Australia Skill Select update for November 2019

After a great October Skill Select round, the November Skill Select round was pretty low. Australia issued just 250 invitations in the 11th November round. 

With the launch of the new Regional Visas on 16th November, everyone is waiting to see how the December Skill Select round looks like. 

The minimum cut-off score to secure an invitation in this round was 85 points. The most recent EOI which got an invitation was lodged in October. 

Occupations, where the demand is more in comparison to the number of available visa spots, are called pro-rata occupations. The competition in such occupations is quite fierce, and it is almost impossible to secure an invitation unless you have high scores. 

The scores for the pro-rata occupations in the 11th November Skill Select round are: 

Occupation ID	Occupation Name	Minimum req. score	Latest date of EOI
2211	Accountants	90	10/4/2019 5:53 pm
2631	Computer Network Professionals	85	28/10/2019 9:19 pm
2212	Auditors, CS and Corp. Treasurers	85	19/06/2018 3:18 pm
2613	S/W and Application Programmers	85	31/10/2019 9:45 am
2334	Electronics Engg	85	21/10/2019 12:14 am
2611	ICT Business & Sys. Analysts	80	23/10/2019 12:15 am
2335	Industrial, Mech. & Prod. Engg	95	10/11/2019 6:56 pm
2339	Other Engg. Professionals	85	29/10/2019 7:53 am

The most number of invitations, once again, went to Software and Applications Programmers. They received 57 invitations out of a total of 250, which accounts for almost 22%. Next in line were Civil Engineers with 37 invitations, followed by Registered Nurses with 24 invitations and Accountants with 19. 

A couple of invitations were also issued to Physiotherapists, Solicitors, and Agricultural and Forestry Scientists. 

With a new points system introduced on 16th November, it will be interesting to watch what the new minimum cut-off score would be in the upcoming rounds. 

With the current cut-off scores being very high, applicants with partners should see if they can earn additional points for skill assessment or competent English. 

Australia Visa aspirants should also seriously consider the state nomination route, particularly for the regional areas. With Australia changing the definition of “regional” there are a large number of major towns and hubs that immigrants can consider. 

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