491/190 visas: 2019-20 state and territory nomination ceilings revealed

491/190 visas: 2019-20 state and territory nomination ceilings revealed

Two Freedom of Information (FOI) requests reveal exactly how many nominations each state and territory is allocated for the 2019-20 migration program year. These nominations are for the much sought after General Skilled Migration permanent Subclass 190 - Skilled – Nominated visa and provisional nominated Subclass 491 – Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa.

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491/189 visas: SkillSelect EOI invitation numbers fall off a cliff to 100…no surprises why

491/189 visas: SkillSelect EOI invitation numbers fall off a cliff to 100…no surprises why

The number of invitations issued for Subclass 189 – Skilled Independent visas and Subclass 491 – Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visas sponsored by an eligible relative dropped to only 100 invitations in total for April 2020. Reasons why and a brief history of recent skilled migration reforms are provided.

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189 visas and EOIs: accountants, programmers and engineers dominate

189 visas and EOIs: accountants, programmers and engineers dominate

In a snapshot of submitted Expression of Interest applications for Subclass 189 – Skilled Independent visa, accounting, programming and engineering occupations account for over 70 per cent of all EOIs in October 2019. Find out why, and how the SkillSelect/EOI system works.

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