Dark Night I'm pretty sure that loophole has been closed now. Pilots were taken off the list of occupations that had a shortfall of qualified people, (introduced in 1989).
"Pilot - Aircraft Pilot" is not on the SOL but is on page 8 of the
ENSOL - IE: Must be employer nominated.
the list of occupations that had a shortfall of qualified people
The ENSOL is to do with the Employer Nomination Scheme (
Subclass 121/856). This is a
permanent visa, unlike the Temporary Business Long Stay – Standard Business Sponsorship (
subclass 457).
- Also included are:
- ATCer,
- Flying Instructor,
- (L)AME.
These are not temporary 457 visas. It is PERMANENT VISAS which are being sought by what is, like it or not, effectively foreign "scab labour" (and that term is used in the industrial sense). The 457 business appears to be a furphy. Barking up the wrong tree?