Immigration

Invitation rounds will be held twice a month. The maximum numbers of invitations to be issued in the September 2017 invitation rounds are as follows: 6 September 2017 Visa subclass Maximum number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 1750 Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 200 20 September 2017 Visa subclass Maximum number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189)

Pakistan, represented by the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) became a full signatory of the Washington accord on the 21st June 2017. Holders of accredited qualifications from Pakistan completed in or after 2017 will be eligible for Membership of Engineers Australia as well as Migration Skills Assessment via the accredited qualifications pathways. For the qualification to

All applicants applying to have their skills assessed by Engineers Australia are required to provide an evidence of their English language competency in their application unless they are eligible for an exemption. From 1 October 2017, if a suitable English Test result is not provided in the application at the time of lodgement, it will

Invitation rounds will be held twice a month. The maximum numbers of invitations to be issued in the October 2017 invitation rounds are as follows: 4 October 2017 Visa subclass Maximum number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 1250 Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 100 18 October 2017 Visa subclass Maximum number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 1250

The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 20 September 2017. Invitations issued on 20 September 2017 Visa Subclass Number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 1750 Skilled Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) 47 During 2017-18 the following numbers of invitations have been issued: Invitations issued during 2017-18 Visa subclass Jul Aug Sep

The number of intending migrants who received nominations from State and Territory Governments in August 2017 is shown in the table below: Visa subclass ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas. Vic. WA Total Skilled – Nominated (subclass 190) visa 54 41 48 127 104  53 149 0 576 Skilled – Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) visa 0

The table below shows the occupation ceilings for the 2017-2018 programme year for each occupation on the list of eligible skilled occupations by four-digit ANZSCO code unit group, and the number of invitations that will be issued in this programme year. Occupation ceiling values are based on a percentage of stock employment figures for each occupation.  Stock

By business reporter Stephen Letts Updated yesterday (Friday 6th Oct 2017) at 2:51pm Photo: Brisbane’s oversupply of apartments may be filled by Sydneysiders fleeing soaring property prices according to Macquarie Bank. (ABC News: Isobel Roe) Soaring property prices in Sydney are likely to spark a fresh wave of migration into south-east Queensland, according to Macquarie

The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 4 October 2017. Invitations issued on 4 October 2017 Visa Subclass Number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 1000 Skilled Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) 52 During 2017-18 the following numbers of invitations have been issued: Invitations issued during 2017-18 Visa subclass Jul Aug Sep Oct

The number of intending migrants who received nominations from State and Territory Governments in August 2017 is shown in the table below: Visa subclass ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas. Vic. WA Total Skilled – Nominated (subclass 190) visa 42 8 14 80 78  29 132 0 383 Skilled – Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) visa 0