2017 December

  Please note:  Fast Track Applications lodged between 3rd December 2017 and 31st January 2018 will be affected by the End of Year shutdown period and may take longer than the advertised 15 working days to reach an assessing case officer. We are expecting to be back on track with our advertised turnaround period from 1st

PHOTO: Like Sydney, Melbourne was also home to a large influx of immigrants in the year to late June. The Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates the nation adds a new person every one minute and 26 seconds, making Australia the world’s fastest growing developed nation. With Australia’s population standing at 24,772,437 people as of Tuesday night,

The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 22 November 2017. Invitations issued on 22 November 2017 Visa Subclass Number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 700 Skilled Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) 5 During 2017-18 program year the following numbers of invitations have been issued: Invitations issued during 2017-18

The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 6 December 2017. Invitations issued on 6 December 2017 Visa Subclass Number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 300 Skilled Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) 5 During 2017-18 program year the following numbers of invitations have been issued: Invitations issued during 2017-18

State and Territory nominations 2017-18 program year Nominations by State and Territory Governments – November 2017 The number of intending migrants who received nominations from State and Territory Governments in November 2017 is shown in the table below: Visa subclass ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas. Vic. WA Total Skilled – Nominated (subclass 190) visa 66 408

The table below shows the occupation ceilings for the 2017-2018 program year for each occupation on the list of eligible skilled occupations by four-digit ANZSCO code unit group. 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