The visa normally allows a stay of up to four years and currently costs from AUD $4,015 for the principal applicant. Eligible family members may be included, and secondary visa holders can generally work and study according to their visa conditions.
Employer Nomination Scheme Subclass 186
Subclass 186 can provide permanent employer-sponsored residence.
A Direct Entry applicant generally needs:
- Employer nomination
- An eligible occupation
- At least three years of relevant experience unless exempt
- A suitable specialist or skills assessment unless exempt
- Competent English
- Mandatory medical registration
- Age below 45 unless an exemption applies
- Health and character approval
Some subclass 482 doctors may instead qualify through the Temporary Residence Transition stream after completing the applicable period of sponsored employment.
Permanent residence is never automatic merely because a hospital mentioned future sponsorship during recruitment.
Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional Visa Subclass 494
Subclass 494 allows regional employers to sponsor eligible specialists for up to five years.
Applicants generally need:
- A regional employer nomination
- Suitable specialist assessment
- Required medical registration
- Relevant professional experience
- Competent English
- Age below 45 unless exempt
- A salary meeting the TSMIT and market rate
- Health and character approval
Eligible visa holders may later pursue a regional permanent-residence pathway after satisfying the applicable residence, work and visa-compliance requirements.
Regional O&G vacancies may be particularly attractive because they can include:
- Larger remuneration packages
- Remote-call allowances
- Accommodation
- Relocation reimbursement
- Additional leave
- Retention incentives
- Professional-development support
- Permanent appointments
Skilled Independent Visa Subclass 189
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist was invited at a minimum reported score of 85 points in the subclass 189 round held on June 4, 2026.
A points-tested applicant generally needs:
- An eligible occupation
- Suitable assessment
- Expression of Interest
- Age below 45 when invited
- Competent English
- At least 65 points
- An invitation
- Health and character approval
The legal minimum of 65 points does not mean an invitation will be issued at 65.
Future rounds may:
- Use a higher score
- Use a lower score
- Exclude the occupation
- Apply a different tie-break date
- Issue no invitations for the occupation
Skilled Nominated Visa Subclass 190
Subclass 190 provides permanent residence through state or territory nomination.
Each jurisdiction may establish separate criteria concerning:
- Registration
- Current employment
- Points
- Residence
- Commitment to the state
- Regional location
- Specialist experience
- Application windows
National occupation eligibility does not guarantee nomination by a particular state.
Skilled Work Regional Visa Subclass 491
Subclass 491 is a provisional points-tested regional visa.
Applicants may receive:
- State or territory nomination, or
- Eligible family sponsorship in regional Australia
A separate Expression of Interest and invitation are required.
Medical Registration Is Mandatory
A doctor cannot practise independently under the protected specialist title without appropriate Medical Board registration.
The Medical Board’s Specialist pathway distinguishes between:
- Expedited Specialist pathway: for doctors holding a qualification on the accepted list
- Specialist recognition pathway: for doctors who require an individual college comparability assessment
- Area of Need pathway: for a specified workforce-shortage position
- Short-term training pathway: for temporary specialist or advanced training
The most important distinction for O&G applicants is that the Medical Board and RANZCOG both operate expedited processes, but they do not produce exactly the same outcome.
Medical Board Expedited Specialist Pathway
Eligible O&G specialists can apply directly to Ahpra for specialist registration without first undergoing an individual RANZCOG comparability assessment.
The pathway leads to specialist registration but does not automatically award Fellowship of RANZCOG.
Applicants generally need:
- A primary medical qualification recognised by the AMC and World Directory of Medical Schools
- An accepted specialist qualification
- Primary-source verification
- English-language compliance
- Criminal-history compliance
- Recency of practice
- Professional indemnity arrangements
- A suitable specialist position
- An approved supervision plan
After registration is granted, the specialist normally completes:
- Six months of supervised practice
- Orientation to the Australian healthcare system
- Cultural-safety education
- Multi-source feedback
- Workplace-based assessments
- Supervision reports
The specialist can begin work only after the Board has granted registration and approved the position and supervision plan.
Accepted United Kingdom Qualification
The accepted UK combination is:
- Membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- Certificate of Completion of Training
- Completion of an approved UK specialist programme under an RCOG curriculum from August 2007 onward
Applicants also need confirmation of specialist training from the General Medical Council and may need additional evidence establishing that the eligible training pathway was completed.
MRCOG alone is not enough.
A doctor who passed the MRCOG examinations but does not hold the qualifying CCT should not assume eligibility for direct expedited registration.
Accepted Irish Qualification
The accepted Irish combination is:
- Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
- Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Completion of the required examinations leading to MRCOG
The qualification and training must satisfy the published pathway specifications, including the eligible Irish specialist programme from July 2010 onward.
