Invitations issued on 11 November 2019
The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 11 November 2019.
| Visa subclass | Number |
|---|---|
| Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) | 250 |
| Skilled Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 489) | 0 |
No invitations are being issued for Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489), due to the introduction of the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (subclass 491) visa on 16 November 2019.
During 2019-20 program year the following numbers of invitations have been issued:
11 November 2019 results
The following graph shows the points for clients who were invited to apply in the 11 November 2019 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 date of effect) determines their order of invitation. Expressions of Interest with earlier dates of effect are invited before later dates.
| Visa subclass | Minimum points score | Latest date of effect |
|---|---|---|
| Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) | 85 | 31/10/2019 11:29am |
| Skilled Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 489) |
Point scores and the dates of effect cut off for the pro rata occupations in the 11 November 2019 invitation round.
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 program year.
SkillSelect first allocates available places to Skilled – Independent visas (subclass 189) and then the 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.
| Subclass | Occupation ID | Description | Minimum points score | Latest date of effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | 2211 | Accountants | 90 | 10/04/2019 5:53pm |
| 189 | 2212 | Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers | 85 | 19/06/2018 3:18pm |
| 189 | 2334 | Electronics Engineer | 85 | 21/10/2019 12:14am |
| 189 | 2335 | Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers | 95 | 10/11/2019 6:56pm |
| 189 | 2339 | Other Engineering Professionals | 85 | 29/10/2019 7:53am |
| 189 | 2611 | ICT Business and System Analysts | 85 | 23/10/2019 12:15am |
| 189 | 2613 | Software and Applications Programmers | 85 | 31/10/2019 9:45am |
| 189 | 2631 | Computer Network Professionals | 85 | 28/10/2019 9:19pm |
Invitations issued during 2019-20 program year
| Visa subclass | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) | 1,000 | 100 | 100 | 1,500 | 250 | 2,950 | |||||||
| Skilled Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 489) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 300 | |||||||||
| Total | 1,100 | 200 | 200 | 1,500 | 250 | 3,250 |
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.
Source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/working-in-australia/skillselect/invitation-rounds