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General Skilled Migration Program

At Australian Migration Specialists, and as Australian Registered Migration Agents, we are committed to ensuring you and your family every success in your journey to immigrate to Australia. We make it our mission to assist you and your family to be able to live in Australia, work in Australia and study in Australia.

Basic Criteria to be met for all General Skilled Migration visas

Age - you must be under 45 years of age at the date of application
English language - you must have sufficient ability in the English language
Qualifications - you are required to have a tertiary qualification (usually a university degree or a trade) and your qualification must have been assessed by the relevant assessing authority in Australia.
Nominated occupation - when you apply you will need to nominate an occupation fitting your skills and qualifications. This occupation must be on the Skilled Occupations List in the case of the subclass 189 visa or on one of the State/Territory lists for the subclass 190 visa
Medical and character checks - you must be able to satisfy the criteria for both medical and character requirements

Skilled Independent (Subclass 189)

Skilled Nominated (Subclass 190)

If you are a qualified professional or trades person with work experience that will benefit the Australian economy, and your occupation is NOT on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL), but is on the Consolidated Skilled Occupation List (CSOL) as well as being on one of the State/Territory Migration Plans (STMPs), then you may be eligible for this visa.

In addition to meeting the basic requirements mentioned above, you are also required to pass a points test with points being awarded for age, English language ability, specific work experience, qualification, spouse skills, Australian skilled work experience, Australian qualifications, fluency in one of Australia's major community languages and State nomination.

The current passmark for this particular visa category is 60 points however, because of ceilings imposed on certain occupations, you may in fact be required to obtain more than 60 points in order to receive an invitation to apply for this visa.

To be able to apply for this visa you need to submit an expression of interest and then be invited through SkillSelect to apply. You will only receive an invitation through SkillSelect on this visa program once you have been nominated by a State/Territory government.

If you accept a nomination, the states and territories might require you to:

live in the nominating state or territory for a specified minimum time
tell the state or territory your address, both before and after you arrive in Australia
be prepared to complete surveys and providing other post-arrival information they ask for
meet any of their other requirements.

Each state or territory government agency has its own process for nominating expressions of interest

This is a permanent residence visa. It lets you and any member of your family unit who has also been granted this visa:

stay in Australia indefinitely
work and study in Australia
enrol in Medicare, Australia's scheme for health-related care and expenses
apply for Australian citizenship (if you are eligible)
sponsor eligible relatives for permanent residence
travel to and from Australia for five years from the date the visa is granted (after that time, you will need a resident return visa or another visa to return to Australia).

Skilled Nominated or Sponsored (subclass 489)

Occupation Ceilings

The table below shows the occupation ceilings for the 2017-2018 programme year for each occupation on the list of eligible skilled occupations by four-digit ANZSCO code unit group, and the number of invitations that will be issued in this programme year.

Occupation ceiling values are based on a percentage of stock employment figures for each occupation. Stock employment figures are provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and represent the number of people employed in Australia in each occupation.

The ceilings ensure the skilled migration programme is not dominated by a narrow group of occupations.

Occupation ceilings do not apply to State or Territory Nominated, Employer Sponsored or Business Innovation and Investment visa subclasses.

