Australia Notice

SkillSelect – 7 September 2015 round results

​​Invitations issued on 7 September 2015

Visa Subclass	Number
Skilled - Independent (subclass 189)	2300
Skilled - Regional Provisional (subclass 489)	80

Invitations issued during 2015-16

Visa subclass	July	August	September	Total
Skilled - Independent (subclass 189)	2300	2300	2300	6900
Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489)	80	80	80	240
Total	2380	2380	2380	7140

Invitation process and cut offs

Visa Subclass	Points score	Visa date of effect
Skilled - Independent (subclass 189)	60	27 July 2015 9.22 am
Skilled - Regional Provisional (subclass 489)	60	17 June 2015 3.37 pm

Invitations for the following occupations will be issued on a pro rata basis in each monthly invitation round over the 2015-16 programme year. These arrangements are subject to change throughout the programme year.  SkillSelect first allocates available places to Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) visas and then remaining to Skilled – Regional (subclass 489) (Provisional – Family Sponsored) visas. If all places are taken up by subclass 189 visas then there will be no invitations issued for subclass 489 visas in these occupations:

• ICT Business and Systems Analysts


• Accountants


• Software and Applications Programmers.

Points scores and the visa dates of effect cut off for the above occupations in the 7 September 2015 invitation round

Points	Description	Points score	Visa date of effect
2211	Accountants	70	6 August 2015 11.13 am
2611	ICT Business and System Analysts	65	16 July 2015 3.28 am
2613	Software and Applications Programmers	60	9 May 2015 7.16 pm

Note: ​the following occupation group has reached its ceiling and no more invitations will be issue during the 2015-16 programme year:

• 2212 – Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasures

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