Migration Giants

SkillSelect – 23rd November 2015 round results

Invitation rounds will be held twice a month from November 2015 and dates of rounds will be advised in advance. The maximum numbers of invitations to be issued in the December 2015 invitation rounds are as follows:

4 December 2015

Visa subclass Maximum number
Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 700
Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 5

18 December 2015

Visa subclass Maximum number
Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 700
Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 5

Note: This will not have any impact on state or territory government nominations for subclass 489 – Skilled Regional (Provisional) (state or territory nominated) visas and nominations for these visas can continue as normal.

 

SkillSelect – 23rd November 2015 round results

The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 23 November 2015.

Invitations issued on 23 November 2015

Visa Subclass Number
Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 1150
Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 20

During 2015-16 the following number of invitations have been issued:

Invitations issued during 2015-16

Visa subclass July August September October November Total
Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 2300 2300 2300 2000 2300 11200
Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 80 80 80 40 40 320
Total 2380 2380 2380 2040 2340 11520

The above figures do not include invitations issued for State and Territory Government nominated visa subclasses. State and Territory Governments nominate throughout the month for specific points tested skilled migration and business innovation and investment visas. Separate results for these visa subclasses are provided monthly.

23 November 2015 results

The following graph shows the points for clients who were invited to apply in the 23 November round.

Invitation process and cut offsThe highest ranked clients by points score are invited to apply for the relevant visa. For clients who have equal points scores, the time at which they reached their points score for that subclass (referred to as the visa date of effect) determines their order of invitation. Expressions of Interest with earlier dates of effect are invited before later dates.

Visa Subclass Points score Visa date of effect
Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 60 1/10/2015 2:10 AM
Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 65 9/10/2015 9:33 PM

Due to the continuing high numbers of EOIs received for the below occupations, invitations for these occupations will be issued on a pro rata basis in each monthly invitation round over the 2015-16 programme year. These arrangements are subject to change throughout the programme year.  SkillSelect first allocates available places to Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) visas and then remaining to Skilled – Regional (subclass 489) (Provisional – Family Sponsored) visas. If all places are taken up by subclass 189 visas then there will be no invitations issued for subclass 489 visas in these occupations:

  • ICT Business and Systems Analysts
  • Accountants
  • Software and Applications Programmers.

The points score and the visa date of effect cut-off for the above occupations in the 23 November 2015 invitation round is as follows. Below points score and visa date of effect is for Skilled Independent (subclass 189).

Points scores and the visa dates of effect cut off for the above occupations in the 23 November 2015 invitation round

Points Description Points score Visa date of effect
2211 Accountants 70 9/09/2015 5:26 PM
2611 ICT Business and ​System Analysts 65 29/08/2015 12:07 AM
2613 Software and Applications Programmers 60 21/05/2015 3:17 PM

Note: the following occupation group has reached its ceiling and no more invitations will be issue during the 2015-16 programme year:

  • 2212 – Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasures

 

State/Territory nominations 2015

Nominations by State and Territory Governments – September 2015

The number of intending migrants who received nominations from State and Territory Governments in October 2015 is shown in the table below:

Visa subclass ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas. Vic. WA Total
Skilled – Nominated (subclass 190) visa 31 185 9 44 224 19 174 45 731
Skilled – Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) visa 0 89 17 20 75 3 0 2 206
Business Innovation and Investment (subclass 188) visa 0 27 0 8 2 1 123 13 174
Business Talent (Permanent) (subclass 132) visa 0 0 0 1 7 1 3 5 17
Total 31 301 26 73 308 24 300 65 1128

Nominations by State and Territory Governments – 2015/16 total activity

The number of intending migrants who received nominations from State and Territory Governments from 1 July 2015 to the end of October 2015 is shown in the following table:

​Visa subclass ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas. Vic. WA Total
Skilled – Nominated (subclass 190) visa 133 341 49 144 1141 61 651 103 2623
Skilled – Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) visa 0 375 78 82 244 18 0 6 803
Business Innovation and Investment (subclass 188) visa 0 74 0 43 22 3 540 38 720
Business Talent (Permanent) (subclass 132) visa 0 6 0 3 32 3 11 29 84
Total 133 796 127 272 1439 85 1202 176 4230​​

Occupational Ceilings – Australia Immigration

An occupation ceiling will be applied to invitations to apply to migrate under the points based skilled visas of the general skilled migration programme. There will be a limit on how many invitations are issued in these subclasses for a particular occupation to ensure that the migration programme is not dominated by a small number of occupations.

