Medical Practitioner (Temporary) visa (subclass 422)
Following the creation of flexible working arrangements for international medical graduates under the subclass 457 visa, the subclass 422 visa has not been available for new primary visa applicants since 1 July 2010.
These arrangements do not mean that all subclass 422 visas expired on 1 July 2010. All international medical graduates holding a subclass 422 visas on or after 1 July 2010 are able to remain on that visa until:
the end of the visa validity period;
they change their employer sponsor; or
they are granted a new visa subclass.
The Medical Practitioner (Temporary) visa (subclass 422) was only open to medical practitioners and permitted them to work in Australia for a sponsoring employer for a period of three months to four years. Applicants worked in Australia for their sponsoring employer, as an independent contractor or for multiple unrelated employers. There were special arrangements available if applicants wanted to work in rural or regional Australia. Applicants could bring eligible family members with them to Australia, who were able to work and study.
