Invitation rounds updates from The Department of Home Affairs
Highlights:
- The Department will run quarterly invitation rounds for the remainder of 2020-21 program year.
- Invitation rounds for Skilled Independent visas have been run each month so far.
- The next invitation round is likely to run in January 2021.
Overview of Invitation Rounds
Invitation rounds for Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) and Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored visas, anticipated to be run each month. Dates for the rounds are subject to change.
Invitation numbers in each round may vary 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, are flexible and do not displace job opportunities for Australians, so that Australia can effectively respond to the immediate and subsequent impacts of COVID-19. As such, targeted invitation rounds have occurred since May 2020.
The Department will run quarterly invitation rounds for the remainder of 2020-21 program year. The next invitation round will run in January 2021.
Point scores and the dates of effect cut off for the pro rata occupations in the 21 October 2020 invitation round.
Due to high levels of demand, and in keeping with previous program 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 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.
Pro rata occupations in the 21 October 2020 invitation round.
|
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 |
|
189/491 |
2339 |
Other Engineering Professionals |
N/A |
N/A |
|
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 |
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
990 |
|
|
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored |
100 |
90 |
150 |
80 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
420 |
|
Total |
600 |
200 |
500 |
110 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1410 |
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.
State and Territory nominations
State and Territory nominations 2020-21 program year
Nominations by State and Territory Governments – September 2020
The number of intending migrants who received nominations from State and Territory Governments in September 2020 is shown in the table below:
|
Visa subclass |
ACT |
NSW |
NT |
Qld |
SA |
Tas. |
Vic. |
WA |
Total |
|
96 |
101 |
20 |
<20 |
66 |
62 |
157 |
0 |
518 |
|
|
Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) Family Sponsored |
26 |
95 |
<20 |
<20 |
43 |
194 |
<20 |
0 |
378 |
|
Business Innovation and Investment (provisional) visa (subclass 188) |
<20 |
117 |
0 |
<20 |
<20 |
0 |
136 |
<20 |
295 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
<20 |
48 |
0 |
<20 |
<20 |
69 |
|
|
Total |
125 |
313 |
34 |
35 |
170 |
256 |
309 |
<20 |
1260 |
Nominations by State and Territory Governments – 2020-21 total activity
The number of intending migrants who received nominations from State and Territory Governments from 1 July 2020 to the end of June 2021 is shown in the following table:
|
Visa subclass |
ACT |
NSW |
NT |
Qld |
SA |
Tas. |
Vic. |
WA |
Total |
|
128 |
102 |
61 |
<20 |
66 |
94 |
157 |
0 |
624 |
|
|
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) Family Sponsored |
34 |
95 |
24 |
<20 |
43 |
210 |
<20 |
0 |
412 |
|
Business Innovation and Investment (provisional) visa (subclass 188) |
<20 |
117 |
0 |
<20 |
<20 |
0 |
136 |
31 |
312 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
<20 |
48 |
0 |
<20 |
<20 |
74 |
|
|
Total |
165 |
314 |
85 |
35 |
170 |
304 |
309 |
40 |
1422 |
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