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Posted on May 20 2021

Australia invites 660 in the latest round of SkillSelect invitations

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By  Editor
Updated June 28 2024

The latest round of invitations to apply by Australia’s Department of Home Affairs [DHA] – under SkillSelect – was held on April 21, 2021.

 

The previous SkillSelect round of invitations, inviting 363 Australia immigration hopefuls, was held on January 21, 2021.

 

With a total of 660 invitations on April 21, this is the highest number of invitations to be issued in any invitation round so far in the 2020-2021 program year.

 

Previous SkillSelect round of invitations – 2020-2021 program year

·       January 21, 2021

·       October 21, 2020

·       September 11, 2020

·       August 11, 2020

·       July 14, 2020

 

Generally, run on a quarterly-basis, invitation rounds are held by the Australian government for the Skilled Independent visa [subclass 189] as well as the Skilled Work Regional [Provisional] visa [subclass 491] – Family Sponsored visas.

 

In view of the COVID-19 pandemic situation, targeted SkillSelect invitation rounds have been held by the DHA since May 2020.

 

An Overview of the April 21 SkillSelect invitations
Visa Type Total invitations
Skilled Independent visa [subclass 189] 500    
Skilled Work Regional [Provisional] visa [subclass 491] – Family Sponsored 160    

 

The highest-ranked, as per their Australia eligibility calculation score, are invited to apply for the relevant visa.

 

If candidates have an equal points score, their date of effect will be taken into consideration.

 

By the date of effect is implied the specific time that they had reached their present points score for that particular subclass.

 

Expression of Interest [EOI] profiles created at an earlier date gain precedence over those submitted at a later date.

 

The minimum points scores of profiles that got invitations for subclass 189 or subclass 491 [family sponsored] visas are as follows –

 

Visa subclass Minimum points
  For October 21, 2020 For January 21, 2021 For April 21, 2021
Subclass 189 65 65 80
Subclass 491 [Family Sponsored] 65 65 65

Pro-rata occupations that received invitations in the latest SkillSelect draw were –

Subclass Occupation ID Description Minimum points score
189 2335 Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers 80
189 2339 Other Engineering Professionals 90
491 2339 Other Engineering Professionals 70

 

Note. Rest of the invitations might have been issued to applicants under medical and other critical occupations.

 

The pro rata arrangement is for ensuring the availability of invitations throughout the program year.

 

What are Pro Rata Occupations?

 

By a “pro rata arrangement” is implied that SkillSelect will first allocate the available places to subclass 189, and thereafter to subclass 491.

 

If all spaces are taken up by subclass 189, no invitations will be issued for subclass 491 in that occupation.

 

Occupation ID Description Subclass
2211 Accountants 189/491
2212 Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers 189/491
2334 Electronics Engineer 189/491
2335 Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers 189/491   [minimum points score in April 21 round – 80]  
2339 Other Engineering Professionals 189   [minimum points score in April 21 round – 90]
491   [minimum points score in April 21 round – 70]
2611 ICT Business and System Analysts 189/491
2613 Software and Applications Programmers 189/491
2631 Computer Network Professionals 189/491

 

Note. The Occupation ID is as per the Unit Group under the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations [ANZSCO], 2013, Version 1.2. The ANZSCO Code for a specific occupation is a 6-digit code.

 

So far, a total of 2,433 SkillSelect invitations have been issued by the Australian government in the current program year.

 

Invitations issued during 2020-21 program year [The program year runs from July to June]
Date of Invitations Subclass 189 Subclass 491
July 14, 2020 500 100
August 11, 2020 110 90
September 11, 2020 350 150
October 21, 2020 30 80
January 21, 2021 200 163
April 21, 2021 500 160
TOTAL 1,690 743

 

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