Nominations by State and Territory Governments – August 2017
Current invitation round
An invitation round to apply for the Skilled – Independent and Skilled – Regional (Provisional) visa subclasses was conducted on 4 October 2017.
Next invitation rounds
Invitation rounds will be held twice a month. The maximum numbers of invitations to be issued in the October 2017 invitation rounds are as follows:
4 October 2017
| Visa subclass | Maximum number |
|---|---|
| Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) | 1250 |
| Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) | 100 |
18 October 2017
| Visa subclass | Maximum number |
|---|---|
| Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) | 1250 |
| Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) | 5 |
Note: This will not have any impact on state or territory government nominations for subclass 489 – Skilled Regional (Provisional) (State or Territory nominated) visas. Nominations for these visas will continue as normal.
Previous invitation rounds
The results from previous invitation rounds are shown below:
2017
- 20 September
- 6 September
- 23 August
- 9 August
- 26 July
- 12 July
- 21 June
- 7 June
- 24 May
- 10 May
- 26 April
- 12 April
- 29 March
- 15 March
- 1 March
- 15 February
- 1 February
- 18 January
- 4 January
Nominations by State and Territory Governments – August 2017
The number of intending migrants who received nominations from State and Territory Governments in August 2017 is shown in the table below:
| Visa subclass | ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas. | Vic. | WA | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skilled – Nominated (subclass 190) visa | 42 | 8 | 14 | 80 | 78 | 29 | 132 | 0 | 383 |
| Skilled – Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) visa | 0 | 76 | 27 | 20 | 131 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 297 |
| Business Innovation and Investment (subclass 188 visa | 0 | 47 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 163 | 9 | 257 |
| Business Talent (Permanent) (subclass 132) visa | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 48 |
| Total | 42 | 135 | 41 | 138 | 244 | 73 | 296 | 16 | 985 |
Nominations by State and Territory Governments – 2017/18 total activity
The number of intending migrants who received nominations from State and Territory Governments from 1 July 2017 to the end of August 2017 is shown in the following table:
| Visa subclass | ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas. | Vic. | WA | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skilled – Nominated (subclass 190) visa | 110 | 58 | 81 | 303 | 248 | 112 | 466 | 0 | 1378 |
| Skilled – Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) visa | 0 | 208 | 60 | 106 | 712 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 1240 |
| Business Innovation and Investment (subclass 188 visa | 3 | 148 | 0 | 130 | 43 | 2 | 580 | 36 | 942 |
| Business Talent (Permanent) (subclass 132) visa | 0 | 18 | 0 | 47 | 150 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 251 |
| Total | 113 | 432 | 141 | 586 | 1153 | 270 | 1053 | 63 | 3811 |
For more information, please get in touch with our migration team at info@australasiaeduconnect.com.au.
Source: https://www.border.gov.au/Busi/Empl/skillselect#