Occupation ceilings for the 2017-18 programme year

Occupation ID	Description	Occupation Ceiling Value 2017-18	Invitations to date
1331	Construction Managers	5400	12
1332	Engineering Managers	1155	1
1341	Child Care Centre Managers	1000	0
1342	Health and Welfare Services Managers	1374	2
2211	Accountants*	4785	478
2212	Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers*	1327	132
2241	Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians	1000	1
2245	Land Economists and Valuers	1000	2
2312	Marine Transport Professionals	1000	5
2321	Architects and Landscape Architects	1474	2
2322	Cartographers and Surveyors	1000	7
2331	Chemical and Materials Engineers	1000	29
2332	Civil Engineering Professionals	3296	13
2333	Electrical Engineers	1042	100
2334	Electronics Engineers*	1000	216
2335	Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers*	2178	100
2339	Other Engineering Professionals*	1000	6
2341	Agricultural and Forestry Scientists	1000	3
2346	Medical Laboratory Scientists	1487	1
2347	Veterinarians	1000	5
2349	Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals	1000	4
2411	Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers	2639	9
2414	Secondary School Teachers	7910	0
2415	Special Education Teachers	1000	3
2512	Medical Imaging Professionals	1113	0
2514	Optometrists and Orthoptists	1000	0
2519	Other Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals	1000	0
2521	Chiropractors and Osteopaths	1000	4
2524	Occupational Therapists	1109	2
2525	Physiotherapists	1464	1
2526	Podiatrists	1000	1
2527	Speech Professionals and Audiologists	1000	9
2531	General Practitioners and Resident Medical officers	3495	0
2533	Internal Medicine Specialists	1000	0
2534	Psychiatrists	1000	0
2535	Surgeons	1000	14
2539	Other Medical Practitioners	1000	0
2541	Midwives	1090	49
2544	Registered Nurses	16741	156
2611	ICT Business and Systems Analysts*	1574	620
2613	Software and Applications Programmers*	6202	1
2631	Computer Network Professionals*	1318	130
2633	Telecommunications Engineering Professionals	1000	30
2711	Barristers	1000	0
2713	Solicitors	4161	6
2723	Psychologists	1750	2
2725	Social Workers	1562	17
3122	Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians	1000	3
3123	Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians	1000	4
3132	Telecommunications Technical Specialists	1000	3
3211	Automotive Electricians	1000	0
3212	Motor Mechanics	5980	5
3222	Sheetmetal Trades Workers	1000	0
3223	Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers	4426	2
3232	Metal Fitters and Machinists	5330	0
3233	Precision Metal Trades Workers	1000	0
3241	Panelbeaters	1344	0
3311	Bricklayers and Stonemasons	1271	0
3312	Carpenters and Joiners	6968	3
3322	Painting Trades Workers	2780	2
3331	Glaziers	1000	1
3332	Plasterers	2103	0
3334	Wall and Floor Tilers	1407	0
3341	Plumbers	5507	0
3411	Electricians	9354	2
3421	Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics	1427	0
3422	Electrical Distribution Trades Workers	1000	0
3423	Electronics Trades Workers	1878	3
3513	Chefs	2675	3
3941	Cabinetmakers	1905	0
3991	Boat Builders and Shipwrights	1000	0

*Occupations that are subject to pro rata arrangements

Latest Invitation Round

The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the Skill Select invitation round on 26 July 2017.

Invitations issued on 26 July 2017

Visa Subclass	Number
Skilled - Independent (subclass 189)	1000
Skilled - Regional Provisional (subclass 489)	110

During 2017-18 the following numbers of invitations have been issued

Invitations issued during 2017-18

Visa subclass	Jul	Total
Skilled - Independent (subclass 189)	2000	2000
Skilled - Regional Provisional (subclass 489)	210	210
Total	2210	2210

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. Separate results for these visa subclasses are provided monthly.

26 July 2017 results

The following graph shows the points for clients who were invited to apply in the 26 July 2017 round.

invitations round points score 26 july 2017

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

Visa Subclass	Points score	Visa date of effect
Skilled - Independent (subclass 189)	70	15/07/2017 12.40am
Skilled - Regional Provisional (subclass 489)	60	25/07/2017 12.40am

Due to high levels of demand, and in keeping with previous years, the below occupation groups will be subject to pro rata arrangements to ensure availability of invitations across the programme year. SkillSelect first allocates available places to Skilled - Independent visas (subclass 189) and then the remaining to Skilled - Regional (Provisional) visas (subclass 489). If all places are taken up by subclass 189 visas then there will be no invitations issued for subclass 489 visas in these occupations.

Accountants
Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers
Electronics Engineers
Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers
Other Engineering Professionals
ICT Business and System Analysts
Software and Applications Programmers
Computer Network Professionals

Point scores and the visa dates of effect cut off for the pro rata occupations in the 26 July 2017 invitation round.

Occupation Identification	Description	Points score	Visa date of effect
2211	Accountants	75	26/05/2017 1:34pm
2212	Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers	75	6/05/2017 10.17am
2334	Electronics Engineer	70	14/7/2017 8.33pm
2335	Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers	70	15/07/2017 12.40am
2339	Other Engineering Professionals	70	6/06/2017 12.27am
2611	ICT Business and System Analysts	75	25/07/2017 5.15pm
2613	Software and Applications Programmers	70	23/06/2017 10.47am
2631	Computer Network Professionals	70	27/06/2017 12.03am