4 February 2013
| Visa Subclass | Number |
|---|---|
| Skilled - Independent (subclass 189) | 1060 |
| Skilled - Regional Provisional (subclass 489) | 56 |
18 February 2013
| Visa Subclass | Number |
|---|---|
| Skilled - Independent (subclass 189) | 878 |
| Skilled - Regional Provisional (subclass 489) | 54 |
During 2012-13 the following number of invitations have been issued:
| Visa Subclass | August | September | October | November | December | January | February | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skilled - Independent (subclass 189) | 90 | 900 | 1800 | 2800 | 2800 | 2470 | 1938 | 12 798 |
| Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) | 10 | 100 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 197 | 110 | 1017 |
| Total | 100 | 1000 | 2000 | 3000 | 3000 | 2667 | 2048 | 13 815 |
The above automated invitation rounds do not include invitations issued under the state and territory government nominated subclasses. State and territory governments nominate throughout the month for state and territory nominated points tested skilled migration and business innovation and investment visas. Separate results for these visa subclasses are provided monthly.
February 2013 Results
The following graph shows the points claimed by clients who were invited to apply in the February 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 visa date of effect) determines their order of invitation. Expressions Of Interest with earlier dates of effect are invited before later dates.
4 February 2013
| Visa Subclass | Points Score | Visa date of effect |
|---|---|---|
| Skilled - Independent (subclass 189) | 60 | 04/02/2013 01.12 am |
| Skilled - Regional Provisional (subclass 489) | 60 | 02/02/2013 7.57 pm |
18 February 2013
| Visa Subclass | Points Score | Visa date of effect |
|---|---|---|
| Skilled - Independent (subclass 189) | 60 |
18/02/2013 |
| Skilled - Regional Provisional (subclass 489) | 60 | 17/02/2013 11.56 pm |
If you wish to compare your Expression of Interest (EOI) against the outcomes of the invitation round, you can check your points score and visa date of effect at any time for all visa subclasses covered by your EOI on the home page of your SkillSelect EOI.