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On 21 March 2018, the number of SkillSelect issued invitations are shown in the table below.

VISA SUBCLASS NUMBER OF INVITATION

Skilled – Independent

(subclass 189)

300

Skilled Regional (Provisional)

(subclass 489)

5

 

Below is the number of issued invitations during 2017-18 program year. Issued invitations for State and Territory Government nominated visa subclasses are not included in these figures.

Visa subclass Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Total
Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 2000 2000 3500 2500 1400 600 600 600 600 13800
Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 210 256 93 57 10 10 10 10 10 666
Total 2210 2256 3593 2557 1410 610 610 610 610 14466

 

This graph illustrates the number of clients who were invited for application with their corresponding points score.

Clients with the highest points score are the first to be invited for the relevant visa. The date of effect which is the time when they reached the points score determines the order of invitation for clients who get same points score. This means earlier Expression of Interest dates are invited before later dates.

Skilled-Independent visas (subclass 189) are allocated first. The remaining available places will then be allocated for Skilled – Regional (Provisional) visas (subclass 489). Thus the chance of no issued invitations for subclass 489 once the occupation is filled up by subclass 189.

VISA SUBCLASS POINTS SCORE EFFECTIVE DATE
Skilled – Independent

(subclass 189)

70 27/11/2017
Skilled Regional (Provisional)

(subclass 489)

75 15/02/2017

 

Pro rata arrangements to guarantee invitations availability across the program year are subjected for the following occupations. This is due to the high number of demand and aligned with the rates for the previous years.

Occupation ID Description Points score Date of effect
2211 Accountants N/A N/A
2212 Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers 80 31/01/2018
2334 Electronics Engineer 75 20/03/2018
2335 Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers 70 14/11/2017
2339 Other Engineering Professionals 75 9/03/2018
2611 ICT Business and System Analysts 75 07/02/2018
2613 Software and Applications Programmers 75 3/03/2018
2631 Computer Network Professionals 75 16/03/2018

 

Reference: https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/WorkinginAustralia/Pages/21-march-2018-invitation-round.aspx

(21 March 2018 Invitation Round, 2018)

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