2015 December

Australia has been ranked as the second-best country in the world for its quality of life by a UN report which assessed economic, education and life-expectancy data. The nation’s “Human Development Index” (HDI) was measured at .935 out of a maximum score of one, coming second to Norway and beating Switzerland, which has held on

15 December 2015 ​The Skilled Migration Western Australia office will be closed from 2:00 pm Thursday 24 December 2015, reopening on Monday 4 January 2016. ​ No invitations for State nomination will be sent during this time.​

Invitation rounds will be held twice a month from November 2015 and dates of rounds will be advised in advance. The maximum numbers of invitations to be issued in the December 2015 invitation rounds are as follows: 4 December 2015 Visa subclass Maximum number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 700 Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 5 18 December 2015 Visa

​​​​The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 4 December 2015. Invitations issued on 4 December 2015 Visa Subclass Number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 700 Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 5 During 2015-16 the following number of invitations have been issued: Invitations issued during 2015-16 ​Visa subclass July August September October