March Invitation Round

Results for the 13 March 2020 invitation round are out now.In March round the total number of invitation is up by 550 places. Total of 2050 invites was sent/

Visa subclass

Number

Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)

1,750

Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) Family Sponsored

300


Pro rata occupations cut-off is as below:
 

Subclass

Occupation ID

Description

Minimum points score

Latest date of effect

189

2211

Accountants

95

19/06/2019 11:45pm

189

2212

Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers

95

31/01/2020 07:12pm

189

2334

Electronics Engineer

90

29/01/2020 04:49pm

491

2334

Electronics Engineer

85

15/01/2020 1:58pm

189

2335

Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers

90

18/11/2019 1:36pm

189

2339

Other Engineering Professionals

90

08/12/2019 3:13am

189

2611

ICT Business and System Analysts

90

07/01/2020 3:08pm

189

2613

Software and Applications Programmers

90

29/01/2020 6:37pm

491

2613

Software and Applications Programmers

85

04/02/2020 1:28pm

189

2631

Computer Network Professionals

90

29/01/2020 1:19pm

491

2631

Computer Network Professionals

90

12/03/2020 10:39am

 
Non-Pro rata occupation points cut-off
 

Visa subclass

Minimum points score

Latest date of effect

Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)

90

29/01/2020  6:37pm

Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) Family Sponsored)

85

05/02/2020  3:56am

 
Breakdown of the invites by occupation

Software and Application Programmers received a mammoth 464 invitations, meaning just under 22% of the total occupation ceiling quota for has now been met.

Currently sitting around 23 to 25% of total quota are:

  • Accountants (155 invitations this round)
  • Auditors, Company Secretaries, and Corporate Treasurers (88 invitations this round)
  • Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers (90 invitations this round)
  • Other Engineering Professionals (57 invitations this round)
  • ICT Business and Systems Analysts (146 invitations this round)
  • Computer Network Professionals (144 invitations this round)
  • Telecommunications Engineering Professionals (44 invitations this round)

Electrical Engineers currently have the highest percentage of total occupation ceiling, with around 31.5% of quota now met.

Source

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/working-in-australia/skillselect/invitation-rounds

New occupation ceilings you can view here: 

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/working-in-australia/skillselect/occupation-ceilings

 

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