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  Change Of Date For The April Invitation Round ​ Invitations for State nomination are usually issued during the third week of each month.  In April, this will be delayed by one week due to the Easter holidays. Invitations are anticipated to be issued on 23 April 2020.   Source: https://www.migration.wa.gov.au/services/skilled-migration-western-australia/latest-news

CANBERRA MATRIX – INVITATION ROUND   32. Invitation date:  17 March 2020   ACT 190 Nomination – invitations issued: 89   All Matrix submitted: 120 to 75 points 70 point Matrix submitted on or before 28 December 2019   ACT 491 Nomination – invitations issued: 97   All Matrix submitted: 105 to 70 points 65

  Due to a high demand and quota being met for the following occupations, these occupations have been removed from QSOLs. If your occupation has been removed, please do not submit an EOI as it will not be picked up.   Occupations removed from QSOL 12 March 2020   •Onshore, (includes Queensland Postgraduate (Alumni)) and

  Occupation ceilings An ‘occupation ceiling’ might be applied to invitations issued under the independent, skilled regional (provisional) visas. This means there will be a limit on how many EOIs can be selected for skilled migration from an occupation group. This ensures that the skilled migration program is not dominated by a small number of

  Invitations issued on 11 February 2020   The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 11 February 2020. Visa subclass Number Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) 1,000 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored 500 During 2019-20 program year the following numbers of invitations have been issued:

  CANBERRA MATRIX – INVITATION ROUND 31. Invitation date:  10 March 2020 ACT 190 Nomination – invitations issued: 73 All Matrix submitted: 95 to 75 points 70 point Matrix submitted on or before 19 December 2019 ACT 491 Nomination – invitations issued: 165 All Matrix submitted: 105 to 70 points 65 point Matrix submitted on

  Important Changes – New and Improved Application Process for Migration Skills Assessment and Migration Points Advice Programs 5 March 2020 From 18 March 2020, Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) will be moving to a new online application process for the Migration Skills Assessment (MSA) and the Migration Points Advice (MPA) programs. Applications for assessments through

  CANBERRA MATRIX – INVITATION ROUND 30. Invitation date:  2 March 2020 ACT 190 Nomination – invitations issued: 110 All Matrix submitted: 110 to 75 points 70 point Matrix submitted on or before 14 December 2019 ACT 491 Nomination – invitations issued: 131 All Matrix submitted: 95 to 70 points 65 point Matrix submitted on

  CANBERRA MATRIX – INVITATION ROUND 29. Invitation date: 24 February 2020   ACT 190 Nomination – invitations issued: 171   > All Matrix submitted: 110 to 75 points > 70 point Matrix submitted on or before 30 November 2019   ACT 491 Nomination – invitations issued: 79   > All Matrix submitted: 95 to

  Bushfires and Backpackers The Australian Government announced on 17 February 2020 that amendments would be made to the Working Holiday program to include paid or volunteer bushfire recovery work as ‘specified work’ for the purposes of a second or third year 417 or 462 visas.   Further, subclass 417 and subclass 462 visa holders