skilled migration

Skillselect Invitations Update 11 January 2019

The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 11 January 2019. This round (one month period) issued 2490 subclass 189 and 10 subclass 489 visa invitations. The major invitation point 75, cut-off is 70. Accountants are invited with 80 points. Invitations issued during 2018-19 program year 11 January 2019 results The following […]

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Queensland Business and Skilled Migration Business and Skilled Programs – CLOSE

Queensland Business and Skilled Migration (BSMQ) has announced that it has closed state nomination for all business and skilled visas from today 8 February 2019. No further invitations will be issued from this date. BSMQ will continue to process applications which have been already invited for state nomination prior to this date until our quota is exhausted.

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VETASSESS Update: Employment Length Calculation Change

General Professional Occupations – Employment Date VETASSESS currently uses only month and year to calculate the employment dates. As of 14 February 2019, VETASSESS will be considering the exact date, including day, month and year for the Date Deemed Skilled to align with the Department of Home Affairs requirement for the date an applicant’s employment

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Mid-year update to Immigration SA occupation lists

Immigration SA has conducted a mid-year review of its occupation lists – the State Nominated Occupation List (SNOL) and the Supplementary Skilled List (SSL), with some limited changes as a result (Note: the lists undergo greater change at each new program year). Changes will take effect on the afternoon of 11 February 2019. Four occupations have

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Queensland Skilled Occupation Lists (QSOL) has been updated from 1 February 2019

Business and Skilled Migration Queensland has also updated the Queensland Skilled Occupation Lists (QSOL) from today, 1 February 2019, as quotas have been reached for this program year. Four occupations have been removed from the list for this program year ICT Business Analyst – 1111 Quantity Surveyor – 233213 Construction Project Manager – 133111 Marketing

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Skillselect Invitations Update 11 November

The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 11 November 2018. This round (one month period) issued 4340 subclass 189 and 10 subclass 489 visa invitations. The major invitation point 70, cut-off is 70. Accountants are invited with 80 points. Invitations issued during 2018-19 program year 11 November 2018 results The

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Western Australia SNMP Graduate stream – January 2019 invitation round

Migration WA reports that during the ranking process work experience was considered by points indicated in eligible EOIs and factored in both on and offshore work experience, with priority given to eligible EOIs with Australian work experience; For this selection and ranking process the date used was when the EOI was first created (initial submitted date), not

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Skillselect Invitations Update 11 October

The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 11 October 2018. This round (one month period) issued 4340 subclass 189 and 10 subclass 489 visa invitations. The major invitation point 70, cut-off is 70. Accountants are invited with 80 points. Invitations issued during 2018-19 program year   11 October 2018 results The

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Update to Skills Assessment process for PhD holders from VETASSESS

Currently VETASSESS considers paid doctoral research level studies as valid employment for skills assessment purposes. Please be advised that as of 15 December 2018, VETASSESS will not accept paid doctoral studies for skills assessment purposes, consistent with the Department of Home Affairs requirements.  For skilled employment to be considered ‘remunerated’, applicants must be engaged in the occupation

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