Occupational ceilings do not apply to, State or Territory Nominated, Employer Sponsored or Business Innovation and Investment visa subclasses.

Due to high levels of demand, the below three occupation groups will be subject to pro rata arrangements to ensure availability of invitations across the programme year:

The table below shows the occupation ceilings for the 2015-2016 programme year for each occupation on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) by four-digit ANZSCO code unit group, and the number of invitations issued for each occupation in the current programme year to date:

Occupation ceilings for the 2015-16 programme year

Occupation ID Description Ceiling Value Results to date
1331 Construction Managers 5640 40
1332 Engineering Managers 1014 14
1335 Production Managers 3582 2
1341 Child Care Centre Managers 1000 8
1342 Health and Welfare Services Managers 1410 26
2211 Accountants 2525 540
2212 Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers 1000 1000
2241 Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians 1000 26
2245 Land Economists and Valuers 1000 17
2312 Marine Transport Professionals 1000 254
2321 Architects and Landscape Architects 1650 130
2322 Cartographers and Surveyors 1000 21
2331 Chemical and Materials Engineers 1000 209
2332 Civil Engineering Professionals 2970 506
2333 Electrical Engineers 1230 228
2334 Electronics Engineers 1000 342
2335 Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers 1788 737
2336 Mining Engineers 1000 75
2339 Other Engineering Professionals 1000 515
2341 Agricultural and Forestry Scientists 1000 58
2346 Medical Laboratory Scientists 1362 48
2347 Veterinarians 1000 29
2349 Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals 1000 9
2411 Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers 1980 58
2414 Secondary School Teachers 8352 204
2415 Special Education Teachers 1158 9
2512 Medical Imaging Professionals 1092 39
2513 Occupational and Environmental Health Professionals 1578 ​43
2514 Optometrists and Orthoptists 1000 11
2521 Chiropractors and Osteopaths 1000 154
2524 Occupational Therapists 1000 36
2525 Physiotherapists 1104 58
2526 Podiatrists 1000 14
2527 Speech Professionals and Audiologists 1000 19
2531 General Practitioners and Resident Medical officers 3558 148
2532 Anaesthetists 1000 19
2533 Internal Medicine Specialists 1000 20
2534 Psychiatrists 1000 16
2535 Surgeons 1000 10
2539 Other Medical Practitioners 1000 201
2541 Midwives 1000 16
2544 Registered Nurses 13872 1125
2611 ICT Business and Systems Analysts 1536 640
2613 Software and Applications Programmers 5364 2312
2631 Computer Network Professionals 1986 842
2633 Telecommunications Engineering Professionals 1000 283
2711 Barristers 1000 1
2713 Solicitors 3252 112
2723 Psychologists 1212 35
2725 Social Workers 2166 61
3122 Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians 1000 29
3123 Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians 1000 10
3132 Telecommunications Technical Specialists 1000 154
3211 Automotive Electricians 1000 54​
3212 Motor Mechanics 6108 86
3222 Sheetmetal Trades Workers 1000 1
3223 Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers 4416 18
3232 Metal Fitters and Machinists 8070 29
3233 Precision Metal Trades Workers 1000 1
​3241 ​Panelbeaters ​1134 1
3311 Bricklayers and Stonemasons 1656 25
3312 Carpenters and Joiners 7290 85
3322 Painting Trades Workers 2802 16
3331 Glaziers 1000 1
3332 Plasterers 1866 6
3334 Wall and Floor Tilers 1284 3
3341 Plumbers 5130 43
3411 Electricians 8772 77
3421 Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics 1038 8
3422 Electrical Distribution Trades Workers 1000 6
3423 Electronics Trades Workers 2076 22
3513 Chefs 2475 57
3991 Boat Builders and Shipwrights 1000 0
​3941 ​Cabinetmakers ​1530 2
4112 Dental Hygienists, Technicians and Therapists 1000 22