Australia Immigration: DHA Invitation Round October 20222 Update

Australia Immigration Update – DHA Invitation Round October 2022

Oct 18,2022

Yet another spectacular round of invitations has been declared by the Department of Home Affairs. With the round of invitations, Australia invited 11,000+ candidates under subclass 189 whereas subclass 491 Family Sponsored has nominated 818 candidates.

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DHA Conducted The Latest Round Of Invitations On 6 October 2022

Visa Subclass	Invitations
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)	11,714
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored)	818

Invitation Round And Process

Candidates who scored the highest points not only received the invitations but also who scored equal points got the invitation under the visa subclass 189 and Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family-Sponsored.

Visa Subclass	Minimum Points Score	Latest Date Of Effect Month
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)	65	10/2022
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored)	65	10/2022

As per the above-mentioned table, the department has mentioned the latest date of the effect month as 10/2022 which may mean that even if any candidates who have submitted their expression of interest on 5th October 2022 and reached their points score may have also received the invitations.

Included Occupations In The Latest 6 October Round

Lowest Points Score – 65 – Date Of Effect Of EOI – 10/2022
Occupations	189		491
Occupations	Offshore	Onshore	Offshore	Onshore
Aeronautical Engineer	65	NI	65	NI
Agricultural Consultant	65	NI	70	NI
Agricultural Engineer	65	NI	90	NI
Agricultural Scientist	65	NI	65	NI
Architect	65	NI	65	NI
Biochemist	65	NI	N/A*	NI
Biomedical Engineer	65	NI	65	NI
Biotechnologist	65	NI	75	NI
Botanist	65	NI	85	NI
Cartographer	65	NI	N/A*	NI
Chemical Engineer	65	NI	70	NI
Chemist	65	NI	65	NI
Civil Engineer	65	NI	65	NI
Electrical Engineer	65	NI	65	NI
Electronics Engineer	65	NI	65	NI
Engineering Professionals NEC	65	NI	70	NI
Engineering Technologist	65	NI	65	NI
Environmental Consultant	65	NI	75	NI
Environmental Engineer	65	NI	65	NI
Environmental Research Scientist	65	NI	95	NI
Environmental Scientists nec	65	NI	N/A*	NI
Food Technologist	65	NI	70	NI
Forester	65	NI	75	NI
Gastroenterologist	65	NI	N/A*	NI
Geophysicist	65	NI	N/A*	NI
Geotechnical Engineer	65	NI	N/A*	NI
Hydrogeologist	65	NI	N/A*	NI
Industrial Engineer	65	NI	70	NI
Landscape Architect	65	NI	100	NI
Life Scientist (General)	65	NI	70	NI
Life Scientists nec	65	NI	70	NI
Marine Biologist	65	NI	85	NI
Materials Engineer	65	NI	80	NI
Mechanical Engineer	65	NI	65	NI
Metallurgist	65	NI	70	NI
Meteorologist	90	NI	N/A*	NI
Microbiologist	65	NI	80	NI
Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)	65	NI	75	NI
Natural and Physical Science Professionals NEC	80	NI	N/A*	NI
Naval Architect	65	NI	N/A*	NI
Nuclear Medicine Technologist	70	NI	N/A*	NI
Petroleum Engineer	65	NI	80	NI
Production or Plant Engineer	65	NI	65	NI
Quantity Surveyor	65	NI	65	NI
Structural Engineer	65	NI	65	NI
Surveyor	65	NI	65	NI
Transport Engineer	65	NI	80	NI
University Lecturer	65	65	65	65
Zoologist	65	NI	N/A*	NI

Conclusion

After the detrimental effects of the Wuhan COVID – 19 pandemic Australia has not only rejuvenated fast but also brought some significant changes in its immigration policy. These two recent draws are precise examples of the current trend of Australian Immigration.