chef
Data checked 23 October 2026. Inclusion on any list below is not personal eligibility and does not guarantee an invitation or nomination.
Federal visa lists
- 189 · Skilled IndependentOccupation on eligible listLIN 19/051, Compilation 5 (28 March 2026). This records federal occupation-list coverage only, not your eligibility. Role-specific caveats and other visa criteria apply.
- 190 · State nominationOccupation on eligible listLIN 19/051, Compilation 5 (28 March 2026). This records federal occupation-list coverage only, not your eligibility. Role-specific caveats and other visa criteria apply.
- 491 · State nominationOccupation on eligible listLIN 19/051, Compilation 5 (28 March 2026). This records federal occupation-list coverage only, not your eligibility. Role-specific caveats and other visa criteria apply.
- 491 · Family sponsoredOccupation on eligible listLIN 19/051, Compilation 5 (28 March 2026). This records federal occupation-list coverage only, not your eligibility. Role-specific caveats and other visa criteria apply.Visa page (opens in a new tab)
Source: MLTSSL under the federal legislative instrument (opens in a new tab) · checked 18 October 2026
Assessing authority
- TRA (opens in a new tab)Trades Recognition Australia
Home Affairs assessing authority directory (opens in a new tab)
Where does 351311 appear?
Western Australia
Occupation list matches
- WA General - WASMOL Schedule 1Not on the previous-year list
- Scope
- General - WASMOL Schedule 1 occupation list only; qualification, employment, experience and stream requirements remain separate
- Source period
- 2025–26 (previous program year)
- Source currency
- Previous-year source
- Checked
- 23 October 2026
- Priority
- No priority established in this previous-year list
The official program page identifies these as 2025–26 lists. An occupation row marked Available is not confirmation that the current program intake is open.
Official source (opens in a new tab) - WA General - WASMOL Schedule 2Listed in a previous-year source
- Scope
- General - WASMOL Schedule 2 occupation list only; qualification, employment, experience and stream requirements remain separate
- Source period
- 2025–26 (previous program year)
- Source currency
- Previous-year source
- Checked
- 23 October 2026
- Priority
- Marked priority in the 2025–26 list; sector: Hospitality and Tourism. Current-year priority must be rechecked.
- Published list minimum: 65 total points including nomination; not an invitation cutoff.
The official program page identifies these as 2025–26 lists. An occupation row marked Available is not confirmation that the current program intake is open.
Official source (opens in a new tab) - WA GraduateListed in a previous-year source
- Scope
- Graduate occupation list only; qualification, employment, experience and stream requirements remain separate
- Source period
- 2025–26 (previous program year)
- Source currency
- Previous-year source
- Checked
- 23 October 2026
- Priority
- Marked priority in the 2025–26 list; sector: Hospitality and Tourism. Current-year priority must be rechecked.
- Published list minimum: 65 total points including nomination; not an invitation cutoff.
- Occupation membership alone does not establish that your WA qualification or graduate stream requirements qualify.
The official program page identifies these as 2025–26 lists. An occupation row marked Available is not confirmation that the current program intake is open.
Official source (opens in a new tab) - WA Defence industry / Schedule 3Not yet verified
- Scope
- Separate Defence occupation coverage
- Source period
- Current occupation-level coverage not verified
- Source currency
- Source not verified
- Checked
- 23 October 2026
- Priority
- Not verified
The program page mentions a Defence stream, but its occupation-level Schedule 3 coverage was not verified. Do not infer it from the other schedules.
Official source (opens in a new tab)
The reviewed WA program page still labels its detailed eligibility, occupation lists and invitation section 2025–26. A current 2026–27 opening and full replacement rules were not verified; confirm these before acting. Checked 23 October 2026.
- The latest table seen here was for a different program year; it must not be relabelled 2026–27.
- An occupation list is neither a job offer nor an invitation guarantee.
- Historical invitation results vary by residency, stream and occupation and are not a universal minimum.
Stream requirements (4)
Being on an occupation list only makes an occupation relevant to a stream. It does not mean a person is eligible or will be nominated.
All streams and pathways 4
General — WASMOL Schedule 1 (published 2025–26)The reviewed rules require one year of Australian OR one year of overseas relevant post-qualification employment in the last ten years. Australian and overseas periods cannot be combined to meet that one-year requirement.
No further detail recorded for this stream.
General — WASMOL Schedule 2 (published 2025–26)A separate occupation list and requirement set. The Schedule 1 experience rule must not be assumed to apply to Schedule 2.
No further detail recorded for this stream.
Graduate stream (published 2025–26)A relevant occupation on the Graduate Occupation List plus eligible WA qualifications and study conditions. A WA qualification alone does not establish stream eligibility.
No further detail recorded for this stream.
190 contract and construction distinctionThe reviewed General-stream 190 rules include a full-time WA contract for at least six months. Invited occupations classified in WA's building and construction sector have a published contract exemption; verify the actual occupation classification.
No further detail recorded for this stream.
What this page cannot tell you
- This is occupation research, not a personal eligibility assessment or an invitation prediction. Points, age, English, skills assessment, residence, employment and other stream conditions must all be checked.
- List membership, priority ranking, program opening status and invitation outcomes are different facts. None alone proves eligibility.
- Queensland and WA Schedule 1, Schedule 2 and Graduate lists are explicitly 2025–26. NSW's 491 update is pending. WA Defence occupation coverage and Victoria's full current-year criteria remain unverified; no current-year eligibility conclusion is inferred from older or missing coverage.
- Only approved state guides are included. Prepared or saved private drafts are never exposed. Some state pathways may not yet have an approved detailed guide.
- Federal coverage here is the points-tested 189/190/491 catalogue, not the separate employer-sponsored CSOL, labour agreements or DAMA lists. Employer-sponsored 482/186/494 options require separate assessment.
- Invitation rows are shown only when an approved guide identifies this exact occupation code or exact occupation title; unit-group results are not treated as individual occupation cutoffs. No scores or dates are invented or borrowed from crowd-sourced reports.
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