SkillSelect invitation rounds for Australia’s Skilled Independent Visa (Subclass 189) and Skilled Work Regional Visa (Provisional) (Subclass 491) are held periodically during the 2022-23 program year.
The size, frequency, and cut-off scores of the next Australia SkillSelect invitation round are determined by the Department’s application backlog and inventory at that time. The Department does not post the dates beforehand.
State or Government nomination rounds for skilled immigrants are not impacted by the Department’s invitation rounds.
When immigrating under the Independent and Skilled Work Regional Visa (Provisional) (Subclass 491) – an “occupation ceiling” may be applied to the invitations being issued. Meaning, there will be a limit on the number of Expression of Interest (EOIs) that can be targeted for skilled immigrants from an in demand occupation in Australia.
The values in the occupation ceiling are based on the percentage of stock employment figures provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for each in demand occupation in Australia.
State, Territory Nominated, or Business Innovation & Investment Visa Subclasses are not eligible for occupation ceilings.
The latest Australia SkillSelect Invitation Round was held on 6th October 2022. A total of 12,532 invitations were issued to Skilled Independent Visa (Subclass 189) and Skilled Work Regional Visa (Provisional) (Subclass 491) candidates – with a minimum points score of 65.
Date:
Number of ITAs issued:
Latest minimum point score:
The table below illustrates the number of invitations issued in the Australia SkillSelect invitation round held on 6th October 2022.
Visa subclass | Number |
---|---|
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) | 11,714 |
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored | 818 |
Invitation process and cut-offs for Latest Invitation Round
Based on a point score, the highest-ranked candidates are issued invitations to apply for the relevant visa. For candidates with equal point scores, the time at which they reached their points score for that subclass, known as the date of effect) – determines the order of invitations.
The table below illustrates the cut-off points score issued in the Australia SkillSelect invitation round held on 6th October 2022.
Visa subclass | Minimum points score | Latest date of effect month |
---|---|---|
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) | 65 | 10/2022 |
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored) | 65 | 10/2022 |
Occupations included in the Latest Invitation Round
The table below illustrates the in-demand occupations issued invitations in the Australia SkillSelect invitation round held on 6th October 2022.
189 | 491 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Offshore** | Onshore** | Offshore** | Onshore** | |
Aeronautical Engineer | 65 | N/A* | 65 | N/A* |
Agricultural Consultant | 65 | N/A* | 70 | N/A* |
Agricultural Engineer | 65 | N/A* | 90 | N/A* |
Agricultural Scientist | 65 | N/A* | 65 | N/A* |
Architect | 65 | N/A* | 65 | N/A* |
Audiologist | 65 | 70 | 65 | 80 |
Biochemist | 65 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
Biomedical Engineer | 65 | N/A* | 65 | N/A* |
Biotechnologist | 65 | N/A* | 75 | N/A* |
Botanist | 65 | N/A* | 85 | N/A* |
Cardiologist | 85 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
Cartographer | 65 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
Chemical Engineer | 65 | N/A* | 70 | N/A* |
Chemist | 65 | N/A* | 65 | N/A* |
Chiropractor | 65 | 70 | N/A* | N/A* |
Civil Engineer | 65 | N/A* | 65 | N/A* |
Clinical Psychologist | 85 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher | 65 | 65 | 70 | 75 |
Electrical Engineer | 65 | N/A* | 65 | N/A* |
Electronics Engineer | 65 | N/A* | 65 | N/A* |
Emergency Medicine Specialist | 80 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Endocrinologist | N/A* | 90 | N/A* | N/A* |
Engineering Professionals nec | 65 | N/A* | 70 | N/A* |
Engineering Technologist | 65 | N/A* | 65 | N/A* |
Environmental Consultant | 65 | N/A* | 75 | N/A* |
Environmental Engineer | 65 | N/A* | 65 | N/A* |
Environmental Research Scientist | 65 | N/A* | 95 | N/A* |
Environmental Scientists nec | 65 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
Food Technologist | 65 | N/A* | 70 | N/A* |
Forester | 65 | N/A* | 75 | N/A* |
Gastroenterologist | 65 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
