Invitation rounds updates
Invitation rounds the following visas are expected to be run quarterly and are subject to change:
- Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189); and
- Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)– Family Sponsored visas
Invitation numbers per round are expected fluctuate depending on the number of applications being processed by the Department.
Note: State or territory government nominations for Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) will not be impacted by the departmental invitation rounds.
The Government is closely monitoring migration and visa settings to ensure they are consistent with public health measures and does not impede on job opportunities for Australians. Therefore, skilled migration related visas have been used to only invite individuals in a select few professions, predominantly in the health and social services sector.
Invitation rounds have been ongoing since May 2020 to immediately address the workforce shortage in the public and private health sectors.
The Department will continue to run quarterly invitation rounds for the remainder of 2020-21 migration year, with the next invitation round being in April 2021.
189 invitation round
Current round
Invitations issued on 21 January 2021
|
Visa subclass |
Number |
|
200 |
491 invitation round
Current round
Invitations issued on 21 January 2021
|
Visa subclass |
Number |
|
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored |
163 |
189 visa (Skilled Independent visa) Invitation process and cut offs
The highest ranked applicants by points score are invited to apply for the relevant visa. For applicants 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 first.
|
Visa subclass |
Minimum points score |
Latest date of effect month |
|
65 |
04/2020 |
491 visa (Skilled Independent visa) Invitation process and cut offs
|
Visa subclass |
Minimum points score |
Latest date of effect month |
|
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored) |
65 |
11/2020 |
Skilled Visa Point scores and Cut off
Point scores and the dates of effect cut off for the pro rata occupations in the 21 January 2021 invitation round.
Due to high demand, the below occupation groups will be subject to pro rata arrangements to ensure availability of invitations across the program year.
|
Subclass |
Occupation ID |
Description |
Minimum points score |
Latest date of effect month |
|
189/491 |
2211 |
Accountants |
N/A |
N/A |
|
189/491 |
2212 |
Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers |
N/A |
N/A |
|
189/491 |
2334 |
Electronics Engineer |
N/A |
N/A |
|
189/491 |
2335 |
Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers |
N/A |
N/A |
|
189 |
2339 |
Other Engineering Professionals |
95 |
10/2020 |
|
491 |
2339 |
Other Engineering Professionals |
70 |
09/2020 |
|
189/491 |
2611 |
ICT Business and System Analysts |
N/A |
N/A |
|
189/491 |
2613 |
Software and Applications Programmers |
N/A |
N/A |
|
189/491 |
2631 |
Computer Network Professionals |
N/A |
N/A |
SkillSelect first allocates available places to Skilled – Independent visas (subclass 189), and thereafter 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.
Invitations issued during 2020-21 program year
|
Visa subclass |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Total |
|
500 |
110 |
350 |
30 |
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
|
|
1190 |
|
|
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored |
100 |
90 |
150 |
80 |
|
|
163 |
|
|
|
|
|
583 |
|
Total |
600 |
200 |
500 |
110 |
|
|
363 |
|
|
|
|
|
1773 |
Note, the above figures are not inclusive of State and Territory Government nominated visas.
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