Migration Giants

Invitation Rounds (Aug 2016) + SkillSelect 3 August 2016 round results

Invitation rounds will be held twice a month. The maximum numbers of invitations to be issued in the August 2016 invitation rounds are as follows:

3 August 2016

Visa subclass Maximum number
Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 1400
Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 100

17 August 2016

Visa subclass Maximum number
Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 1400
Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 100

31 August 2016

Visa subclass Maximum number
Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 1400
Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 100

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 3 August 2016 round results

​​​​​​​​​The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 3 August 2016.

Invitations issued on 3 August 2016

Visa Subclass Number
Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 1400
Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 100

During 2016-17 the following numbers of invitations have been issued:

Invitations issued during 2016-17

Visa subclass July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June Total
Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 3050 1400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4450
Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 200 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 300
Total 3250 1500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4750

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.

3 August 2016 results

The following graph shows the points for clients who were invited to apply in the 3 August 2016 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 26 July 2016 9.47 pm
Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 60 21 August 2015 2.23 pm

Due to high levels of demand, and in keeping with previous years, the below occupation groups will be subject to pro rata arrangements to ensure availability of invitations across the programme year. SkillSelect first allocates available places to Skilled – Independent visas (subclass 189) and then remaining to Skilled – Regional (Provisional) visas (subclass 489). If all places are taken up by subclass 189 visas then there will be no invitations issued for subclass 489 visas in these occupations.

  • Accountants
  • Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers
  • ICT Business and System Analysts
  • Software and Applications Programmers
  • Other Engineering Professionals
  • Computer Network Professionals

Points scores and the visa dates of effect cut off for the below occupations in the 20 July 2016 invitation round.

Points Description Points score Visa date of effect
2211 Accountants 70 20 June 2016  4.04 pm
2212 Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers 70 27 May 2016 2.52 pm
2611 ICT Business and ​System Analysts 65 7 December 2015 12.03 pm
2613 Software and Applications Programmers 65 6 June 2016 1.22 pm
2339 Other Engineering Professionals 60 21 July 2016  3.57 pm
2631 Computer Network Professionals 60 20 June 2016 6.34 pm

 

Occupation Ceilings:

The table below shows the occupation ceilings for the 2016-2017 programme year for each occupation on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) by four-digit ANZSCO code unit group, and the number of invitations that will issued in this programme year.

Occupation ceiling values are based on a percentage of stock employment figures for each occupation.  Stock employment figures are provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and represent the number of people employed in Australia in each occupation.

The ceilings ensure the skilled migration programme is not dominated by a narrow group of occupations.

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

Occupation ceilings for the 2016-17 programme year

Occupation ID Description Occupation Ceiling Value 2016-2017 Results to date
1331 Construction Managers 5289 17
1332 Engineering Managers 1407 3
1335​ Production Managers 3368 2
1341 Child Care Centre Managers 1000 2
1342 Health and Welfare Services Managers 1177 4
2211 Accountants* 2500 312
2212 Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers 1413 165
2241 Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians 1000 10
2245 Land Economists and Valuers 1035 5
2312 Marine Transport Professionals 1000 8
2321 Architects and Landscape Architects 1391 34
2322 Cartographers and Surveyors 1000 7
2331 Chemical and Materials Engineers 1000 93
2332 Civil Engineering Professionals 2174 190
2333 Electrical Engineers 1254 93
2334 Electronics Engineers 1000 184
2335 Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers 1539 562
2339 Other Engineering Professionals 1000 531
2341 Agricultural and Forestry Scientists 1000 20
2346 Medical Laboratory Scientists 1602 13
2347 Veterinarians 1000 9
2349 Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals 1000 3
2411 Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers 1822 23
2414 Secondary School Teachers 8032 70
2415 Special Education Teachers 1126 5
2512 Medical Imaging Professionals 1000 8
2514 Optometrists and Orthoptists 1000 1
2519 Orthotist or Prosthetist 1000 1
2521 Chiropractors and Osteopaths 1000 5
2524 Occupational Therapists 1000 15
2525 P​​hysiotherapists 1345 18
2526 Podiatrists 1000 4
2527 Speech Professionals and Audiologists 1000 3
2531 General Practitioners and Resident Medical officers 3495 42
2532 Anaesthetists 1000 3
2533 Internal Medicine Specialists 1000 3
2534 Psychiatrists 1000 1
2535 Surgeons 1000 3
2539 Other Medical Practitioners 1315 50
2541 Midwives 1017 4
2544 Registered Nurses 16346 397
2611 ICT Business and Systems Analysts 1482 180
2613 Software and Applications Programmers 5662 690
2631 Computer Network Professionals 1426 611
2633 Telecommunications Engineering Professionals 1000 106
2711 Barristers 1000 0
2713 Solicitors 5154 27
2723 Psychologists 1532 9
2725 Social Workers 1783 23
3122 Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians 1000 20
3123 Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians 1000 15
3132 Telecommunications Technical Specialists 1000 3
3211 Automotive Electricians 1000 1
3212 Motor Mechanics 5597 23
3222 Sheetmetal Trades Workers 1000 0
3223 Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers 4466 6
3232 Metal Fitters and Machinists 6677 17
3233 Precision Metal Trades Workers 1000 0
​3241 ​Panelbeaters ​1000 1
3311 Bricklayers and Stonemasons 1751 1
3312 Carpenters and Joiners 7718 27
3322 Painting Trades Workers 2871 3
3331 Glaziers 1000 0
3332 Plasterers 2149 1
3334 Wall and Floor Tilers 1475 2
3341 Plumbers 5169 5
3411 Electricians 9345 32
3421 Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics 1701 3
3422 Electrical Distribution Trades Workers 1000 0
3423 Electronics Trades Workers 1993 5
3513 Chefs 2854 15
3941 Cabinetmakers 1568 1
3991 ​Boat Builders and Shipwrights ​1000 0