Migration Giants

Current Invitations Round…Australia Immigration… Mar 13th 2020

 

Invitations issued on 13 March 2020

 

The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 13 March 2020.

 

Visa subclass                                                                                                                              Number

Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)                                                                                      1,750

Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored                            300

 

During 2019-20 program year the following numbers of invitations have been issued:

 

13 March 2020 results

 

The following graph shows the points for clients who were invited to apply in the 13 March 2020 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)                                                                              90                           29/01/2020  6:37pm

Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored)                 85                           05/02/2020  3:56am

 

Point scores and the dates of effect cut off for the pro rata occupations in the 13 March 2020 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 Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored . If all places are taken up by subclass 189 visas then there will be no invitations issued for subclass 491 visas in these occupations.

 

Subclass Occupation ID Description Minimum points score Latest date of effect
189 2211 Accountants 95 17/05/2019 9:21am
189 2212 Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers 95 01/12/2019 3:57am
189 2334 Electronics Engineer 90 16/11/2019 7:32pm
491 2334 Electronics Engineer 85 22/12/2019 10:06pm
189 2335 Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers 90 17/09/2019 2:06pm
189 2339 Other Engineering Professionals 90 11/11/2019 4:19pm
189 2611 ICT Business and System Analysts 90 07/11/2019 7:50pm
189 2613 Software and Applications Programmers 90 16/11/2019 9:23pm
491 2613 Software and Applications Programmers 85 06/01/2020 11:07pm
189 2631 Computer Network Professionals 90 16/11/2019 3:07pm
491 2631 Computer Network Professionals 85 03/01/2020 10:24pm

 

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) 1000 100 100 1500 250 250 1000 1000 1750       6950
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored           200 300 500 300       1300
Skilled Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 489) 100 100 100                   300
Total 1,100 200 200 1500 250 450 1300 1500 2020       8550

 

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