Applicants should provide:
- MRCPI evidence
- CSCST
- Evidence of MRCOG examinations
- Specialist-registration evidence
- Training verification
Colposcopy Requirements
Eligible expedited applicants may be required to demonstrate completion of colposcopy training consistent with RANZCOG recommendations.
The Medical Board accepted-qualification list specifically warns that completion of the recommended colposcopy requirements may be a condition of registration for both eligible UK and Irish specialists.
An applicant should not assume that general specialist training automatically satisfies this requirement.
Prepare evidence such as:
- Colposcopy training certificate
- Procedure log
- Supervised assessments
- Recent clinical practice
- Local credentialling
- Continuing professional development
Medical Board Expedited Route Versus RANZCOG Expedited Route
The two expedited routes should not be confused.
Medical Board Expedited Route
This route:
- Is used to obtain specialist registration
- Is submitted directly through Ahpra
- Avoids an individual college comparability assessment
- Normally involves six months of supervised practice
- Does not automatically award FRANZCOG
RANZCOG Expedited Route
This route:
- Is available to specified UK and Irish applicants
- Is a pathway toward FRANZCOG
- Assesses generalist O&G scope
- May involve Expedited Pathway 1 or 2
- Requires supervised specialist practice
- Has separate college fees and requirements
A specialist may value FRANZCOG for:
- Professional recognition
- College membership
- Career progression
- Education and supervision roles
- Certain credentialling processes
- Professional networks
Specialist registration remains the legal requirement for independent specialist practice.
RANZCOG Expedited SIMG Pathway
RANZCOG’s expedited pathway is available to eligible specialists from the United Kingdom and Ireland.
UK applicants generally need:
- A primary medical degree
- MRCOG
- CCT
Irish applicants generally need:
- A primary medical degree
- MRCPI
- CSCST in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- MRCOG examinations
Applicants must also demonstrate:
- Continuing professional development
- English-language compliance
- Recency of practice
- Specialist registration in the country of training
- Primary-source verification
- Broad consultant-level O&G competence
The expected scope includes:
- Antenatal clinics
- Gynaecology outpatient clinics
- Emergency obstetrics and gynaecology
- Caesarean section lists
- Gynaecological operating lists
Expedited Pathway 1
RANZCOG can place an applicant into Expedited Pathway 1 when recency of practice and generalist scope can be established from the submitted evidence without an additional interview.
The fee structure indicates that Expedited Pathway 1 commonly involves a six-month supervised-practice period, with the relevant placement and affiliate fees calculated pro rata for six months.
Expedited Pathway 2
Expedited Pathway 2 involves a shortened interview to examine the applicant’s recent practice and determine the appropriate period of supervised practice.
The current interview fee is AUD $2,658.
Standard RANZCOG Generalist Pathway
International specialists who do not qualify for the expedited route can apply through the standard Generalist Obstetrics and Gynaecology pathway.
The specialist training programme generally needs to:
- Be a structured postgraduate programme lasting at least four years
- Cover the RANZCOG common scope
- Include systematic workplace assessment
- Include formative and summative assessment
- Use competitive selection or recruitment
- Be externally accredited
- Lead to specialist registration in the country of training
Applicants also need:
- Ongoing continuing professional development
- English-language compliance
- Recency of practice
- Home-country specialist registration
- Primary-source verification
RANZCOG generally requires evidence of broad consultant competence in:
- Antenatal care
- Gynaecology clinics
- Emergency O&G
- Caesarean delivery
- Operative gynaecology
RANZCOG Assessment Process
Primary-Source Verification
Applicants must arrange verification of their primary, specialist and relevant additional qualifications through the Australian Medical Council process.
Application and Logbook
The applicant submits:
- Application form
- Specialist qualification
- Training records
- Continuing professional development
- Employment history
- Specialist registration
- Procedure logbook
- References
- Payment details
RANZCOG requires a training and procedural summary. Applicants who do not possess an original training logbook may provide a reliable summary of procedures completed during training and recent practice.
Preliminary Review
A member of the SIMG Assessment Committee reviews whether the applicant meets the threshold for an interview.
Interview
The standard interview normally lasts approximately 60–90 minutes.
The panel commonly includes three Fellows and a community representative. It explores:
- Training
- Qualifications
- Clinical experience
- Continuing professional development
- Australian healthcare awareness
- Cultural issues
- Medicolegal issues
- Short clinical scenarios
Assessment Outcomes
The possible outcomes are:
- Substantially comparable
- Partially comparable
- Not comparable
Substantially Comparable Outcome
A substantially comparable specialist completes up to 12 months of supervised specialist practice.
