Australia's new regional visa program has been launched. Here's the full list of eligible occupations.

New visas have been launched this week to encourage zookeepers, architects, scientists, blacksmiths, naturopaths, surgeons and more to settle in regional areas.

According to the Department of Home Affairs new Contributory Parent visa applications are likely to take at least 65 months to be released for final processing Source: Getty Images

Goat farmers, actors, pilots, archaeologists, homoeopaths, nurses and carpenters are all among workers eligible to come to Australia through new regional visa pathways. 

Migrants are being encouraged to settle in the regions under a Federal government push to bust congestion in the major cities and support regional economies.

Two new skilled visas have been rolled out, which require skilled migrants to live and work regionally for three years to gain access to permanent residency.

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