Summary and Comments by Chris Johnston, Lawyer and RMA:
The 11 April 2020 Skillselect round is the first round after the closure of the borders on 20 March 2020.
So it shows us the policy direction of the Government. The direction is to cut skilled migration dramatically.
This is bad news for all those with plans to migrate, as at least for the next few months, it is going to be tough.
A milestone has been hit, that has been building for over five years. The occupations of Accountant hit 100 points. This is very disappointing for all those graduates of finance and commerce degrees.
In the video we created two weeks ago, I drew comparisons to the Government reactions in the 2009-2010 GFC era, which was to cut migration intake.
It seems that a similar response is to be expected in 2020 – 2021.
Please feel free to share this update with anyone any colleagues and friends who might be interested.
Source:https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/working-in-australia/skillselect/invitation-rounds
Visa subclass | Mar | Apr |
1,750 | 50 | |
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored
| 300 | 50 |
Subclass | Occupation ID | Description | Minimum points score |
189 | 2211 | Accountants | 100 |
189 | 2212 | Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers | 95 |
189 | 2334 | Electronics Engineer | 95 |
491 | 2334 | Electronics Engineer | 95 |
189 | 2335 | Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers | 95 |
491 | 2335 | Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers | 105 |
189 | 2339 | Other Engineering Professionals | 95 |
491 | 2339 | Other Engineering Professionals | 105 |
189 | 2611 | ICT Business and System Analysts | 95 |
491 | 2611 | ICT Business and System Analysts | 105 |
189 | 2613 | Software and Applications Programmers | 95 |
491 | 2613 | Software and Applications Programmers | 95 |
189 | 2631 | Computer Network Professionals | 95 |
This article was written by Chris Johnston, Principal Lawyer & RMA
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