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Australia conducted a draw on 22nd August
During the 2022-23 program year, there will be cyclical invitation rounds for the Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) and the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored visas.
Depending on how many applications are being handled by the Department, the number of invitations in each round may change.
The departmental invitation rounds will not have an influence on state or territory government nominations for skilled visas.
Maximum occupations for Invitation Rounds
Invitations issued under independent and skilled regional (provisional) visas may be subject to an "occupation ceiling." This means that the number of Expressions of Interest that can be requested for skilled migration from a particular employee group will have a fair upper limit. By doing this, the skilled migration program is guaranteed to stay balanced and continue to welcome prospective migrants from a range of skilled occupations.
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The ceiling values for each occupation are determined by a percentage of the stock employment rates for each occupation. The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides employment statistics that show how many people are employed in each occupation in Australia.
The State or Territory Nominated or Business Innovation and Investment visa subclasses do not have occupation ceilings.
Invitations to the current round were sent on August 22, 2022.
The number of invitations sent out during the SkillSelect invitation round on August 22, 2022, is displayed in the table below.
|
Visa subclass |
Number |
|
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) |
12,200 |
|
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family-Sponsored |
466 |
Invitation criteria and deadlines
The top-scoring applicants for the appropriate visa are invited to submit their applications. For those who have equal point scores, the order of invitation is determined by the date on which they achieved their points score for that subclass. Before later dates, expressions of interest with earlier effective dates are encouraged.
|
Visa subclass |
Minimum points score |
Latest date of effect month |
|
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) |
65 |
08/2022 |
|
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family-Sponsored |
65 |
8/2022 |
Professions included in the invitation round of the 22 August 2022
The occupations that received invites during the SkillSelect invitation round on August 22, 2022, are listed in the table below.
|
|
Lowest Points Score Invited |
Lowest Points Score Invited |
||
|
Occupation |
Offshore |
Onshore |
Onshore |
Offshore |
| Airconditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber | 65 | Not invited |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic | 70 | Not invited |
Not invited |
75 |
| Arts Administrator or Manager | 65 | Not invited |
Not invited |
75 |
| Audiologist | 65 | 65 |
75 |
70 |
| Automotive Electrician | Not invited | Not invited |
Not invited |
75 |
| Boat Builder and Repairer | 75 | Not invited |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Bricklayer | 65 | Not invited |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Cabinetmaker | 65 | Not invited |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Cardiologist |
65 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Carpenter |
65 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
85 |
|
Carpenter and Joiner |
65 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
75 |
|
Chef |
65 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
65 |
| Child Care Centre Manager | 65 | Not invited |
Not invited |
75 |
| Chiropractor | 65 | 70 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Civil Engineering Draftsperson | 65 | Not invited |
Not invited |
65 |
| Civil Engineering Technician | 65 | Not invited |
Not invited |
65 |
| Clinical Psychologist | 65 | 70 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Construction Project Manager | 65 | Not invited |
Not invited |
70 |
| Dermatologist | 70 | Not invited |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist | 65 | 65 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Diesel Motor Mechanic | 65 | Not invited |
Not invited |
65 |
| Drainer | 70 | Not invited |
Not invited |
65 |
| Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher | 65 | 65 |
75 |
70 |
| Educational Psychologist | 70 | 80 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Electrical Engineering Draftsperson | 65 | Not invited |
Not invited |
65 |
| Electrical Engineering Technician | 65 | Not invited |
Not invited |
65 |
| Electrician (General) | 65 | Not invited |
Not invited |
65 |
| Electronic Equipment Trades Worker | 65 | Not invited |
Not invited |
65 |
| Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) |
65 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
65 |
| Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) |
65 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
70 |
| Emergency Medicine Specialist | 70 | 65 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Engineering Manager | 65 | Not invited |
Not invited |
80 |
| Environmental Manager | 65 | Not invited |
Not invited |
85 |
| Fitter (General) | 65 | Not invited |
Not invited |
65 |
| Fitter-Welder |
80 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
75 |
| Gasfitter | 80 | Not invited |
Not invited |
70 |
| General Practitioner |
65 |
65 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Intensive Care Specialist | 65 | 65 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Lift Mechanic |