Before starting, the applicant must:
- Nominate a Fellow of RANZCOG as supervisor
- Obtain approval of the specialist position
- Submit the required placement application
- Pay applicable fees
During practice, the specialist generally completes:
- Three-monthly formative assessments
- Multi-source feedback from 8–10 colleagues
- Continuing professional development
- Supervisor reports
- Other specified assessments
A substantially comparable candidate should normally target:
- Staff Specialist positions
- Specialist positions
- Approved consultant positions
RANZCOG advises substantially comparable candidates to apply for specialist or Staff Specialist jobs rather than ordinary junior training positions.
Partially Comparable Outcome
A partially comparable specialist may be required to complete 12–24 months of supervised practice, although the generalist pathway specifies that the approved period can range from a minimum of six months to a maximum of 24 months depending on the prescribed requirements.
Requirements may include:
- Prospectively approved supervised training
- Ultrasound B procedural assessment
- Colposcopy assessment
- Approved communication-skills workshop
- FRANZCOG oral examination
- Three-monthly formative reviews
- Six-monthly summative assessments
- Consultant assessment
- Procedural logbook
- Individual learning plan
The FRANZCOG written examination has been removed as a standard outcome option for applicants in the Generalist or Academic SIMG pathways who receive a partially comparable outcome. The oral examination can still be required.
Not Comparable Outcome
A not-comparable applicant does not continue through the SIMG specialist-recognition pathway.
RANZCOG indicates that the doctor may consider applying to the ordinary FRANZCOG specialist training programme from Year 1.
A not-comparable outcome does not necessarily mean that the doctor is unsafe or unqualified in the country of training. It means the submitted education, assessment, experience and scope did not establish sufficient comparability with the Australian standard.
RANZCOG Fees in 2026
Current published fees include:
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Standard SIMG/AON initial assessment | AUD $2,716 |
| Standard SIMG/AON interview | AUD $5,317 |
| Expedited initial assessment | AUD $1,358 |
| Expedited Pathway 2 interview | AUD $2,658 |
| Partially comparable annual training fee | AUD $5,756 |
| Substantially comparable placement fee | AUD $570 |
| Educational Affiliate annual subscription | AUD $1,036 |
| FRANZCOG oral examination | AUD $5,371 |
| Fellowship elevation fee | AUD $2,816 |
| Subspecialty written examination | AUD $2,891 |
| Subspecialty oral examination | AUD $6,587 |
| Subspecialty certification fee | AUD $1,433 |
These fees do not include:
- AMC portfolio expenses
- Primary-source verification
- English testing
- Medical Board fees
- Criminal-history checks
- Professional indemnity
- Visa charges
- Medical examinations
- Travel
- Accommodation
- Relocation
- Examination preparation
Medical Board Fees
The latest published national fee schedule currently available lists:
- Specialist-registration application: AUD $1,594
- Limited-registration application: AUD $1,085
- General or specialist registration fee: AUD $1,058
- Limited-registration fee: AUD $1,058
The published schedule took effect on August 1, 2025. Applicants should check the amount displayed in their Ahpra application because a new annual schedule may apply after August 1, 2026.
Area of Need O&G Jobs
An Area of Need position is a specialist vacancy officially identified by a state or territory because the service cannot recruit an appropriately qualified specialist.
RANZCOG assesses the applicant’s qualifications and experience against the specific requirements of the confirmed position.
The Area of Need route:
- Is linked to a specified employer
- Is linked to a specified location
- Is linked to a defined scope
- Does not itself lead to FRANZCOG
- Does not itself provide unrestricted specialist recognition
An applicant can apply for Area of Need assessment and a specialist-recognition pathway at the same time.
A doctor assessed as suitable can apply for limited registration, or provisional registration where another eligible pathway applies.
While registered in the position, the doctor generally completes:
- Australian healthcare-system orientation
- Supervision
- Work-performance reports
- Annual registration reports
Short-Term Specialist Training
An overseas specialist or near-completion trainee may be eligible for short-term specialist training in Australia.
This route generally allows up to 24 months of specialist or advanced training and does not itself lead to specialist registration or FRANZCOG.
It is not the correct pathway for a doctor seeking immediate permanent independent consultant practice.
English-Language Requirements
All first-time medical-registration applicants must meet the Medical Board’s English-language standard unless they satisfy another accepted education or professional-use pathway.
Accepted tests include:
- IELTS Academic
- OET
- PTE Academic
- TOEFL iBT for Australia
- Cambridge C1 Advanced
- Cambridge C2 Proficiency
The Medical Board can also accept PLAB or NZREX in qualifying circumstances.
