The latest invitation rounds for Skilled Independent Visa (subclass 189) and Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) has been released. Every quarter the Department of Home Affairs (DoHA) releases information regarding the number of invitations issued during each quarter.
Invitations issued on 25 May 2023
The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 25 May 2023.
Visa subclass | Number |
---|---|
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) | 7,353 |
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored | 74 |
The overall points required to receive an invitation has also remained the same this quarter.
Subclass 189 – The lowest score to receive an invitation was 65 points.
Subclass 491 – 65 points was the lowest score to receive an invitation for a subclass 491 visa (family stream).
Occupations included in 25 May 2023 Invitation Round
189 | 491 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Occupation | Offshore** | Onshore** | Offshore** | Onshore** |
Audiologist | 65 | 65 | 65 | N/A* |
Cardiothoracic Surgeon | N/A* | 75 | N/A* | N/A* |
Child Care Centre Manager | 65 | 65 | N/A* | 90 |
Chiropractor | 70 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Clinical Psychologist | 65 | 80 | 90 | N/A* |
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist | 65 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher | 65 | 65 | 65 | 70 |
Educational Psychologist | N/A* | 70 | N/A* | N/A* |
Emergency Medicine Specialist | 75 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Gastroenterologist | 65 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
General Practitioner | 65 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Intensive Care Specialist | 70 | 70 | N/A* | N/A* |
Medical Diagnostic Radiographer | 65 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Medical Laboratory Scientist | 65 | 65 | 70 | 90 |
Medical Practitioners nec | 65 | 65 | 85 | 75 |
Medical Radiation Therapist | 85 | 80 | N/A* | N/A* |
Midwife | 65 | 65 | 70 | N/A* |
Neurosurgeon | 80 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
Nuclear Medicine Technologist | 65 | 80 | N/A* | N/A* |
Nurse Practitioner | 65 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist | N/A* | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Occupational Therapist | 65 | 65 | 85 | N/A* |
Optometrist | 70 | 70 | N/A* | N/A* |
Organisational Psychologist | N/A* | 90 | N/A* | N/A* |
Orthotist or Prosthetist | N/A* | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Osteopath | N/A* | 75 | N/A* | N/A* |
Paediatrician | 75 | 70 | N/A* | N/A* |
Patho | N/A* | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Physiotherapist | 65 | 65 | 70 | 75 |
Podiatrist | 65 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Psychiatrist | 65 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Psychologists nec | 65 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Radiation Oncologist | 85 | 85 | N/A* | N/A* |
Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | 65 | 65 | N/A* | 85 |
Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health) | 65 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Registered Nurse (Community Health) | 65 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) | 65 | 65 | 75 | N/A* |
Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability) | N/A* | 85 | N/A* | N/A* |
Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) | 65 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) | 65 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Registered Nurse (Medical) | 65 | 65 | 65 | N/A* |
Registered Nurse (Mental Health) | 65 | 65 | 75 | N/A* |
Registered Nurse (Paediatrics) | 65 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Registered Nurse (Perioperative) | 65 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Registered Nurse (Surgical) | 65 | 65 | N/A* | 85 |
Registered Nurses nec | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
Rheumatologist | 75 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
Secondary School Teacher | 65 | 65 | 70 | 100 |
Sonographer | 65 | 70 | 65 | N/A* |
Special Needs Teacher | 65 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Specialist Physician (General Medicine) | 90 | 70 | N/A* | N/A* |
Specialist Physicians nec | 65 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Speech Pathologist | 65 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Surgeon (General) | 90 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
Teacher of the Hearing Impaired | 65 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
Thoracic Medicine Specialist | N/A* | 75 | N/A* | N/A* |
Vascular Surgeon | N/A* | 65 | N/A* | N/A* |
* Results could indicate that no candidates were available to be invited, or did not meet parameters to receive an invite.
** Onshore/Offshore location as indicated in SkillSelect system at the time invites were issued.
Invitations issued during 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 | 11,982 | 35,000 | 7,353 | ||||||||
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored | 466 | 847 | 120 | 74 |
The above figures do not include invitations issued for State and Territory Government nominated visa subclasses (491 and 190 state sponsored visas). State and Territory Governments nominate throughout the month for specific points tested skilled migration and business innovation and investment visas.
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