The government of New South Wales (NSW) has joined the scheme that allows some skilled migrants to settle in the region permanently, even if they don’t satisfy all of the health requirements.
The scheme also allows skilled migrants to settle in if their family does not fit the health criteria.
NSW was the last state in Australia to join the scheme, which allows for some permanent residency applications to be approved even when the applicants do not meet health criteria, if it is proven that the applicant is performing valuable work and if there are compelling circumstances.
The government of NSW says it will assess each application for the waiver individually on a case-by-case and cost-versus-benefit basis.
The health waiver scheme was introduced by the Commonwealth after it was reported that a doctor in regional Victoria, Bernhard Moeller, had been refused permanent residency due to his son suffering from Down Syndrome.