IELTS Academic
For tests completed on or after April 23, 2026:
- Overall: 7.0
- Listening: 7.0
- Reading: 7.0
- Writing: 6.5
- Speaking: 7.0
OET
For tests completed on or after April 23, 2026:
- Listening: 350
- Reading: 360
- Writing: 350
- Speaking: 360
PTE Academic
For tests completed on or after April 23, 2026:
- Overall: 63
- Listening: 58
- Reading: 59
- Writing: 60
- Speaking: 76
TOEFL iBT for Australia
For tests completed on or after April 23, 2026:
- Overall: 91
- Listening: 22
- Reading: 22
- Writing: 23
- Speaking: 24
The National Boards can accept results from one sitting or a maximum of two sittings within 12 months when all component-score and minimum-floor conditions are met.
Results from different test providers cannot be combined. IELTS One Skill Retake can be accepted when the official requirements are satisfied. Home-based or remotely proctored test versions are generally not accepted.
English evidence accepted for registration should still be checked against the separate immigration English requirement.
Criminal History and Other Registration Standards
Medical practitioners must satisfy mandatory standards relating to:
- Criminal history
- English-language skills
- Recency of practice
- Continuing professional development
- Professional indemnity insurance
A revised criminal-history registration standard took effect on July 15, 2026.
Applicants should provide complete and accurate declarations concerning:
- Charges
- Convictions
- Findings of guilt
- Professional investigations
- Registration restrictions
- Disciplinary history
Failure to disclose relevant information can create a more serious registration problem than the underlying event.
Hospital Credentialling
Medical Board registration does not automatically authorise every procedure at every hospital.
The employer separately evaluates:
- Qualifications
- Specialist assessment
- Procedure numbers
- Recent experience
- Complication history
- References
- Continuing professional development
- Medical indemnity
- Scope of practice
Separate credentialling may be required for:
- Operative gynaecology
- Advanced laparoscopy
- Robotic surgery
- Gynaecological oncology
- Urogynaecology
- Colposcopy
- High-risk obstetrics
- Operative vaginal delivery
- Maternal-fetal procedures
- Assisted reproduction
- Specialist ultrasound
Overseas procedural privileges do not automatically transfer to Australia.
What Does an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Do?
Obstetricians and Gynaecologists provide medical and surgical care involving pregnancy, childbirth and disorders of the female reproductive system.
Typical responsibilities include:
- Antenatal assessment
- Management of high-risk pregnancy
- Labour-ward care
- Operative vaginal delivery
- Caesarean delivery
- Postnatal care
- Emergency obstetrics
- Gynaecological consultations
- Menstrual-disorder management
- Pelvic-pain assessment
- Fertility assessment
- Contraceptive care
- Menopause care
- Colposcopy
- Gynaecological surgery
- Cancer diagnosis and referral
- Ultrasound
- Multidisciplinary care
- Teaching and supervision
- Clinical governance
The official occupation description identifies prenatal assessment, childbirth care and medical or surgical treatment of disorders affecting the female reproductive system among the occupation’s central responsibilities.
Experience That Improves Sponsorship Prospects
Employers may prioritise specialists with recent experience in:
- Labour-ward leadership
- Emergency obstetrics
- Caesarean delivery
- Operative vaginal delivery
- Postpartum haemorrhage
- Severe pre-eclampsia
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Emergency gynaecological surgery
- Laparoscopic surgery
- Hysteroscopy
- Colposcopy
- Pelvic-floor surgery
- High-risk antenatal care
- Ultrasound
- Registrar supervision
- Clinical governance
Regional services may particularly value specialists who can provide:
- Broad generalist obstetrics
- Broad generalist gynaecology
- Emergency surgery
- After-hours call
- Caesarean lists
- Gynaecological theatre
- Outreach clinics
- Trainee supervision
- Service development
Highly specialised claims should be supported by formal qualifications, procedure logs, employer references and recent practice.
Preparing a Procedure Logbook
A strong O&G logbook should identify:
- Procedure type
- Date or reporting period
- Hospital
- Emergency or elective status
- Applicant’s role
- Independent or supervised practice
- Case complexity
- Outcome
- Supervisor verification
Possible obstetric categories include:
- Normal delivery
- Instrumental delivery
- Elective caesarean
- Emergency caesarean
- Multiple pregnancy
- Breech delivery
- Postpartum haemorrhage
- Manual removal of placenta
- Cervical cerclage
- Obstetric ultrasound
Possible gynaecological categories include:
- Hysteroscopy
- Laparoscopy
- Ovarian surgery
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Hysterectomy
- Myomectomy
- Prolapse surgery
- Colposcopy
- Cervical procedures
- Endometrial procedures
Patient-identifying information must be removed.
