Antique Dealer (ANZSCO 142112)
On the Regional Occupation List
From the official Home Affairs skilled occupation lists, as at 2026-08-12. Lists change at each government update — always confirm on the official page before acting.
Which lists is Antique Dealer on?
ROL — Regional Occupation List. Occupations on the ROL are limited to the regional provisional visas — mainly the Skilled Work Regional 491 and Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional 494.
Visas this occupation can access
Being on a list makes the occupation nominatable for these visas — each visa still has its own requirements (points, age, English, a positive skills assessment, and for sponsored visas a willing employer or state).
- Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa (subclass 494) — Provisional, regional employer sponsored · all occupations for the 494
Skills assessment
A positive skills assessment for Antique Dealer comes from:
- Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS) (official site) · our guide to the VETASSESS process
What the assessment actually involves
Antique Dealer is Group C, AQF Diploma or higher, under the same four-pathway structure as the rest of the family — the least demanding route needs four years total employment including one highly relevant year within the last five. It sits inside the five named retail-specialism titles VETASSESS assesses separately from the general Retail Manager (General) code — Antique Dealer, Betting Agency Manager, Hair or Beauty Salon Manager, Post Office Manager and Travel Agency Manager each have their own dedicated code rather than falling under the general retail title.
Where these applications come unstuck
Antique dealing is frequently a small, owner-run business — buying, valuing and selling stock personally rather than supervising staff doing so. As a managerial occupation this code still carries the standard organisational-chart requirement, and the general self-employment evidence rule applies in full: a sole trader needs business registration details or an accountant's letter, a statutory declaration of duties, and payment evidence such as client invoices matched to bank statements, in place of a standard employer-issued Statement of Service.
An honest read on this pathway
This code reaches only Skills in Demand Regional — no graduate 407, no state nomination, no employer-sponsored pathway of any kind outside a labour agreement, the narrowest tier in this family alongside Bed and Breakfast Operator and Betting Agency Manager. For an antique dealer, a regional employer offer under this one visa is effectively the only door this occupation code opens.
VETASSESS assesses qualifications and employment separately. Both need documentation that agrees with itself. The Employment History Builder and Document Vault organise each trail before you lodge.
Talk it through with a registered agent
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