The following information has been released on the Home Affairs website:

Invitations issued on 9 May 2019

The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 9 May 2019.

Visa subclassNumber
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) 100
Skilled Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 489) 10

During 2018-19 program year the following numbers of invitations have been issued:

9 May 2019 results

The following graph shows the points for clients who were invited to apply in the 9 May 2019 round.

Graph showing the points for clients who were invited to apply in the 9 May 2019 round

Invitation process and cut offs

The highest ranked clients by points score are invited to apply for the relevant visa. For clients who have equal points scores, the time at which they reached their points score for that subclass (referred to as the date of effect) determines their order of invitation. Expressions of Interest with earlier dates of effect are invited before later dates.

Visa subclassMinimum points scoreLatest date of effect
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) 80

22/03/2019 4:31 pm

Skilled Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 489) 85

28/04/2019 1:45 am

Point scores and the dates of effect cut off for the pro rata occupations in the 9 May 2019 invitation round.

Due to high levels of demand, and in keeping with previous years, the below occupation groups will be subject to pro rata arrangements to ensure availability of invitations across the program year.

SkillSelect first allocates available places to Skilled – Independent visas (subclass 189) and then the remaining to Skilled – Regional (Provisional) visas (subclass 489). If all places are taken up by subclass 189 visas then there will be no invitations issued for subclass 489 visas in these occupations.

Occupation IDDescriptionMinimum points scoreLatest date of effect
2211 Accountants 90 01/05/2019 6:46 am
2212 Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers 85 28/12/2018 5:43 pm
2334 Electronics Engineer 85 02/05/2019 12:44 pm
2335 Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers 80 22/03/2019 4:31 pm
2339 Other Engineering Professionals 80 18/01/2019 3:13 pm
2611 ICT Business and System Analysts 85 03/05/2019 8:13 pm
2613 Software and Applications Programmers 80 10/02/2019 3:58 pm
2631 Computer Network Professionals 80 20/03/2019 6:53 pm

Invitations issued during 2018-19 program year

Visa subclassJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunTotal
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) 1,000 2,490 2,490 4,340 4,340 2,490 2,490 1,490 1,490 100 100   22,820
Skilled Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 489) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   110
Total 1,010 2,500 2,500 4,350 4,350 2,500 2,500 1,500 1,500 110 110   22,930

The above figures do not include invitations issued for State and Territory Government nominated visa subclasses. State and Territory Governments nominate throughout the month for specific points tested skilled migration and business innovation and investment visas.