How to Find Genuine Sponsorship Jobs
Potential employers include:
- State and territory health departments
- Regional public hospitals
- Metropolitan teaching hospitals
- Private hospitals
- Women’s and children’s hospitals
- Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations
- Specialist women’s-health groups
- Fertility services
- University hospitals
- Medical recruitment agencies
Useful search phrases include:
- Obstetrician jobs Australia visa sponsorship
- Gynaecologist jobs Australia AUD $700,000
- Consultant O&G jobs Australia
- Subclass 482 Obstetrician jobs
- MRCOG jobs Australia visa sponsorship
- RANZCOG SIMG jobs
- Expedited Specialist pathway O&G jobs
- Area of Need Obstetrician jobs
- Regional O&G jobs with accommodation
- Staff Specialist Obstetrics international applicants
- Gynaecological Surgeon jobs Australia
- Obstetrician jobs Australia 2026/2027
Look for wording such as:
- Visa sponsorship available
- International applicants welcome
- Expedited-pathway applicants considered
- RANZCOG substantially comparable applicants welcome
- Area of Need
- Supervision available
- Relocation support
- Attraction and retention allowance
- Remote-call allowance
- Private-practice arrangements
- Permanent appointment
How to Verify an Employer
Before accepting an offer:
- Confirm the legal employer name.
- Locate the vacancy on the official hospital or government website.
- Verify the recruiter’s institutional email address.
- Request the full position description.
- Confirm whether the role is registrar, Staff Specialist or consultant.
- Ask whether the position supports the relevant pathway.
- Verify the proposed RANZCOG supervisor.
- Confirm the maternity-service capability.
- Confirm theatre and anaesthetic support.
- Ask which visa stream will be used.
- Request a complete remuneration breakdown.
- Review repayment clauses.
A genuine hospital recruitment team should be able to explain:
- Registration pathway
- RANZCOG requirements
- Supervision
- Credentialling
- Roster
- Salary
- Visa nomination
- Relocation
- Proposed start date
How to Evaluate an O&G Contract
Position Classification
Confirm whether the role is:
- Registrar
- Senior registrar
- Clinical fellow
- Staff Specialist
- Senior Staff Specialist
- Visiting Medical Officer
- Consultant contractor
- Private-practice associate
Clinical Scope
Confirm:
- Annual delivery volume
- Caesarean rate
- Theatre workload
- Emergency responsibilities
- Gynaecological operating
- High-risk obstetric services
- Neonatal support
- Intensive-care access
- Blood-bank capacity
- Transfer arrangements
Remuneration
Request a breakdown of:
- Base salary
- Superannuation
- On-call allowance
- Remote-call allowance
- Recall payments
- Overtime
- Private-practice rights
- Attraction allowance
- Retention allowance
- Professional-development funding
- Accommodation
- Relocation reimbursement
Roster
Confirm:
- Ordinary weekly hours
- Seven-day roster requirements
- Nights
- Weekend frequency
- On-call frequency
- Recall expectations
- Cross-site coverage
- Outreach clinics
- Leave cover
Professional Pathway
Confirm:
- Medical Board expedited eligibility
- RANZCOG route
- Registration type
- Supervisor
- Approved training or placement status
- Colposcopy requirements
- Assessment support
- Examination leave
- Protected professional-development time
Immigration
Confirm:
- Visa subclass
- Sponsoring legal entity
- Guaranteed salary
- Nomination timing
- Visa-cost responsibility
- Permanent-residence plans
- Repayment obligations
Documents to Prepare
A complete international O&G application file may include:
- Passport
- Birth certificate
- Name-change evidence
- Primary medical degree
- Academic transcript
- Internship certificate
- Specialist O&G qualification
- MRCOG
- MRCPI
- CCT or CSCST
- Training-completion confirmation
- Primary-source verification
- Current professional registration
- Certificate of good standing
- Australian-style medical CV
- Specialist-employment references
- Training rotation records
- Obstetric logbook
- Surgical logbook
- Ultrasound evidence
- Colposcopy evidence
- Continuing professional development
- Audit and research records
- English-language result
- Criminal-history evidence
- Professional-indemnity evidence
- Medical Board or RANZCOG outcome
- Supervision plan
- Position description
- Employment contract
- Visa nomination information
- Marriage certificate
- Children’s birth certificates
How to Write a Strong Australian O&G CV
Professional Summary Example
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with 11 years of post-specialist experience across tertiary and regional maternity services. MRCOG and UK CCT completed under an eligible specialist programme, with preparation underway for the Medical Board Expedited Specialist pathway. Experienced in high-risk obstetrics, emergency gynaecology, operative delivery, laparoscopic surgery, colposcopy and registrar supervision. Available for approved supervised specialist practice and subclass 482 sponsorship.
For an Irish applicant:
Specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist holding MRCPI, CSCST and MRCOG examinations, with eight years of consultant experience in antenatal care, labour-ward leadership, emergency O&G and operative gynaecology. Seeking an Australian specialist position supporting expedited registration and long-term relocation.
