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3 January 2018 Invitation round
The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 3 January 2018.
Invitations issued on 3 January 2018
| Visa Subclass | Number |
|---|---|
| Skilled - Independent (subclass 189) | 300 |
| Skilled Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) | 5 |
During 2017-18 program year the following numbers of invitations have been issued:
Invitations issued during 2017-18 program year
| Visa subclass | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skilled - Independent (subclass 189) | 2000 | 2000 | 3500 | 2500 | 1400 | 600 | 300 | 12300 | |||||
| Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) | 210 | 256 | 93 | 57 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 641 | |||||
| Total | 2210 | 2256 | 3593 | 2557 | 1410 | 610 | 305 | 12941 |
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.
3 January 2018 results
The following graph shows the points for clients who were invited to apply in the 3 January 2018 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.
SkillSelect first allocates available places to Skilled – Independent visas (subclass 189) and then the remaining to Skilled – Regional (Provisional) visas (subclass 489). If all places are taken up by subclass 189 visas then there will be no invitations issued for subclass 489 visas in these occupations.
| Visa Subclass | Points score | Date of effect |
|---|---|---|
| Skilled - Independent (subclass 189) | 70 | 21/09/2017 6:52 pm |
| Skilled - Regional Provisional (subclass 489) | 80 | 10/11/2017 9:08 pm |
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.
Point scores and the dates of effect cut off for the pro rata occupations in the 3 January 2018 invitation round.
| Occupation ID | Description | Points score | Date of effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2211 | Accountants | N/A | N/A |
| 2212 | Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers | 75 | 13/09/2017 10:51 am |
| 2334 | Electronics Engineer | 70 | 20/09/2017 11:47 pm |
| 2335 | Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers | 75 | 02/01/2018 11:00 pm |
| 2339 | Other Engineering Professionals | 70 | 31/10/2016 5:37 pm |
| 2611 | ICT Business and System Analysts | 70 | 30/08/2017 12:03 am |
| 2613 | Software and Applications Programers | 70 | 21/09/2017 6:50 pm |
| 2631 | Computer Network Professionals | 70 | 21/09/2017 6:52 pm |
The minimum points required to obtain an invitation to apply for a SC189 Skilled Independent Visa is currently 70.
On the 03rd January 2018 Invitation Round, applicants would require a minimum of 70 points to receive an invitation to apply for a Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189). Throughout the whole of the 2017 - 2018 Migration Year, more than 60 points have been required to obtain an invitation to apply for a 189 visa.
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