Migration Giants

SkillSelect – 8 January 2016 round results – Australia Immigration

​​The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 8 January 2016.

Invitations issued on 8 January 2016

Visa Subclass Number
Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 2,400
Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 5

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

Invitations issued during 2015-16

Visa subclass July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Total
Skilled – Independent (subclass 189)
2,300
2,300
2,300
2,000
2,300
1,400
2,400
15,000
Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489)
80
80
80
40
40
10
5
335
Total
2,380
2,380
2,380
2,040
2,340
1,410
2,405
15,335

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.

8 January 2016 results

The following graph shows the points for clients who were invited to apply in the 8 January round.

Invitation process and cut offs

The 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 14/12/2015 3:04PM
Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 70 15/12/2015 1:47AM

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 8 January 2016 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 8 January 2016 invitation round

Points Description Points score Visa date of effect
2211 Accountants 70 19/11/2015 10:13AM
2611 ICT Business and ​System Analysts 65 3/10/2015 2:08AM
2613 Software and Applications Programmers 60 26/06/2015 9:30PM

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 – December 2015

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

Visa subclass ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas. Vic. WA Total
Skilled – Nominated (subclass 190) visa 27 206 10 15 87 32 146 39 562
Skilled – Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) visa 0 281 24 4 23 10 0 1 343
Business Innovation and Investment (subclass 188) visa 1 12 0 12 10 0 129 1 171
Business Talent (Permanent) (subclass 132) visa 1 2 0 3 17 0 6 5 34
Total 29 501 34 34 137 42 281 52 1110

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 December 2015 is shown in the following table:

​Visa subclass ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas. Vic. WA Total
Skilled – Nominated (subclass 190) visa 193 831 64 193 1396 104 1080 178 4039
Skilled – Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) visa 0 855 115 97 299 31 2 8 1407
Business Innovation and Investment (subclass 188) visa 2 110 0 69 40 3 795 56 1075
Business Talent (Permanent) (subclass 132) visa 1 10 0 7 53 3 19 36 129
Total 196 1806 179 366 1788 141 1896 278 6650