For a standard-pathway applicant:
Internationally trained O&G Specialist with nine years of independent consultant practice. Primary and specialist qualifications verified, with RANZCOG Generalist SIMG assessment in progress. Experienced in complex obstetrics, emergency surgery, hysteroscopy, laparoscopy and multidisciplinary women’s healthcare.
Strong Experience Statements
Weak:
Managed pregnant women and delivered babies.
Stronger:
Managed approximately 900 deliveries annually across high-risk antenatal, labour-ward and emergency obstetric services, including operative vaginal birth, emergency caesarean delivery and postpartum-haemorrhage management.
Weak:
Performed gynaecological surgery.
Stronger:
Performed more than 250 gynaecological procedures annually as primary surgeon, including hysteroscopy, laparoscopy, ectopic-pregnancy surgery, ovarian surgery and abdominal or vaginal hysterectomy.
Leadership example:
Led a multidisciplinary labour-ward team, supervised specialist trainees and implemented a postpartum-haemorrhage review programme that strengthened escalation and emergency-response processes.
Colposcopy example:
Conducted diagnostic colposcopy and cervical procedures within a structured quality-assurance programme, supported by documented training, procedural logs and continuing professional development.
Interview Questions
Prepare for questions such as:
- Which Australian registration pathway applies to you?
- Do you qualify for the Medical Board expedited route?
- What is your RANZCOG assessment status?
- Describe your recent delivery and operative workload.
- How do you manage severe postpartum haemorrhage?
- How do you manage shoulder dystocia?
- How do you manage severe pre-eclampsia?
- How do you assess reduced fetal movement?
- How do you approach an emergency caesarean delivery?
- How do you manage ectopic pregnancy?
- Which gynaecological procedures do you perform independently?
- What is your colposcopy experience?
- How do you obtain informed consent?
- Describe a serious clinical incident and what you learned.
- How do you supervise registrars?
- How do you communicate with a family after an adverse outcome?
- How do you practise culturally safe care?
- Are you willing to work in a regional service?
- Why do you want to practise in Australia?
- Why should the hospital sponsor you?
Strong answers demonstrate:
- Patient safety
- Structured emergency management
- Evidence-based decision-making
- Communication
- Informed consent
- Cultural safety
- Multidisciplinary leadership
- Professional accountability
- Reflection
Can Specialists Bring Their Families?
Eligible subclass 482, 186 and 494 applicants can generally include:
- Spouse
- De facto partner
- Dependent children
Subclass 482 family members may work and study according to their visa conditions. The principal applicant and accompanying family members must satisfy health and character requirements.
Subclass 186 provides permanent residence to eligible family members included in the successful application.
Applicants should budget for:
- Additional visa charges
- Medical examinations
- Police certificates
- Flights
- Temporary accommodation
- Long-term housing
- Schooling
- Transport
- Registration fees
- RANZCOG expenses
- Professional indemnity
Can Sponsorship Lead to Permanent Residence?
Potentially.
Possible routes include:
- Subclass 186 Direct Entry
- Subclass 186 Temporary Residence Transition
- Subclass 189
- Subclass 190
- Subclass 494 followed by a regional permanent pathway
- Subclass 491 followed by a regional permanent pathway
Eligibility can depend on:
- Age
- Medical registration
- Specialist assessment
- Work experience
- English
- Employer nomination
- State nomination
- Points
- Regional residence
- Salary
- Health
- Character
A subclass 482 visa does not automatically convert into permanent residence.
The doctor must qualify for and submit a separate permanent visa application.
Common Sponsorship Scams
Warning signs include:
- Guaranteed specialist registration
- Guaranteed RANZCOG comparability
- A consultant position without a clinical interview
- Visa sponsorship offered for sale
- A fake hospital website
- A fabricated Area of Need declaration
- Communication only through messaging applications
- No discussion of registration
- No supervision plan
- No credentialling process
- Unrealistically high guaranteed salary
- Requests to falsify procedure logs
- Requests to falsify specialist experience
- Cryptocurrency payments
- Fake Ahpra documents
- Fake RANZCOG assessment letters
- Requests to return part of the salary
- Guaranteed permanent residence
- Pressure to pay immediately
Verify:
- Employer identity
- Official vacancy reference
- Hospital location
- Registration pathway
- RANZCOG requirements
- Supervisor
- Salary package
- Sponsor
- Relocation benefits
- Repayment obligations
Relocation Packages
Some employers may provide:
- Visa assistance
- Migration-agent support
- Flights
- Temporary accommodation
- Airport collection
- Vehicle assistance
- Ahpra fee reimbursement
- RANZCOG assessment contribution
- Examination leave
- Professional-development funding
- Medical-indemnity assistance
- Family relocation support
- Attraction and retention payments
- Remote-location allowances
Ask for written confirmation of:
- Maximum reimbursement
- Covered expenses
- Required receipts
- Payment timing
- Minimum service period
- Repayment amount
- Whether repayment reduces over time
- Treatment of visa refusal
- Treatment of registration refusal
- Accommodation deductions
- Family expenses
Relocation assistance is a contractual employment benefit, not an automatic entitlement attached to visa sponsorship.
