Invitation

Points

5 April

The most recent pre-invitation round took place on 5 April 2023, and these applicants have since been receiving their formal nomination invitations.

Key features of the NSW Subclass 190 round on 5 April 2023:

–Finance occupations continued to be invited readily, with externally gathered data showing invitations from as low as 75+5 points. Finance has been propelled by NSW this financial year, and invitation points are now higher than at the start of the year.

–Auditing held steady at 85 points (without state-nomination points), with both our onshore and offshore clients receiving invitations; Accounting moved back to 95 points unweighted.

–Engineering and construction also saw a number of invitations, with points (excluding state nomination) needed in the 80–85 range.

– There were also some trades occupations, which NSW has consistently favoured for invitations.

– However, this round saw no IT occupations

Late March / early April

NSW Subclass 491 also issued a concentrated round in late March / early April

Key features of the NSW Subclass 491 round in late March / early April:

–High volume, with a very broad range of occupations invited

– A larger share went to offshore applicants

– Many applicants claimed no work experience at all

–Even for IT, engineering and other in-demand fields, there was no need to compete on EOI points — 50–60 points (excluding state nomination) was enough to be invited

Over the next 2–3 months, NSW’s focus will be on the Subclass 491 — even for highly competitive fields such as IT and engineering, as little as 50 points (excluding state nomination) can secure an invitation! This is especially worth a try for offshore applicants!

18 April

There was also a round in early April, but it went entirely to priority occupations such as teachers, social workers and healthcare and nursing — everyone on EOI 65 was scooped up, so we won’t summarise it here.

VIC Subclass 190’s most recent ROI invitation round was issued on 18 April.

Key features of this VIC Subclass 190 round:

– Although the volume was modest, in-demand occupations were given a chance, with many IT occupations invited

– Compared with NSW, VIC remained relatively friendly on points for in-demand occupations — IT secured the Subclass 190 at 75 points (excluding state nomination), Accounting at 85 points

Early April

WA issues a pre-invitation round at the start of each month and promptly publishes the figures on its official website.

The early-April round issued 491 only, with pre-invitation data for General stream – sch2

Key features of this pre-invitation round:

– Around a thousand invitations were issued, for the Subclass 491 only

– Subtract 15 points from the EOI scores above and you have the points an applicant needs to reach on their own. Once you do, you’ll find that for Accounting, IT and engineering occupations, reaching 70 or 75 points on your own was enough to be invited

– For WA General stream sch2, the Subclass 491 does not require a job offer.Although offshore and interstate applicants can also lodge, the state government still insists on inviting those who will relocate to WA.Move there, and you get invited.

The early-March round issued 190 only, with pre-invitation outcomes for General stream – sch2

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Key features of this Subclass 190 pre-invitation round:

– A very large volume was issued, all above a thousand

– Only the Subclass 190 was issued. Subtract 5 points from the EOI scores above and you have the points an applicant needs to reach on their own.

Once you do, you’ll find that for Accounting, IT and engineering occupations, reaching 65 points on your own was enough to be invited — likely one of the lowest requirements of any state.

– For WA General stream sch2, the Subclass 190 does not require work experience or IELTS 7 across all four bands, but it does require a job offer related to the locally nominated occupation.Although offshore and interstate applicants can also lodge, the state government has consistently insisted on inviting those who will relocate to WA.Move there, and you get invited.

Overall, with just over two months remaining, WA still has plenty of places available!

Two rounds in April; figures released for the 5 April round

Under Canberra’s lowered entry requirements, the Subclass 491 now requires only 1 year of work experience, no job offer, and IELTS 6 across all four bands. The Subclass 190 requires 3 years of work experience, also no job offer, and IELTS 7 across all four bands. With just over two months remaining, Canberra still has plenty of places available.

Issued every week

Key features of the Tasmania rounds:

– Tasmania now issues pre-invitations every Friday

– The vast majority of Tasmania’s invitations go to onshore (in-state) applicants

– Many highly in-demand occupations were invited, and for both the Subclass 190 and 491 the EOI points were very friendly. However, Tasmania selects based on applicant attributes such as work, residence and qualifications — not on EOI points.

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