3-Monthly 21 January 2022 Skill Select Round and State Nomination Results

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Skill Select Invitation Round Results
21 January 2022 Skill Select

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SkillSelect EOI Invitation Round Results plus State-Nominated Invitation results are for:

  1. Skill Select EOI Invitation Round is for people who lodged an Expression of Interest (EOI)
  2. The two Genral Skilled Migration (GSM) visa subclasses are 189 (Skilled Independent) (Australian Permanent visa) and subclass 491 (Skilled Family Sponsored) (Australian Provisional visa).
  3. The two State-nominated visa subclasses are 190 (Skilled State-nominated) (Australian Permanent visa) and subclass 491 (Skilled State Nominated Regional) (Australian Provisional visa).
  4. State invitations for Business Owners and Investors: subclass 188 Business Innovation and Investment.
  5. State invitations for Business Owners and Investors: subclass 132 Business Talent (permanent visas).

EasyMigrate is a leading Australian migration agency, based in Perth, Australia. Mr Cyrus Mistry (Founding Partner of EasyMigrate) has reviewed SkillSelect EOI Invitation Round Results – see his comments below.

 

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Quarterly Skill Select Tables : Invitations issued on 21 January 2022

Tables:

Visa subclassNumber of invitations issued
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)200
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)  Family-Sponsored200

For Non-Pro rata occupations the Department of Immigration has announced points cut-off as per the table below:

Visa subclassMinimum points scoreAll EOIs submitted before
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)90Sept/2021
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) Family Sponsored)80Jan/2022

For Pro-rata occupations the Department of Immigration usually announces points cut-off as per the table below bit for this invitation-round (21 January 2022) NO PRO-RATA OCCUPATIONS were invited:

SubclassANZSCO Group
DescriptionMinimum points score
All EOIs submitted prior to: (cut-off)
189/4912211AccountantsN/AN/A
189/4912212Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate TreasurersN/AN/A
189/4912334Electronics EngineerN/AN/A
1892335Industrial, Mechanical and Production EngineersN/AN/A
4912335Industrial, Mechanical and Production EngineersN/AN/A
1892339Other Engineering ProfessionalsN/AN/A
4912339Other Engineering ProfessionalsN/AN/A
189/4912611ICT Business and System AnalystsN/AN/A
189/4912613Software and Applications ProgrammersN/AN/A
189/4912631Computer Network ProfessionalsN/AN/A

Occupations included in 21 January 2022 Invitation Round:

The table below shows the LOWEST POINT-SCORES for invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 21 January 2022.

OccupationInvited for SubclassLowest Points Score Invited
subclass 189
Lowest Points Score Invited
subclass 491 (FSR)
Agricultural Consultant491N/A80
Agricultural Scientist491N/A80
Biotechnologist491N/A80
Chemical Engineer491N/A80
Emergency Medicine Specialist18990N/A
Environmental Consultant491N/A80
Environmental Scientists nec491N/A85
Food Technologist491N/A80
General Practitioner18990N/A
Geophysicist491N/A80
Life Scientist (General)491N/A105
Life Scientists nec491N/A95
Medical Diagnostic Radiographer18990N/A
Medical Laboratory Scientist189, 4919080
Medical Practitioners nec18990N/A
Medical Radiation Therapist491N/A95
Microbiologist189, 4919085
Midwife491N/A85
Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)18990N/A
Neurosurgeon18995N/A
Nuclear Medicine Technologist18995N/A
Nurse Practitioner18995N/A
Orthotist or Prosthetist491N/A80
Paediatrician18990N/A
Petroleum Engineer18990N/A
Physiotherapist491N/A80
Psychologists nec491N/A80
Registered Nurse (Aged Care)189, 4919080
Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)491N/A80
Registered Nurse (Community Health)18990N/A
Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)189, 4919080
Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability)18990N/A
Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)189, 4919090
Registered Nurse (Medical)189, 4919080
Registered Nurse (Mental Health)189, 4919080
Registered Nurse (Paediatrics)189, 4919080
Registered Nurse (Perioperative)189, 4919080
Registered Nurse (Surgical)189, 4919080
Registered Nurses nec491N/A80
Social Worker491N/A80
Veterinarian18990N/A

Invitations issued during recent months:

MonthNumber of Invitations –
Subclass 189 Independent
Number of Invitations –
Subclass 491 Family-sponsored
March 20191490Old SC489 – 10
April 2019100Old SC489 – 10
May 2019100Old SC489 – 10
June 2019100Old SC489 – 10
July 20191000Old SC489 – 100
Aug 2019100Old SC489 – 100
Sept 2019100Old SC489 – 100
Oct 201915000
Nov 20192500
Dec 2019250New SC491 - 200
Jan 20201000300
Feb 20201000500
March 20201750300
April 20205050
May 2020550100
June 202017030
July 2020500100
August 202011090
Oct 20203080
January 2021 (quarterly)200163
April 2021 (quarterly)500160
July 2021 (quarterly)500250
October 2021 (quarterly)200200
January 2022 (quarterly)200200
TOTAL (2021-2022 Program Year – up to date)900650

Invitations issued for State Nominated SC190 and Regional State-nominated SC491 (21 January 2022 results have not been published).

