SkillSelect updates - January 2022
Invitations issued on 21 January 2022
| Visa subclass | Number |
|---|---|
| Subclass 189 Skilled Independent Visa | 200 |
| Subclass 491 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Visa - Family Sponsored | 200 |
Invitations process & cut-offs
The highest ranked applicants by points score are invited to apply for the relevant visa. Applicants who have equal points scores, the time at which they reached their points score for that subclass (referred to as the date of effect) determines their order of invitation. Expressions of Interest with earlier dates of effect are invited before later dates.
| Visa subclass | Minimum Points | Date of effect month |
|---|---|---|
| Subclass 189 Skilled Independent Visa | 90 | 09/2021 |
| Subclass 491 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Visa - Family Sponsored | 80 | 01/2022 |
Occupations included in 21 January 2022 Invitation Round
| Occupation | Invited for Subclass | Lowest Points Score Invited Subclass 189 | Lowest Points Score Invited Subclass 491 (FSR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Consultant | 491 | N/A | 80 |
| Agricultural Scientist | 491 | N/A | 80 |
| Biotechnologist | 491 | N/A | 80 |
| Chemical Engineer | 491 | N/A | 80 |
| Emergency Medicine Specialist | 189 | 90 | N/A |
| Environmental Consultant | 491 | N/A | 80 |
| Environmental Scientists nec | 491 | N/A | 85 |
| Food Technologist | 491 | N/A | 80 |
| General Practitioner | 189 | 90 | N/A |
| Geophysicist | 491 | N/A | 80 |
| Life Scientist (General) | 491 | N/A | 105 |
| Life Scientists nec | 491 | N/A | 95 |
| Medical Diagnostic Radiographer | 189 | 90 | 105 |
| Medical Laboratory Scientist | 189, 491 | 90 | 95 |
| Medical Practitioners nec | 189 | 90 | N/A |
| Medical Radiation Therapist | 491 | N/A | 80 |
| Microbiologist | 189, 491 | 90 | N/A |
| Midwife | 491 | N/A | 95 |
| Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum) | 189 | 90 | N/A |
| Neurosurgeon | 189 | 95 | N/A |
| Nuclear Medicine Technologist | 189 | 95 | N/A |
| Practitioner | 189 | 95 | N/A |
| Orthotist or Prosthetist | 491 | N/A | 80 |
| Paediatrician | 189 | 90 | N/A |
| Petroleum Engineer | 189 | 90 | N/A |
| Physiotherapist | 491 | N/A | 80 |
| Psychologists nec | 491 | N/A | 80 |
| Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | 189, 491 | 90 | 80 |
| Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health) | 491 | N/A | 80 |
| Registered Nurse (Community Health) | 189 | 90 | N/A |
| Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) | 189, 491 | 90 | 80 |
| Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability) | 189 | 90 | N/A |
| Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) | 189, 491 | 90 | 90 |
| Registered Nurse (Medical) | 189, 491 | 90 | 80 |
| Registered Nurse (Mental Health) | 189, 491 | 90 | 80 |
| Registered Nurse (Paediatrics) | 189, 491 | 90 | 80 |
| Registered Nurse (Perioperative) | 189, 491 | 90 | 80 |
| Registered Nurse (Surgical) | 189, 491 | 90 | 80 |
| Registered Nurses nec | 491 | N/A | 80 |
| Social Worker | 491 | N/A | 80 |
| Social Worker | 189 | 90 | N/A |