65 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
85 |
| Medical Diagnostic Radiographer | 65 | 65 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Medical Oncologist | 80 | 70 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Medical Practitioners nec |
65 |
65 |
Not invited |
110 |
| Medical Radiation Therapist | 70 | 70 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Metal Fabricator |
70 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
70 |
| Metal Machinist (First Class) |
65 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
70 |
| Midwife |
65 |
65 |
Not invited |
70 |
| Motor Mechanic (General) |
65 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
65 |
| Neurosurgeon |
65 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Nuclear Medicine Technologist |
65 |
65 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Nurse Practitioner |
70 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
85 |
| Obstetrician and Gynaecologist |
75 |
75 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Occupational Therapist |
65 |
65 |
90 |
70 |
| Optometrist |
65 |
70 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Organisational Psychologist |
80 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Orthotist or Prosthetist |
80 |
70 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Osteopath |
65 |
75 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Paediatrician |
65 |
70 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Painting Trades Worker |
65 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
70 |
| Panelbeater |
70 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Pathologist |
Not invited |
65 |
Not invited |
95 |
| Physiotherapist |
65 |
65 |
Not invited |
65 |
| Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon |
70 |
65 |
Not invited |
Not invited |
| Plumber (General) | 65 | Not invited | Not invited |
80 |
| Podiatrist | 70 | 65 | 80 |
80 |
| Primary Health Organisation Manager | 65 | Not invited | Not invited |
Not invited |
| Psychiatrist | 75 | 65 | Not invited |
Not invited |
| Psychologists nec | 65 | 65 | 90 |
Not invited |
| Radiocommunications Technician | 65 | Not invited | Not invited |
75 |
| Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | 65 | 65 | 65 |
65 |
| Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health) | 65 | 65 | Not invited | Not invited |
| Registered Nurse (Community Health) | 65 | 65 | 75 |
65 |
| Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) | 65 | 65 | 70 | 65 |
| Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability) | 65 | 70 | Not invited | Not invited |
| Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) | 65 | 65 | 70 | 90 |
| Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) | 65 | 65 | 75 |
75 |
| Registered Nurse (Medical) | 65 | 65 | 70 |
70 |
| Registered Nurse (Mental Health) | 65 | 65 | Not invited |
85 |
| Registered Nurse (Paediatrics) | 65 | 65 | Not invited |
Not invited |
| Registered Nurse (Perioperative) | 65 | 65 | 80 |
70 |
| Registered Nurse (Surgical) | 65 | 65 | Not invited |
65 |
| Registered Nurses nec | 65 | 65 | 65 |
70 |
| Secondary School Teacher | 65 | 65 | 65 |
70 |
| Small Engine Mechanic | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited |
75 |
| Social Worker | 65 | 65 | 70 |
65 |
| Solid Plasterer | 65 | Not invited | Not invited |
Not invited |
| Sonographer | 65 | 80 | Not invited |
Not invited |
| Special Education Teachers nec | 65 | Not invited | Not invited |
85 |
| Special Needs Teacher | 65 | 70 | Not invited |
75 |
| Specialist Physician (General Medicine) | 65 | 70 | Not invited |
Not invited |
| Specialist Physicians nec | 70 | 90 | Not invited |
Not invited |
| Speech Pathologist | 70 | 65 | Not invited |
75 |
| Stonemason | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited |
65 |
| Telecommunications Field Engineer | 65 | Not invited | Not invited |
Not invited |
| Telecommunications Network Planner | 65 | Not invited | Not invited |
Not invited |
| Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist | 70 | Not invited | Not invited | 70 |
| Tennis Coach | 65 | Not invited | Not invited |
85 |
| University Lecturer | 65 | 65 | 75 |
65 |
| Urologist | 65 | Not invited | Not invited |
Not invited |
| Veterinarian | 65 | 65 | Not invited |
Not invited |
| Wall and Floor Tiler | 65 | Not invited | Not invited |
Not invited |
| Welder (First Class) | 65 | Not invited | Not invited |
65 |
| Welfare Centre Manager | 70 | Not invited | Not invited |
Not invited |
| Zoologist | 70 | 65 | Not invited |
Not invited |
| Cardiothoracic Surgeon | Not inivted | 80 | Not invited |
Not invited |
| Endocrinologist | Not invited | 65 | Not invited |
Not invited |
| Gastroenterologist | Not invited | 65 | Not invited |
Not invited |
| Neurologist | Not invited | 75 | Not invited |
Not invited |
| Ophthalmologist | Not invited | 85 | Not invited |
Not invited |
| Orthopaedic Surgeon | Not invited | 95 | Not invited |
Not invited |
| Otorhinolaryngologist | Not invited | 80 | Not invited |
Not invited |
| Pediatric Surgeon | Not invited | 75 | Not invited |
Not invited |
| Radiation Oncologist | Not invited | 80 | Not invited |
Not invited |
| Renal Medicine Specialist | Not invited | 85 | Not invited |
Not invited |
| Rheumatologist | Not invited | 70 | Not invited |
Not invited |
| Surgeon (General) | Not invited | 65 | Not invited |
Not invited |
Invitations issued during the 2022-23 program year
| Visa subclass | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) | 12,200 | |||||||||||
| Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family-Sponsored | 466 |
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