Australia’s latest SkillSelect round of invitation for skilled migrants
                     Australia Invites a Record-
Number of Immigrants in the 
Latest SkillSelect Invitation 
Round
The Department of Home Affairs Australia conducted its latest SkillSelect 
invitation round on December 8, 2022, to invite 35,000 new immigrants 
under the Skilled Independent Visa (Subclass 189) and 120 under the Skilled 
Worker Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)- Family Sponsored category. 
The minimum number of points scored under both categories is 65. 
 
The latest invitation round was the biggest compared to recent years and 
reflects the government’s priority to address the current labor shortages in 
Australia.
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The invitations have been issued under many occupations, such as IT, 
healthcare, construction, project management, education, finance, etc. 
Most of these occupations have the lowest inviting score ranging from 
65 to 85.
 
Subclass 189 visa, one of the most popular visa streams allows foreign 
nationals to live and work with no restrictions in Australia. The 
processing time for this visa category is three months. 
What does the increased number of invites say about Australia’s 
immigration strategy?
 
Australia’s stringent border restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic 
have had a massive impact on the country’s economy and labor market 
forces. While Australia had been quite slow in welcoming immigrants after 
the pandemic, the latest rounds of invitations depict a positive trend in the 
Australian immigration system.
The Department of Home Affairs has been quite active in inviting more and more immigrants to address 
the labor market crisis. Many occupations that received the invite had a score of 65. 
 
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