Important 2027 Sponsorship Outlook
The confirmed visa thresholds applying until June 30, 2027 are:
- Core Skills Income Threshold: AUD $79,423
- Specialist Skills Income Threshold: AUD $146,576
- Subclass 494 TSMIT: AUD $79,423
The thresholds applying from July 1, 2027 had not been announced as of August 2026.
The confirmed 2026 professional position is:
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology remains on the Medical Board Expedited Specialist pathway.
- Specified UK and Irish qualifications are accepted.
- Expedited specialists normally complete six months of supervised practice.
- Colposcopy requirements may apply.
- RANZCOG continues to provide its own expedited route toward Fellowship.
- The standard RANZCOG pathway remains available for specialists from other countries.
- Substantially comparable applicants complete up to 12 months of supervision.
- Partially comparable applicants may complete up to 24 months of supervised requirements.
- The FRANZCOG oral examination can be required for partially comparable generalist applicants.
Applicants planning a 2027 move should verify:
- Visa salary thresholds
- Occupation-list eligibility
- Accepted expedited qualifications
- Qualification date restrictions
- Colposcopy requirements
- RANZCOG fees
- Medical Board fees
- English-test scores
- State nomination rules
- Subclass 189 invitation scores
- Area of Need availability
- Employer sponsorship policies
Check the requirements:
- Before paying assessment fees.
- Before accepting a position.
- Before applying for registration.
- When the employer lodges the nomination.
- Before submitting the visa application.
- Before relocating.
- Before applying for permanent residence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can overseas Obstetricians and Gynaecologists get visa sponsorship in Australia?
Yes. Obstetrician and Gynaecologist ANZSCO 253913 appears in the current skilled occupation instruments and is included on the subclass 482 medical-practitioner exemption list.
Can O&G specialists earn more than AUD $752,000?
Yes. A current South Australian regional vacancy advertises total indicative remuneration of AUD $582,506 to AUD $752,559. The package includes several salary and benefit components and does not represent a universal guaranteed base salary.
Does every Obstetrician and Gynaecologist earn AUD $752,000?
No. Earnings depend on registration, seniority, location, roster, private practice, allowances and employment structure.
What is the occupation code?
The code is ANZSCO 253913.
What is the broader occupational median?
The Other Medical Practitioners group has median full-time earnings of AUD $5,013 per week, equivalent to approximately AUD $260,676 annually. The group includes multiple specialties and medical registrars.
What is the minimum subclass 482 salary?
The Core Skills Income Threshold is AUD $79,423 for nominations lodged between July 1, 2026 and June 30, 2027. The employer must also meet the Australian market salary rate.
Can O&G specialists use the Specialist Skills stream?
Potentially. An eligible position with guaranteed annual earnings of at least AUD $146,576 may qualify when all other requirements are satisfied.
Is specialist registration mandatory?
Yes. A doctor needs appropriate Medical Board registration before independently practising as an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist.
Is Obstetrics and Gynaecology on the Expedited Specialist pathway?
Yes. Specified UK and Irish qualifications are included on the Medical Board’s accepted list.
Which UK qualification is accepted?
MRCOG together with a qualifying CCT awarded after completion of an eligible UK specialist training programme from August 2007 onward.
Is MRCOG alone sufficient?
No. MRCOG alone is not a stand-alone specialist qualification for the expedited route. The qualifying CCT and training evidence are also required.
Which Irish qualifications are accepted?
MRCPI and CSCST in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, together with evidence of completion of the required MRCOG examinations and eligible specialist training.
How long is Medical Board expedited supervision?
Normally six months of approved supervised specialist practice, with orientation, cultural-safety education and workplace assessments.
Does Medical Board expedited registration provide FRANZCOG?
No. Specialist registration and Fellowship of RANZCOG are separate outcomes.
Does RANZCOG have a separate expedited pathway?
Yes. RANZCOG offers an expedited route for eligible UK and Irish applicants seeking a pathway to FRANZCOG.
How long is a substantially comparable RANZCOG placement?
Up to 12 months of supervised specialist practice.
How long is the partially comparable pathway?
Requirements can involve 12–24 months, with the generalist pathway allowing a prescribed period between six and 24 months depending on the applicant’s identified gaps.
