Sydney Migration Agent for subclass 189 skilled Independent Visa and subclass 491 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa the latest invitation round has been released. Regarding the number of invitation issued during each month Department of Home Affairs (DoHA) releases information every month. As compared to the previous month the September month has been an increase in the number of invitations issued.
September 2020 round:
Subclass 189 visas 350 invitations were issued in September. The DoHA issued 150 invitations for subclass 491. This is an increase of 240 and 60 invitations compare to the August invitation round respectively.
| Visa Types | August | September | Change |
| Subclass 189 | 110 Invites | 350 Invites | 240 increase |
| Subclass 491 | 90 Invites | 150 Invites | 60 increase |
During this month the overall point to receive an invitation has also dropped.
Subclass 189 – To receive an invitation the lowest score was 65 points. Where 90 was lowest score to receive an invitation. The lowest for the whole year is 60 points; this is a dramatic drop from the previous month.
Subclass 491 – To receive an invitation for a subclass 491 visa 75 points remained to be the lowest score. Since last month there has been no change. For subclass 491 visa the 75 points includes the extra 15 points awarded.
Many people who received the invitations, whilst there is a drop in points to receive an invitation in targeted sectors. To help with post covid 19 recovery this is in line with the government aims to attract migrants. To know more about Latest subclass 189 & 491 invitation round analysis contact migration Agency in Sydney.
There are many applicants with higher points similarly, for eg. As their occupation is not considered to be essential services 90/95 that did not receive an invitation during this round.
For these occupation groups, Auditors, accountants, engineering and some IT occupations are listed as N/A It is likely that no invitations were issued
| Visa Types | Minimum Points for August | Minimum points for September | Change |
| Subclass 189 | 90 points | 65 points | Decrease by 25 |
| Subclass 491 | 75 Points | 75 Points | No change |
October 2020 round:
For the October 2020 invitation round has been released. In comparison to the September month the number of invitations issued for subclass 491 and subclass 189 has dropped dramatically. Only 80 invitations were issued for subclass 190 visas and 30 invitations were issued for subclass 189 visas. To know more about Latest subclass 189 & 491 invitation round analysis contact migration Agent in Sydney
| Visa Types | September | September | Change |
| Subclass 189 | 350 | 30 | Decrease by 320 |
| Subclass 491 | 150 | 80 | Decrease by 70 |
The October invitation round is the lowest so far for the 2020-21-year program
| Visa Types | July | August | September | October |
| Subclass 189 | 500 | 110 | 350 | 30 |
| Subclass 491 | 100 | 90 | 150 | 80 |
The lowest score to receive an invitation for subclass 189 was 65 points, similar to September now let’s look at the invitation cut offs points. The minimum points score has dropped to 65 points for subclass 491. The applicant is given an extra 15 points, Bearing in mind that for subclass 491 visa.
The government is only inviting applicants in critical sectors to the drop in the points are likely because who can help with post covid 19 recovery. To know more about Latest subclass 189 & 491 invitation round analysis contact leading immigration Agent in Sydney.
We can also see that there are no data available for auditors, accountants, IT professionals and some engineers for this reason.