Please note that as from December 2020 the Department of Immigration (DoHA) is only issuing “invitations” on a quarterly basis.

There were 200 invitations published for this January 2022 invitation round for SC189 applicants, with a cut-off date of September 2021 and a minimum points-score of 90 points. The previous invitation round (October 2021) had 200 invitations for Skilled Independent (SC189) at 90 points.

In October 2021, the previous cut-off for Skilled Regional Family Sponsored (SC491) was 80 points.  This time (January 2022 round) – 200 SC491 Family Sponsored applicants were invited, starting at 80 points with cut-off date January-2022.

The “boom” months were between September 2018 and November 2018 at 4,350 invitations per month.

In the October 2018 invitation round, 70-point holders were also invited for SC189, but not anymore. The October 2020 Budget had placed substantial restrictions / quotas on various visa classes. This had reduced the available quota for invitations.

For pro-rata Occupations:

For SC189 Independent Visa: Accountants, Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers were not invited at all.

For SC491 Family-sponsored Visa: Accountants, Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers were not invited at all.

For SC189 Independent Visa: Electronics Engineers were not invited at all.

For SC491 Family-sponsored Visa: Electronics Engineers were not invited at all.

For SC189 Independent Visa: Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers were invited not invited at all.

For SC491 Family-sponsored Visa: Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers were not invited at all.

For SC189 Independent Visa: Other Engineering Professionals were not invited at all.

For SC491 Family-sponsored Visa: Other Engineering Professionals  were not invited at all.

For SC189 Independent Visa: ICT Business and System Analysts, Software and Application Programmers, Computer Network Professionals were not invited at all.

For SC491 Family-sponsored Visa: : ICT Business and System Analysts, Software and Application Programmers, Computer Network Professionals were not invited at all.

Historical Analysis

The number of monthly invitations used to hover around the “two thousand-plus” around 2017 good months.  They went lower between November 2017 to June 2018 at about 305 “SkillSelect” invitations per fortnight for the EOI applicants! 

From July 2018 the invitations were on par with the good months in previous year (2017).

The two rounds of October 2018 and November 2018 EXCEEDED our expectations at 4,340 invitations.  

But the December 2018 round and January 2019  halved to 2,500 invitations. February 2019,  March 2019  were FURTHER REDUCED to 1,500 invitations, and April 2019 plus May 2019 plus June 2019 invitations were a disappointing 100 invitations only. 

July 2019 invitations had bounced back to 1,000 invitations. But August 2019 and September 2019 had fallen back to just 100 invitations! October 2019 invitations looked much better at 1,500 invitations. But November 2019 round was very poor at 250 invitations. The December 2019 was not much better – 250 invitations for SC189 and 200 invitations for SC491-Family-Sponsored.

The January 2020 and February 2020 invitations were better with 1,000 SC190 invitations and 300 to 500 SC491-Family-Sponsored invitations. The March 2020 round was good at 1,750 invitations for SC189 and 300 invitations for SC491. April 2020,  May 2020 and June 2020 rounds were also very low.

The total number of invitations for the financial year (July 2019 to June 2020) was 7,780 for SC189 Independent and 1,480 for SC491 Family-Sponsored.

The total number of invitations for the financial year (July 2020 to June 2021) was 1,690 for SC189 Independent and 743 for SC491 Family-Sponsored, as follows:

Last Program year (July-2020 to June-2021): July 2020 had 600 invitations.  August 2020 had 200 invitations. Sept 2020 was better than the previous –  at 350 invitations for SC189 and 150 invitations for SC491 Family Sponsored (total 500 invitations). Then the Dept of Home Affairs changed their invitation rounds to “quarterly” instead of monthly. The quarterly invitation (January 2021) included 200 invitations for SC189 and 163 invitations for SC491 Family Sponsored visas giving a total of 363 invitations. The quarterly round (April 2021) had 500 invitations for SC189 and 160 invitations for SC491 Family Sponsored (total 660 invitations).

New Financial year 2021-22: Previous quarterly round (July 2021) had 500 invitations for SC189 and 250 invitations for SC491 Family Sponsored (total 750 invitations). The October 2021 round had only 200 invitations each for both SC189 and SC491 visas.

Current quarterly round (January 2022) has 200 invitations for SC189 and 200 invitations for SC491 Family Sponsored (total 400 invitations). 

