For UK & Irish GPs

Free, honest, plain-English guides for UK and Irish GPs moving to Australia

Registration pathways, the expedited specialist pathway, AHPRA, the colleges, visas, the moratorium, Medicare billing and the practical move. No jargon, no sales pitch, primary sources only.

Free for GPs 8 states & territories covered Australia-wide practice network Primary sources only
How the move works

Five stages, start to finish

Most UK and Irish GPs follow the same broad arc. Each stage has its own guide; here is the shape of the whole thing.

1
Check you are eligible and choose a registration pathway
2
Apply to AHPRA and the Medical Board, verify your documents
3
Sort a visa with a registered migration agent
4
Find a job in a Distribution Priority Area
5
Complete supervised practice and settle in
Latest guides

Fresh from the library

We publish one in-depth guide at a time. 1 guide live so far - see them all.

Pathways directory

Find your way through

Each cluster has a hub guide. Hubs go live one at a time - the rest of the cluster links off each hub.

RG
Registration

General vs specialist, the expedited pathway, AHPRA, RACGP and ACRRM.

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VS
Visas

Subclass 482, 186 and the skilled-migration family - with a registered migration agent.

Hub soon
DP
DPA & where you can work

The moratorium, Distribution Priority Areas, the Modified Monash Model and scaling.

Hub soon
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Earnings & billing

The MBS, percentage of billings, bulk-billing vs mixed, contractor vs employee.

Hub soon
RL
Relocation

Timelines, costs, moving your family, schools and your first 90 days.

Hub soon
Interactive tools

Two tools built for this move

Built to make two confusing things concrete. Both are guides, not official determinations - always check the authoritative government tool.