Australian Immigration - Invitation Rounds (status to date)

Current Invitation Round

Invitation rounds to apply for the Skilled - Independent and Skilled - Regional (Provisional) visa subclasses were conducted on 5 December 2014​ and 28 November 2014.

Next invitation rounds

Please note invitation rounds are held twice a month, dates of rounds will be advised in advance of round. The maximum numbers of invitations to be issued in the month of December 2014 invitation rounds are as follows:

19 December 2014

Visa subclass	Maximum number
Skilled - Independent (subclass 189)	1400
Skilled - Regional Provisional (subclass 489)	100

 

9 January 2015

Visa subclass	Maximum number
Skilled - Independent (subclass 189)	1400
Skilled - Regional Provisional (subclass 489)	100

 

23 January 2015

Visa subclass	Maximum number
Skilled - Independent (subclass 189)	1400
Skilled - Regional Provisional (subclass 489)	100

A maximum of 200 invitations for subclass 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) (Sponsored) visas will be issued as part of the December 2014 invitation round. The number of invites issued for subclass 489 in this and future rounds will be determined by the skilled migration program to address Australia’s economic needs.

Note: Due to the number of public holidays in December, the results for the 19 December 2014 round will be published in January 2015.

Note: This will not have any impact on state or territory government nominations for subclass 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) (state or territory nominated) visas and nominations for these visas can continue as normal.