22 April 2013

Visa Subclass Number
Skilled - Independent (subclass 189) 1052
Skilled - Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 75

During 2012-13 the following number of invitations have been issued:

Visa Subclass Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April Total
Skilled - Independent (subclass 189) 90 900 1800 2800 2800 2470 1938 1745  1875 16 418
Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 10 100 200 200 200 197 110 100 125 1242
Total 100 1000 2000 3000 3000 2667 2048 1845 2000 17 660

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.

22 April 2013 Results

The following graph shows the points claimed by clients who were invited to apply in the 22 April round:

 Graph of Invited EOIs - 22 April 2013

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.

22 April 2013

Visa Subclass Points Score Visa date of effect
Skilled - Independent (subclass 189) 60 13/04/2013
2.37 am
Skilled - Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 60 28/03/2013
4.16 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.

State/Territory Nominations March 2013

Nominations by State and Territory Governments – March 2013

The number of intending migrants who received nominations from State and Territory Governments during March 2013 is shown in the following table:

Visa Subclass ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Total
Skilled - Nominated (subclass 190) visa 44 294 7 10 66 4 78 242 745
Skilled – Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) visa 0 22 11 0 22 4 1 26 86
Business Innovation and Investment (subclass 188) visa 0 47 0 16 1 0 81 10 155
Business Talent (Permanent) (subclass 132) visa 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 5
Total 44 363 18 26 90 8 162 280 991

Nominations by State and Territory Governments – 2012/13 total activity

The number of intending migrants who received nominations from State and Territory Governments from July 2012 to the end of March 2013 is shown in the following table:

Visa Subclass ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Total
Skilled - Nominated (subclass 190) visa 380 874 56 70 1083 16 765 2157 5401
Skilled – Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) visa 0 116 71 4 240 30 4 287 752
Business Innovation and Investment (subclass 188) visa 0 109 1 60 12 4 336 35 557
Business Talent (Permanent) (subclass 132) visa 1 0 0 1 10 5 27 31 75
Total 381 1099 128 135 1345 55 1132 2510 6785