Skill Select – Recent news & changes to Australian Skilled Migration Program
Change in eligibility points requirement
The minimum points required to qualify under Skilled Migration program is now 65 points, which was 60 points earlier, effective July 1, 2018
Rounds of Invitations
The Invitation round is expected to run once every month, which is expected to be on the 11thday of each month
The new region under 489 New South Wales program
The 8thregion, Central West will start accepting applications from Aug 20, 2018, onwards. This is for a Regional provisional visa, which is 4 years provisional visa for skilled workers nominated by state & territory
List of occupations
MLTSSL – Medium & Long-term strategic skills list– The list is relevant to persons who are issued an Invitation to apply for a subclass 189 (skilled independent visa), subclass 489 (skilled regional provisional not nominated by state & territory- Sponsorship by relative), subclass 190 (skilled nominated visa) or subclass 490 (skilled regional provisional, nominated by state or territory)
STSOL – Short-term skilled occupation list– The list is relevant to persons who have issued an Invitation to apply for subclass 190 or subclass 489 (nominated by state or territory)
ROL – Regional occupation list– The list is relevant to persons who are nominated by state or territory, relevant to only subclass 489 (nominated by state or territory)
