Reduction of Skilled Independent Invitation rounds Australian Immigration
We (the writer) expect a change to the Australian migration programme in the future. We predict that the programme as we know it today will change in November 2019 to a TR to PR system in relation to the Skilled migration programme. The temporary subclasses that will be implemented have already been announced (but are not yet active).
The two news visas are;
- Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) Visa Subclass 494 Australia Immigration
- Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Visa Subclass 491 Australia Immigration
The following information has been received from the Department:
“As we have held a steady high rate of Skilled Independent (subclass 189) invitations in the first three quarters of the 2018-19 Migration Program year we now have a solid pipeline to take us through to the end of this program year and enter into the 2019-20 program year”
‘Furthermore, the 2019-20 Migration Program planned ceilings have been announced with the Skilled Independent category reduced to 18,652 places, which includes the subclass 189 New Zealand stream and the points tested stream’
“We will now reduce our skilled independent invitation rounds for the remaining last quarter of 2018-19 program year to 100 invitations per month for the Independent Skilled stream and continue with 10 invitations per month for the Skilled-Regional Provisional (subclass 489) Family Sponsored stream.”
“This will keep us with a good pipeline of applications and the ability to keep inviting each month in 2019-20, and support applicants by not increasing processing times..”