189 Invitations issued on 13 June 2024.

Invitation rounds will be run periodically during the program year for:

• Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)
• Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored.

In each round, invitation numbers may vary depending on the number of on hand applications.

State or territory government nominations for skilled visas will not be affected by the departmental invitation rounds.

Occupation ceilings

An ‘occupation ceiling’ means there may be an upper limit on how many Expressions of Interest (EOI) with a specific occupation we can invite from an occupation group. This ensures that the skilled migration program meets the priorities set by the Australia Government, remains balanced, and continues to invite a diverse range of skilled occupations:

Occupation ceilings do not apply to these visa subclasses:

Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)

Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – State and Territory Nominated

Invitation process

The highest ranked EOI, by points score, will be invited to apply for their visa before an EOI with a lower points score.

For EOIs who have equal points scores, we will determine the time and date at which the EOI reached its score for that subclass. We call this a ‘tie break’ or the ‘date of effect’. The EOI with an earlier date of effect will be invited before EOIs with a later date of effect.

Latest Visa Invitation Round Data on 13th June 2024

During the latest SkillSelect invitation round held on June 13, 2024, visa invites were sent out for the Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189). However unlike invitation round in December 2023, this time there were zero invitations for Regional Visa (491) – Family sponsored. In Total there were 8,379 invitations in last round; and the round in June 2024 led to only 5,292 invites. In other words, there were nearly 36% less invites this time. We are hoping to a bigger visa invitation round next time.

Occupations Included in 13 June 2024 Invitation Round

Minimum Scores and Invitations

Please refer to https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/working-in-australia/skillselect/invitation-rounds for more information.