Two Australian States have Held Their Invitation Rounds

Western Australia Invitation Round

Two Australian States have recently declared their invitation rounds. Western Australia has declared its invitation round under the State Nominated Migration Program (SNMP) on 6th May 2022 and published on 11th May 2022. The draw has invited the candidates from Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) and Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491). The invitation round has invited the candidates from the four streams. The detailed invitation round table is given below.

Invitations Issued During The 2021-22 Program Year

ACT Round of Invitation

On the other end, Australia Capital Territory has also held its draw on 11 May 2022. The latest invitation round has invited both onshore and offshore candidates from both 190 and 491 subclasses.

Canberra Residents

Matrix nominating Small Business Owners

• 190 nominations: 1 invitation
• 491 nominations: 0 invitations

Matrix nominating 457 / 482 visa holders

• 190 nomination: 1 invitation
• 491 nomination: 0 invitation

Matrix nominating Critical Skill Occupations

• 190 nominations: 61 invitations (minimum 85, accountants 120)
• 491 nomination: 48 invitations

Overseas Applicants

Matrix nominating Critical Skill Occupations

• 190 nomination: 4 invitations (90 points)
• 491 nomination: 72 invitations

This latest invitation round of ACT has invited a total of 63 onshore applicants from 190 subclass and 48 onshore candidates from 491 visa subclass. On the other side, the round has invited 4 candidates from 190 visa subclass and 72 invitations from 491 visa subclass.

Eligibility Criteria for ACT Round of Invitation

Candidates must have a valid Expression of Interest (EOI) via SkillSelect.

Onshore Applicants’ Criteria

• Candidates must be living in Canberra
• 491 Nomination Class – They must be working in Canberra for at least three months.
• 190 Nomination Class – They must be working in Canberra for at least six months.
• Interstate or overseas candidates cannot apply under this class.

Overseas Applicant’s Criteria

• To apply for the pathway candidates and their depended must not be in Australia (except children enrolled in an ACT school)
• 491 Nomination Class
  • Candidates’ nominated occupation must fall on the ACT Critical Skill List.
  • Candidates must have at least three years of valid relevant work experience in the nominated occupations.
• 190 Nomination Class
  • Same as above occupation must fall on the ACT Critical Skill List.
  • Candidates must have a genuine ACT job offer in the nominated occupation.
• Candidates who are living in Australia cannot apply under the criteria.