Who needs to apply for ATAS?
Information on occupations, subject areas and nationalities to which ATAS clearance applies.
Occupation codes for which ATAS applies
- 2111 Chemical scientists
- 2112 Biological scientists and biochemists
- 2113 Physical scientists
- 2114 Social and humanities scientists
- 2119 Natural and social science professionals not elsewhere classified
- 2150 Research and development managers
- 2122 Mechanical engineers
- 2123 Electrical engineers
- 2124 Electronics engineers
- 2127 Production and process engineers
- 2129 Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified
- 2311 Higher education teaching professionals
- 3111 Laboratory technicians
- 3112 Electrical and electronics technicians
- 3113 Engineering technicians
- 3114 Building and civil engineering technicians
- 5235 Aircraft maintenance and related trades
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences – subject areas where ATAS is applicable
Physical Sciences
- Chemistry
Materials Science
Physics
Astronomy
- Others in Geographical Studies
Physical Sciences (non-specific)
Sciences (non-specific)
Natural Sciences (non-specific)
Biological Sciences
- Biology (non-specific)
Ecology and Environmental Biology
Zoology
Microbiology and Cell Science
Plant Sciences
Biotechnology
- Genetics
Biomedical Sciences (non-specific)
Molecular Biology, Biophysics and Biochemistry
Biosciences (non-specific)
Others in Biological Sciences
Veterinary Sciences & Agriculture
- Veterinary sciences
- Agricultural sciences
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences – subject areas where ATAS is applicable
Physical Sciences
- Chemistry
Materials Science
Physics
Astronomy
- Others in Geographical Studies
Physical Sciences (non-specific)
Sciences (non-specific)
Natural Sciences (non-specific)
Mathematical and Computer Sciences
- Mathematics
Operational Research
Computer Science
Information Technology
- Information Systems
Software Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
Engineering
- Engineering (non-specific)
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering
- Naval Architecture
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Chemical, Process and Energy Engineering
Technologies
- Polymers and Textiles
Minerals Technology
- Materials Technology
Maritime Technology
Nationalities subject to ATAS clearance
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Columbia
- Comoros
- Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)
- Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Cuba
- D. Rep. Congo
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini (fmr. Swaziland
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Holy See
- Honduras
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar (fmr. Burma)
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine State
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome de Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad &Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe