SkillSelect Summary

Invitation Round on 18 Dec 2023


Overview

Invitation rounds for Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) and Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) โ€“ Family Sponsored visas will be run periodically during the program year. 

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

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

For information on previous SkillSelect Invitation Rounds see previous the Previous Rounds page.

Occupation ceilings for invitation rounds

An 'occupation ceiling' may be applied to invitations issued under the independent, and skilled regional (provisional) visas. This means there will be a reasonable upper limit on how many Expressions of Interest can be invited for skilled migration from an occupation group. This ensures that the skilled migration program remains balanced and continues to invite intending migrants across a variety of skilled occupations.

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

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

Invitation process and cut offs

The highest ranked individuals by points score are invited to apply for the relevant visa before those with a lower points score. For those who have equal points scores, a tie break is used by determining the time at which they reached their points score for that subclass (referred to as the date of effect) , expressions of Interest with earlier dates of effect are invited before later dates of effect.

Current round

Invitations issued on 18 December 2023

The table below shows the number of invitations issued, and the tie break month, in the SkillSelect invitation round on 18 December 2023.

Visa subclass Number Tie break / date of effect month
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) 8,300 11/2023
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) โ€“ Family Sponsored 79 12/2023

Occupations included in 18 December 2023 Invitation Round

The table below shows the occupations and their respective minimum score, that were issued invitations in the SkillSelect invitation round on 18 December 2023.

Occupation*

189

491

Audiologist

65

70

Child Care Centre Manager

65

N/A*

Chiropractor

65

N/A*

Clinical Haematologist

65

N/A*

Clinical Psychologist

70

90

Dermatologist

80

N/A*

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist

65

N/A*

Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher

65

65

Educational Psychologist

70

N/A*

Emergency Medicine Specialist

65

N/A*

Endocrinologist

95

N/A*

General Practitioner

65

N/A*

Intensive Care Specialist

65

N/A*

Medical Diagnostic Radiographer

65

65

Medical Laboratory Scientist

65

75

Medical Oncologist

65

N/A*

Medical Practitioners nec

65

75

Medical Radiation Therapist

65

N/A*

Midwife

65

70

Neurosurgeon

80

N/A*

Nuclear Medicine Technologist

65

N/A*

Nurse Practitioner

65

N/A*

Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

65

N/A*

Occupational Therapist

65

70

Ophthalmologist

80

N/A*

Optometrist

65

N/A*

Orthopaedic Surgeon

65

N/A*

Orthotist or Prosthetist

65

N/A*

Osteopath

65

N/A*

Paediatrician

65

N/A*

Pathologist

80

N/A*

Physiotherapist

65

65

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

70

N/A*

Podiatrist

65

N/A*

Psychiatrist

65

N/A*

Psychologists nec

65

65

Registered Nurse (Aged Care)

65

65

Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)

65

N/A*

Registered Nurse (Community Health)

65

N/A*

Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)

65

65

Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability)

70

N/A*

Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation)

65

90

Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)

65

N/A*

Registered Nurse (Medical)

65

65

Registered Nurse (Mental Health)

65

N/A*

Registered Nurse (Paediatrics)

65

85

Registered Nurse (Perioperative)

65

N/A*

Registered Nurse (Surgical)

65

N/A*

Registered Nurses nec

65

65

Secondary School Teacher

65

70

Social Worker

65

70

Sonographer

65

N/A*

Special Education Teachers nec

65

N/A*

Special Needs Teacher

65

N/A*

Specialist Physician (General Medicine)

65

N/A*

Specialist Physicians nec

65

N/A*

Speech Pathologist

65

85

Surgeon (General)

80

N/A*

* Results could indicate that no candidates were available to be invited, or did not meet parameters to receive an invite.

Invitations issued during 2023-24 program year

Visa subclass Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) 0 0 0 0 0 8,300            
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) โ€“ Family Sponsored 0 0 0 0 0 79            

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.

State and Territory nominations

State and Territory nominations 2023-24 program year

Nominations by State and Territory Governments โ€“ 2023-24 total activity

The number of intending migrants who received nominations from State and Territory Governments from 1 July 2023 to 31 December 2023 is shown in the following table:

Visa subclass

ACT

NSW

NT

QLD

SA

TAS

VIC

WA

Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)

454 966 234 505 830 370 1,722 913

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

407 295 243 264 501 261 304 420

Business Innovation and Investment (provisional) visa (subclass 188)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0