General Practitioner | 65 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Geophysicist | 65 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
Geotechnical Engineer | 65 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
Hydrogeologist | 65 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
Industrial Engineer | 65 | N/A* | 70 | N/A* |
Intensive Care Specialist | N/A* | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Landscape Architect | 65 | N/A* | 100 | N/A* |
Life Scientist (General) | 65 | N/A* | 70 | N/A* |
Life Scientists nec | 65 | N/A* | 70 | N/A* |
Marine Biologist | 65 | N/A* | 85 | N/A* |
Materials Engineer | 65 | N/A* | 80 | N/A* |
Mechanical Engineer | 65 | N/A* | 65 | N/A* |
Medical Diagnostic Radiographer | 65 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Medical Laboratory Scientist | 65 | N/A* | 70 | N/A* |
Medical Oncologist | 75 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
Medical Practitioners nec | 65 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Medical Radiation Therapist | N/A* | 90 | N/A* | N/A* |
Metallurgist | 65 | N/A* | 70 | N/A* |
Meteorologist | 90 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
Microbiologist | 65 | N/A* | 80 | N/A* |
Midwife | 75 | 70 | N/A* | N/A* |
Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum) | 65 | N/A* | 75 | N/A* |
Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec | 80 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
Naval Architect | 65 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
Neurologist | 75 | 80 | N/A* | N/A* |
Neurosurgeon | N/A* | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Nuclear Medicine Technologist | 70 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
Nurse Practitioner | 75 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist | N/A* | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Occupational Therapist | 65 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Optometrist | N/A* | 70 | N/A* | N/A* |
Orthotist or Prosthetist | N/A* | 70 | N/A* | N/A* |
Osteopath | N/A* | 70 | N/A* | N/A* |
Other Spatial Scientist | 65 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
Paediatrician | N/A* | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Pathologist | 65 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
Petroleum Engineer | 65 | N/A* | 80 | N/A* |
Physicist | 65 | N/A* | 90 | N/A* |
Physiotherapist | 65 | 65 | 80 | N/A* |
Podiatrist | 70 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Production or Plant Engineer | 65 | N/A* | 65 | N/A* |
Psychiatrist | 70 | 75 | N/A* | N/A* |
Psychologists nec | 65 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Quantity Surveyor | 65 | N/A* | 65 | N/A* |
Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | 65 | 65 | N/A* | 70 |
Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health) | 70 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Registered Nurse (Community Health) | 65 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) | 65 | 65 | 70 | 65 |
Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) | N/A* | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) | 65 | 65 | 90 | N/A* |
Registered Nurse (Medical) | 65 | 65 | 70 | 80 |
Registered Nurse (Mental Health) | 65 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Registered Nurse (Paediatrics) | 70 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Registered Nurse (Perioperative) | 65 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Registered Nurse (Surgical) | 65 | 65 | N/A* | 75 |
Registered Nurses nec | 65 | 65 | N/A* | 70 |
Renal Medicine Specialist | N/A* | 80 | N/A* | N/A* |
Secondary School Teacher | 65 | 65 | 75 | 85 |
Social Worker | 65 | 65 | 75 | 90 |
Sonographer | 65 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
Special Education Teachers nec | N/A* | 95 | N/A* | N/A* |
Special Needs Teacher | 65 | 80 | N/A* | N/A* |
Specialist Physician (General Medicine) | N/A* | 70 | N/A* | N/A* |
Specialist Physicians nec | 65 | 80 | N/A* | N/A* |
Speech Pathologist | 65 | 65 | 80 | N/A* |
Structural Engineer | 65 | N/A* | 65 | N/A* |
Surgeon (General) | 65 | 80 | N/A* | N/A* |
Surveyor | 65 | N/A* | 65 | N/A* |
Transport Engineer | 65 | N/A* | 80 | N/A* |
University Lecturer | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
Veterinarian | 65 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
Zoologist | 65 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
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