Does the partially comparable pathway require examinations?
It can require the FRANZCOG oral examination, Ultrasound B assessment, colposcopy assessment, communication training and other individual requirements.
How much is the standard RANZCOG assessment?
The initial standard assessment costs AUD $2,716, with an additional AUD $5,317 interview fee where the applicant progresses to interview.
How much is the expedited RANZCOG assessment?
The expedited initial assessment costs AUD $1,358. Expedited Pathway 2 applicants pay an additional AUD $2,658 interview fee.
How much is the FRANZCOG oral examination?
The current fee is AUD $5,371.
Can an Area of Need position lead directly to FRANZCOG?
No. Area of Need assessment does not itself lead to Fellowship or unrestricted specialist recognition. A specialist-recognition application can be completed alongside it.
What IELTS score is required?
For tests taken from April 23, 2026, the standard generally requires overall 7.0, with 7.0 in listening, reading and speaking and 6.5 in writing.
Can two English results be combined?
Potentially. A maximum of two sittings in a 12-month period may be used when all official minimum and floor-score conditions are satisfied. Results from different providers cannot be combined.
Can O&G specialists apply for subclass 189?
Yes, subject to the occupation and rules applying at the time of invitation. The minimum reported score in the June 4, 2026 invitation round was 85.
Does an 85-point score guarantee another invitation?
No. Invitation scores, occupation selections and tie-break dates can change between rounds.
Can applicants bring their spouses and children?
Eligible partners and dependent children can generally be included in employer-sponsored visa applications.
Can a spouse work in Australia?
A qualifying subclass 482 secondary applicant can generally work according to the conditions attached to the granted visa.
Can sponsorship lead to permanent residence?
Potentially. Employer-sponsored, regional and points-tested permanent pathways may be available when all requirements are satisfied.
Does a regional hospital have to provide accommodation?
No. Accommodation and relocation assistance are contractual employment benefits rather than automatic visa entitlements.
Can an employer guarantee specialist registration?
No. The Medical Board independently decides registration applications.
Can an employer guarantee RANZCOG Fellowship?
No. RANZCOG independently determines assessment, training and Fellowship outcomes.
Can an employer guarantee permanent residence?
No. Home Affairs independently assesses every visa application.
Professional Australian O&G Application Support
Professional support for international specialists may include:
- Australian medical CV writing
- Visa-sponsorship cover letters
- Registration-pathway review
- Primary-source-verification planning
- Medical Board expedited application organisation
- RANZCOG SIMG application preparation
- Procedure-log preparation
- Colposcopy-evidence organisation
- Employment-reference formatting
- Specialist interview coaching
- Area of Need job research
- Regional employer research
- Remuneration-package analysis
- Employment-contract review
- Relocation planning
- Application tracking
No legitimate professional service can guarantee:
- Expedited-pathway eligibility
- RANZCOG comparability
- FRANZCOG
- Medical Board registration
- Hospital credentialling
- An Area of Need position
- A consultant job
- AUD $752,000 in remuneration
- Employer sponsorship
- Visa approval
- State nomination
- Permanent residence
Professional assistance should help candidates organise genuine evidence, identify appropriate positions and avoid preventable application mistakes.
Final Thoughts
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist jobs in Australia with visa sponsorship can offer exceptional professional and financial opportunities for experienced international specialists.
Current government vacancies demonstrate that regional total remuneration can reach:
AUD $752,559 per year
However, the maximum figure includes multiple salary and benefit components and should not be confused with guaranteed base salary.
The strongest applicants generally have:
- A recognised primary medical degree
- Completed specialist O&G training
- Recent independent consultant experience
- An accepted expedited qualification or favourable RANZCOG outcome
- Primary-source-verified credentials
- Acceptable English-language evidence
- Detailed obstetric and surgical logs
- Colposcopy evidence where required
- Verifiable specialist references
- Current continuing professional development
- Strong emergency-management skills
- Cultural-safety awareness
- A professional Australian medical CV
- A suitable supervised position
- A clear registration and visa plan
Eligible UK and Irish specialists may use the Medical Board Expedited Specialist pathway to apply directly for specialist registration. They must still complete the required verification, supervision, orientation, cultural-safety education and workplace assessments.
Specialists seeking FRANZCOG can consider RANZCOG’s expedited or standard pathway. Substantially comparable applicants may complete up to 12 months of supervised specialist practice, while partially comparable applicants may need longer training, procedural assessments and the oral examination.
For nominations lodged from July 1, 2027, verify the newly indexed visa thresholds before accepting the final employment contract.
Never pay for guaranteed registration, RANZCOG recognition, sponsorship or permanent residence. Verify the employer, specialist pathway, supervision, credentialling, remuneration and immigration arrangements before sending money or original documents.