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SkillSelect Invitations round 10 January 2020 with IT Occupation high demands
On 10 January, 2020 skillselect number of invitations issued to 1000 places for Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) and 300 places for Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored visa.
Minimum points score invitations issued 90 for both the visa subclass.
Allocation of Occupation:
SkillSelect first allocates available places to Skilled – Independent visas (subclass 189) and then the remaining to Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored .
| Subclass | Occupation ID | Description | Minimum points score | Latest date of effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | 2211 | Accountants | 95 | 23/04/2019 1:56pm |
| 189 | 2212 | Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers | 95 | 18/10/2019 10:51am |
| 189 | 2334 | Electronics Engineer | 90 | 25/09/2019 6:35am |
| 491 | 2334 | Electronics Engineer | 95 | 3/01/2020 3:10pm |
| 189 | 2335 | Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers | 90 | 1/06/2019 4:20pm |
| 189 | 2339 | Other Engineering Professionals | 90 | 28/08/2019 12:31pm |
| 189 | 2611 | ICT Business and System Analysts | 90 | 1/09/2019 9:12am |
| 189 | 2613 | Software and Applications Programmers | 90 | 2/10/2019 8:32am |
| 491 | 2613 | Software and Applications Programmers | 90 | 11/12/2019 7:33pm |
| 189 | 2631 | Computer Network Professionals | 90 | 30/09/2019 4:46pm |
| 491 | 2631 | Computer Network Professionals | 90 | 20/11/2019 2:40pm |
Invitation issued to following major applicants:
Software and Applications Programmers were the major winners this round, with a whopping 298 invitations issued across the 189 and 491 visa programs. The top five occupations made up a total of almost 53% of the entire invitation round! Along with the Programmers, the top five included:
- Database and Systems Administrators and ICT Security Specialists with 121 invitations;
- Accountants with 98 invites;
- ICT Business and Systems Analysts with 93 invitations; and
- Civil Engineering Professionals with 76 invites.
Low-invitation occupations this round include Medical Imaging Professionals (approximately 1-2) Construction Managers (approximately 3-4), Management Consultants (3) and Cartographers/Surveyors (4).
If you would like to know more about skillSelect invitation round, please get in touch with our Migration Team at info@australasiaeduconnect.com.au
Sources: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/working-in-australia/skillselect/invitation-rounds