7 October 2013

Visa Subclass Number
Skilled - Independent (subclass 189) 950
Skilled - Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 50

During 2013-14 the following number of invitations have been issued:

Visa Subclass July Aug Sept Oct Total
Skilled - Independent (subclass 189) 2300 2300 1842 950 7392
Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 200 144 80 50 474
Total 2500 2444 1922 1000 7866

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. Separate results for these visa subclasses are provided monthly.

7 October 2013 Results

The following graph shows the points for clients who were invited to apply in the 7 October 2013 round:

Graph of invited EOIs - 7 October 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.

7 October 2013

Visa Subclass Points Score Visa date of effect
Skilled - Independent (subclass 189) 60 26/09/2013 5.26 pm
Skilled - Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 60 29/09/2013 10.51 pm

Due to the continuing high numbers of EOIs received for the following six occupations, invitations for these occupations will be issued on a pro rata basis in each twice monthly invitation round over the remainder of the program year:

  • Chemical and Materials Engineers
  • ICT Business and Systems Analysts
  • Electronics Engineers
  • Telecommunications Engineering Professionals
  • Other Engineering Professional
  • Software and Applications Programmers.

The points scores and the visa dates of effect cut-offs for these occupations in the 7 October 2013 invitation round were as follows:

Occupation ID Description Points Score Visa date of effect
2331 Chemical and Materials Engineers 70 28/09/2013 12.25 pm
2334 Electronics Engineers 65 11/09/2013 12.54 am
2339 Other Engineering Professionals 70 20/09/2013 12.04 am
2611 ICT Business and Systems Analysts 65 26/08/2013 12.19 am
2613 Software and Applications Programmers 60 7/05/2013 1.18 pm
2633 Telecommunications Engineering Professionals 65 31/08/2013 12.01 am

State/Territory Nominations September 2013

Nominations by State and Territory Governments – September 2013

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

Visa Subclass ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Total
Skilled - Nominated (subclass 190) visa 92 662 11 18 184 4 164 234 1369
Skilled – Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) visa 0 56 19 1 40 4 0 18 138
Business Innovation and Investment (subclass 188) visa 0 22 0 8 7 0 116 9 162
Business Talent (Permanent) (subclass 132) visa 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 10 19
Total 92 740 30 27 236 8 284 271 1688

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 2013 to the end of September 2013 is shown in the following table:

Visa Subclass ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Total
Skilled - Nominated (subclass 190) visa 284 2033 42 47 435 12 519 834 4206
Skilled – Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) visa 0 182 62 4 95 11 0 91 445
Business Innovation and Investment (subclass 188) visa 0 75 0 26 20 1 298 30 450
Business Talent (Permanent) (subclass 132) visa 2 0 0 1 10 0 9 31 53
Total 286 2290 104 78 560 24 826 986 5154