Immigration

New Skilled Occupation List 2019 ANNOUNCED Australia Immigration.   36 occupations added to MLTSSL: Arts Administrator or Manager Dancer or Choreographer Music Director Artistic Director Tennis Coach Footballer Environmental Manager Musician (Instrumental) Statistician Economist Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum Petroleum Engineer Engineering Professionals nec Chemist Food Technologist Environmental Consultant Environmental Research Scientist Environmental Scientists nec Geophysicist

State and Territory nominations State and Territory nominations 2018-19 program year Nominations by State and Territory Governments – March 2019 The number of intending migrants who received nominations from State and Territory Governments in March 2019 is shown in the table below: Visa subclass ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas. Vic. WA Total Skilled Nominated

Invitation rounds will be held twice a month from October 2015 instead of once a month. The  dates of rounds will be advised in advance. The maximum numbers of invitations to be issued in the October 2015 invitation rounds are as follows: 9 October 2015 Visa subclass Maximum number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 1000 Skilled

​​The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 18 December 2015. Invitations issued on 18 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

​​The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 8 January 2016. Invitations issued on 8 January 2016 Visa Subclass Number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 2,400 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 Aug Sept

The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 8 January 2016. Invitations issued on 22 January 2016 Visa Subclass Number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 2,400 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 Aug Sept

The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 3 February 2016. Invitations issued on 3 February 2016 Visa Subclass Number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 1,600 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 Aug Sept

The 23 February 2016 update of the ACT Occupation List has now been published on http://www.canberrayourfuture.com.au/portal/migrating/article/act-occupation-list/.  There has been an increase in the number of occupations in demand in the ACT. In summary: The skills need has eased for child care centre managers and panel beaters. These occupations are now closed. The demand for skills

The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 17 February 2016. Invitations issued on 17 February 2016 Visa Subclass Number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 1,600 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 Aug