Visa Subclass Number
Skilled - Independent (subclass 189) 916
Skilled - Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 40

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

Visa Subclass July Aug Sept Oct Nov Total
Skilled - Independent (subclass 189) 2300 2300 1842 1900 1866 10 208
Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 200 144 80 100 66 590
Total 2500 2444 1922 2000 1932 10798

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.

18 November 2013 Results

The following graph shows the points for clients who were invited to apply in the 18 November 2013 round:

Graph of Invited EOIs - 18 Nov 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.

18 November 2013

Visa Subclass Points Score Visa date of effect
Skilled - Independent (subclass 189) 60 18/11/2013 12.01 am
Skilled - Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 60 15/11/2013 2.43 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. Please also note that SkillSelect first allocates available places to Skilled – Independent (Subclass 189) visas and then remaining to Skilled – Regional (Subclass 489) (Provisional – Family Sponsored) visas. If all places are taken up by Subclass 189 visas then there will be no invitations issued for Subclass 489 visas:

  • 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 18 November 2013 invitation round were as follows:
Note: Below points score and visa date of effect is for Skilled Independent (Subclass 189) and no invitations were issued to Skilled – Regional (Subclass 489 (Provisional) – Family Sponsored

Occupation ID Description Points Score Visa date of effect
2331 Chemical and Materials Engineers 65 23/9/2013 11.43 am
2334 Electronics Engineers 60 28/2/2013 6.24 am
2339 Other Engineering Professionals 70 15/11/2013 2.31 am
2611 ICT Business and Systems Analysts 65 7/9/2013 11.11 am
2613 Software and Applications Programmers 60 15/7/2013 12.01 am
2633 Telecommunications Engineering Professionals 65 3/10/2013 9.56 pm

State/Territory Nominations October 2013

Nominations by State and Territory Governments – October 2013

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

October 2013 is shown in the table below:

Visa Subclass ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Total
Skilled – Nominated (subclass 190) visa 61 630 9 34 214 2 184 282 1416
Skilled – Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) visa 0 66 3 5 58 2 1 23 158
Business Innovation and Investment (subclass 188) visa 0 25 0 14 5 1 105 11 148
Business Talent (Permanent) (subclass 132) visa 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 10 18
Total 62 722 12 40 278 6 294 326 1740

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 October 2013 is shown in the following table:

Visa Subclass ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Total
Skilled - Nominated (subclass 190) visa 345 2663 51 81 649 14 703 1116 5622
Skilled – Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) visa 0 248 65 9 153 13 1 114 603
Business Innovation and Investment (subclass 188) visa 0 100 0 40 25 2 403 41 611
Business Talent (Permanent) (subclass 132) visa 3 1 0 1 11 1 13 41 71
Total 348 3012 116 131 838 30 1120 1312 6907