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The Australian Government is strengthening the requirements to become an Australian citizen, by: Increasing the general residence requirement, Applicants will be required to demonstrate a minimum of four years in Australia as a permanent resident immediately prior to applying for citizenship, with a maximum of 12 months outside of Australia in this time period. This

​​​​​​​​​​The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 12 April 2017. Invitations issued on 12 April 2017 Visa Subclass Number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 800 Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 29 During 2016-17 the following numbers of invitations have been issued: Invitations issued during 2016-17 Visa subclass Jul

Nominations by State and Territory Governments – March 2017 The number of intending migrants who received nominations from State and Territory Governments in March 2017 is shown in the table below: Visa subclass ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas. Vic. WA Total Skilled – Nominated (subclass 190) visa 101 901 52 149 299 71 524 31

The table below shows the occupation ceilings for the 2016-2017 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

​​​​​​​​​​The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 1 March 2017. Invitations issued on 1 March 2017 Visa Subclass Number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 1832 Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 32 During 2016-17 the following numbers of invitations have been issued: Invitations issued during 2016-17 Visa

To streamline the Migration Skills Assessment process, Engineers Australia is implementing the following assessment policies from 15 March 2017: the applicant is given ONLY one opportunity to address any shortcoming(s) identified by the skills assessor a response to ALL of the shortcomings is required within 30 days to provide incomplete information OR no response within

State/Territory nominations 2016 Nominations by State and Territory Governments – December 2016 The number of intending migrants who received nominations from State and Territory Governments in December 2016 is shown in the table below: Visa subclass ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas. Vic. WA Total Skilled – Nominated (subclass 190) visa 51 176 14 70 107

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 be issued in this programme year. Occupation ceiling values are based on a percentage of stock employment figures for each occupation. 

​​​​​​​​​​The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 18 January 2017. Invitations issued on 18 January 2017 Visa Subclass Number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 1061 Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 31 During 2016-17 the following numbers of invitations have been issued: Invitations issued during 2016-17 Visa subclass Jan Feb Mar

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 be issued in this programme year. Occupation ceiling values are based on a percentage of stock employment figures for each occupation.