Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) (ANZSCO 254417)

On the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List and Core Skills 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 Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) on?

MLTSSL — Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List. The widest list — occupations on the MLTSSL can access the points-tested permanent skilled visas including the Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189), which needs no state nomination or employer.

CSOL — Core Skills Occupation List. The employer-sponsorship list — occupations on the CSOL can be nominated for the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) and the Employer Nomination Scheme 186.

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).

Skills assessment

A positive skills assessment for Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) comes from:

What the assessment actually involves

As with the other RN codes, ANMAC's core qualification/English/pathway assessment does not vary by specialty. Disability and Rehabilitation requires a professional reference evidencing a recent period of paid work in a rehabilitation ward, disability nursing service, or comparable setting — ANMAC sets the minimum duration and how recent it must be, and that threshold is the thing to confirm with ANMAC directly before you rely on it.

Where these applications come unstuck

Applicants sometimes hold general medical or surgical ward experience with an incidental rehabilitation component and assume it supports this code — ANMAC is looking for a role substantially defined by rehabilitation or disability nursing, not a general ward reference that mentions rehabilitation in passing.

An honest read on this pathway

Assessable where the role was genuinely rehabilitation-focused, but a general ward reference that only touches on rehabilitation duties is unlikely to be strong enough on its own — check whether the general Medical or Surgical code is actually the better fit for a mixed-duty role.

Registration and assessment both need paperwork. Nursing and health applications run two document trails at once — the skills assessment and professional registration. The Document Vault keeps one register of what you hold, what each body has asked for, and what is still outstanding.

Talk it through with a registered agent

Whether nominating Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) is your best route depends on your points, experience evidence and timing — exactly what a MARA-registered agent works through in an initial consultation. Describe your situation once through Migratio and compare real consultation quotes from registered agents, free.

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