Driving Instructor
Other Professionals
Visa options for Driving Instructor are set out below. Driving Instructor is not currently listed on the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL).
Driving Instructor is not on the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) published by the Department of Home Affairs, so the Subclass 482 Core Skills stream and the 186 Direct Entry stream are not open on this title. It is on the ROL (LIN 19/051), ROL for the 494 (LIN 19/219), so the 491, 494 are open; the pathways below set out what that supports.
Visa pathways for Driving Instructor
- Occupation code
- ANZSCO 451211
- Occupation lists
- ROL (LIN 19/051), ROL for the 494 (LIN 19/219)
- Assessing authority
- Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS) · assessment fee $1,146 to $1,260.60 AUD (professional), checked September 2026
- Typical qualification
- AQF Certificate IV, or Certificate III with at least two years of on-the-job training (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
Subclass 494
Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)
Driving Instructor is on the 494 lists in LIN 19/219 (ROL item 385, "driving instructor", ANZSCO 451211); a regional employer nominates, and the Subclass 191 permanent visa follows after 3 years without an occupation list of its own.
Subclass 491
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional)
State or territory nomination for Driving Instructor on the ROL (LIN 19/051, ROL item 70); family sponsorship applies to MLTSSL occupations only.
Not available for Driving Instructor: 482 Core Skills stream and 186 Direct Entry (not on the CSOL); 189 (not on the MLTSSL in LIN 19/051); 190 (not on the MLTSSL or STSOL in LIN 19/051). A 186 Temporary Residence Transition nomination needs a 482 already held as Driving Instructor, which off the CSOL means a labour agreement or DAMA rather than the Core Skills stream.
How each visa works: 482, 186, 494, 189, 190, 491, DAMA and skills assessment. Costs: employer sponsorship cost and visa cost estimator. Lists: Department of Home Affairs.
More Other Professionals occupations
Skills assessment requirements and visa eligibility are set per occupation, and a neighbouring classification in the Other Professionals group can carry a different CSOL status or assessing authority than Driving Instructor.
Reviewed by Visa Plan Lawyers · Last updated: April 2026 · Occupation data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA) and the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO), and the Department of Home Affairs Core Skills Occupation List, given legal effect through the Subclass 482 instrument (F2024L01620) and the Subclass 186 instrument (F2024L01618). Occupation list status (MLTSSL, STSOL, ROL) from LIN 19/051 (F2026C00265, in force from 28 March 2026) and LIN 19/219 (F2025C00059, in force from 14 December 2024); assessing authorities and caveats as published by the Department of Home Affairs on 2026-09-25. This page provides general information only and does not constitute legal advice. Contact Visa Plan for advice specific to your situation.