Australia: SkillSelect Update for May-June 2020

The Department of Home Affairs of the Australian government has released details of the SkillSelect invitation rounds held on May 25 and June 11, 2020.

Total 850 SkillSelect invitations were issued in May-June 2020. While 200 invitations were issued on June 11, the May 25 invitation round involved 650 invitations being sent.

A skilled worker or business person from abroad interested in Australia immigration will be required to go through the SkillSelect which is needed for completing their Expression of Interest [EOI] profile online.

Do keep in mind that there is no fee involved for the creation or submission of an EOI in SkillSelect. An EOI is not a visa application.

A skills assessment – by the relevant assessing authority in Australia – might be required for certain programs.

An EOI, once successfully created, will remain in SkillSelect and will be valid for the next 2 years.

Under the SkillSelect, invitations are issued on a monthly basis. Generally, the SkillSelect invitation rounds are held from –

Skilled Independent visa [subclass 189]

Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – family-sponsored

 The total number of invitations issued in any SkillSelect round will vary as per the volume of applications than under processing with the Department of Home Affairs.

In view of the COVID-19 situation, “targeted invitation rounds occurred in May and June 2020”.

SkillSelect round of invitation – June 11, 2020

Draw date: June 11, 2020
Total invited: 170 + 30 = 200
Subclass 189	170 [Minimum points score: 85]
Subclass 491	30 [Minimum points score: 70]

*In a SkillSelect invitation round, it is the highest-ranked profiles as per their points score that are issued invitations to apply for the relevant visa.

The order of invitation of EOI profiles with equal points is based on the time of reaching their points score for that particular subclass. This is referred to as the “date of effect”.

EOIs with earlier dates of effect get precedence over those with later dates.

Pro-rata occupations in the June 11 invitation round

Keeping in view the high demand, specific occupations are subject to the pro-rata arrangement which also ensures that invitations can be issued throughout the year.

By a “pro-rata” arrangement is meant that if the occupation is similar, the SkillSelect will first make the allocation for subclass 189. Places remaining will then be made over to subclass 491.

If all the available spaces ate taken up by subclass 189, no invitations will be issued under subclass 491 for the same occupation.

Subclass	Occupation ID	Description	Minimum points score
189 / 491	2211	Accountants	Not available
189 / 491	2212	Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers	Not available
189 / 491	2334	Electronics Engineer	Not available
189 / 491	2335	Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers	Not available
189 / 491	2339	Other Engineering Professionals	95 [for both 189 & 491]
189 / 491	2611	ICT Business and System Analysts	Not available
189 / 491	2613	Software and Applications Programmers	Not available
189 / 491	2631	Computer Network Professionals	Not available

SkillSelect round of invitation – May 25, 2020

Draw date: May 25, 2020
Total invited: 550 + 100 = 650
Subclass 189	550 [Minimum points score: 85]
Subclass 491	100 [Minimum points score: 70]

Pro-rata occupations in the March 25 invitation round

As per the pro-rata arrangement, for the same occupation, SkillSelect first allocates available places to Subclass 189. Remaining places are later allocated to Subclass 491.

If all of the places are claimed by subclass 189 visas, no invitations will then be issued for subclass 489 visas in those occupations.

Subclass	Occupation ID	Description	Minimum points score
189 / 491	2211	Accountants	Not available
189 / 491	2212	Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers	Not available
189 / 491	2334	Electronics Engineer	Not available
189 / 491	2335	Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers	Not available
189 / 491	2339	Other Engineering Professionals	Not available
189 / 491	2611	ICT Business and System Analysts	Not available
189 / 491	2613	Software and Applications Programmers	Not available
189 / 491	2631	Computer Network Professionals	Not available

SkillSelect Invitations issued during the 2019-20 program year [from July 2019 to June 2020]

	Skilled Independent visa [subclass 189]	Skilled Work Regional [Provisional] visa [subclass 491] – Family-Sponsored	Skilled Regional [Provisional] visa [subclass 489]	Total invitations in the month
July 2019	1,000	-	100	1,100
August 2019	100	-	100	200
September 2019	100	-	100	200
October 2019	1,500	-	-	1,500
November 2019	250	-	-	250
December 2019	250	200	-	450
January 2020	1,000	300	-	1,300
February 2020	1,000	500	-	1,500
March 2020	1,750	300	-	2,050
April 2020	50	50	-	100
May 2020	550	100	-	650
June 2020	170	30	-	200

Hence, the total number of SkillSelect invitations in the 2019-20 program year comes to 10,150.

Skilled Independent visa [subclass 189]	7,750
Skilled Work Regional [Provisional] visa [subclass 491] – Family-Sponsored	2,100
Skilled Regional [Provisional] visa [subclass 489]	300

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