Application requirements:

– Can be lodged onshore or offshore; onshore applicants must have lived in any part of NSW, including Sydney, for three months

– An EOI of at least 65 points (50 points reached on your own)

– An occupation on the list with a valid skills assessment, including computing, auditing, engineering, finance, public relations, marketing and many others

The official invitation data for the 5 April round has been released.

The Small Business 190 issued 11 invitations, requiring only a Matrix score of 70 (ideal for accounting and IT applicants who can no longer compete in NSW)

The Small Business 491 issued 3 invitations, requiring only a Matrix score of 60.

The general onshore stream issued 281 invitations for the 190 and 227 for the 491.

The offshore stream issued 154 invitations for the 190 and 1,403 for the 491.

*Regarding these 1,403 offshore 491 invitations, the state government has stated that the Matrix system received a large number of suspected fraudulent submissions from overseas, leading to an excessive number of invitations being issued in this round.

Canberra is not about competing on EOI score — 65 points is enough

and the Matrix invitation scores for all occupations keep falling.

Lodgement requirements about to ease

In addition, Canberra will soon lower the entry thresholds for lodging an application: the requirements for four 7s in English, continuous employment, and three years of work experience for offshore applicants may be removed or relaxed — stay tuned!

Plenty of quota still left

With less than three months left in this financial year, Canberra still has 982 places for the 190 — about 327 a month — plus 742 places for the 491, around 247 a month available!

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