Cyrus Mistry Comments

Invitation rounds for Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) and Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored visas are now anticipated to be run each quarter (three monthly). Next round is expected in April 2022. Dates for the rounds are subject to change.

Invitation numbers in each round may vary depending on the number of applications being processed by the Department.

Note: State or territory government nominations for Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) will not be impacted by the departmental invitation rounds.

The Government is closely monitoring migration and visa settings to ensure they are consistent with public health measures, are flexible and do not displace job opportunities for Australians, so that Australia can effectively respond to the immediate and subsequent impacts of COVID-19. As such, targeted invitation rounds have occurred since May 2020.

Recent developments around the word regarding the Coronavirus has had an effect on Dept of Immigration decision-makers. The “migration program” especially in the GSM and State-Nominated subclasses are “long term” processes taking 12-24 months to be finalised.  We are seeing POSITIVE media-statements from the Ministers regarding ramping-up Australia’s migration programme as there are severe skill-shortages emerging. But the number of invitations issued in recent rounds is poor.

Because of the COVID19 pandemic, the current rounds of invitations have been drastically cut. But with the opening of international borders as from November 2021 onwards, we expect that migration-levels will return to “normal” levels in a few month’s time.

The effect of “re-invitation” continues to plague the SkillSelect invitations program. In my previous articles, I had mentioned about the impact of “re-invitation”. Many applicants have changed to other countries or changed their plans but have not removed their Expressions of Interest (EOI). So they get invited, but they do not apply within the next 60 days. These applicants usually get “re-invited” as per Dept of Immigration rules one more time! I estimate this figure to be as high as 30-40% in many occupations. This severely affects the program. For example, out of the 1,000-odd invitations in January 2020 only about 600-800 may have taken it up, 200-400 “invites” were wasted! This is something that the Department of Home Affairs has not been able to tackle yet.

Please keep in mind that for the SC491 FAMILY-SPONSORED visa, the applicant needs to have scored 50 points “independently” plus the 15 points from their family-sponsor (if invitations are starting at 65 points). From 16 November 2019 onwards the new Subclass 491 Regional Family-Sponsored visa has come into effect, replacing the SC489 family-Sponsored.

Our EasyMigrate website has statistics for previous SkillSelect Invitation Round Results. My ongoing analysis commencing October 2017 invitation round and right up to the most recent invitation rounds are all available on our website.

Invitation Rounds Results

following information is available on Department of Home Affairs website https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/working-in-australia/skillselect/invitation-rounds

Current round

21 January 2022

Details

Invitations issued on 21 January 2022

The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 21 January 2022.

Visa subclassNumber
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)200
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored200

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 date of effect) determines their order of invitation. Expressions of Interest with earlier dates of effect are invited before later dates.

Visa subclassMinimum points scoreLatest date of effect month
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)9009/2021
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored)8001/2022

Occupations included in 21 January 2022 Invitation Round

The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 21 January 2022.

OccupationInvited for SubclassLowest Points Score Invited
subclass 189
Lowest Points Score Invited
subclass 491 (FSR)
Agricultural Consultant491N/A80
Agricultural Scientist491N/A80
Biotechnologist491N/A80
Chemical Engineer491N/A80
Emergency Medicine Specialist18990N/A
Environmental Consultant491N/A80
Environmental Scientists nec491N/A85
Food Technologist491N/A80
General Practitioner18990N/A
Geophysicist491N/A80
Life Scientist (General)491N/A105
Life Scientists nec491N/A95
Medical Diagnostic Radiographer18990N/A
Medical Laboratory Scientist189, 4919080
Medical Practitioners nec18990N/A
Medical Radiation Therapist491N/A95
Microbiologist189, 4919085
Midwife491N/A85
Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)18990N/A
Neurosurgeon18995N/A
Nuclear Medicine Technologist18995N/A
Nurse Practitioner18995N/A
Orthotist or Prosthetist491N/A80
Paediatrician18990N/A
Petroleum Engineer18990N/A
Physiotherapist491N/A80
Psychologists nec491N/A80
Registered Nurse (Aged Care)189, 4919080
Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)491N/A80
Registered Nurse (Community Health)18990N/A
Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)189, 4919080
Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability)18990N/A
Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)189, 4919090
Registered Nurse (Medical)189, 4919080
Registered Nurse (Mental Health)189, 4919080
Registered Nurse (Paediatrics)189, 4919080
Registered Nurse (Perioperative)189, 4919080
Registered Nurse (Surgical)189, 4919080
Registered Nurses nec491N/A80
Social Worker491N/A80
Veterinarian18990N/A

Point scores and the dates of effect cut off for the pro rata occupations in the 21 January 2022 invitation round.

No pro rata occupations were invited during the 21 January 2022 round.

Invitations issued during 2021-22 program year

Visa subclassJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)250200200
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored500200200

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.