Why it’s the right time to apply for an Australian PR Visa?

Why to apply Australia PR visa now?

• Australia invites 195,000 immigrants to apply for a PR visa
• The country is in dire need of skilled professionals to fill the job market needs
• Australia invites candidates through 5 Skilled Migration programs
• DHA has increased the visa places to 109,000

Migrate to Australia through Australia PR visa

Australia is one of the prominent destinations for overseas workers for the last few years. Thousands of immigrants want to migrate to Australia to live work and settle there. There are many reasons that people like to apply for Australia PR visa. Australia is inviting 160,000 permanent residents every year.

Different states in Australia are facing skills shortage and that is the reason, the immigration cap has been raised by 35,000 for 2022-23. So the number of invitations will increase to 195,000. Here are some of the reasons that people are planning to get an Australia PR visa.

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Australia inviting immigrants through 5 Skilled Migration programs

Most states in Australia are inviting skilled immigrants through Skilled Migration programs. Some of these programs are listed below:

• ACT (Australian Capital Territory)nomination program
• South Australia Skilled South Australia’s Skilled and Business Migration program
• Migration Queensland State Nomination Program
• Western Australia (WA) State nomination Migration Program
• Victoria Skilled Migration Program

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Australia’s Canberra Matrix draw issued 354 invitations

Increase in the Skilled Immigration visas places

DHA accepted 79,600 visa places last year and this year the places have increased up to 109,900. This number will rise again as DHA has increased the annual migration cap.

Additional occupations and relaxed requirements

Many states in Australia are increasing the list of in-demand occupations so skilled visa applicants will have a diverse range of occupations to apply for. States have also relaxed the nomination requirements.

Visa categories

There are three most popular visa categories and candidates can apply for any of them. These categories are:

• Skilled Independent Visa Subclass 189- Permanent Visa
• Skilled Nominated Visa Subclass 190- State Nominated PR visa
• Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Visa Subclass 491- Regional 5-year visa (offers PR Pathway after 3 years)

Occupation ceilings for invitation rounds

Occupation ceilings can be applied under the independent and skilled regional (provisional) visas. This cap means that there will be a restriction on the issuance of Expression of Interest. This cap will help in inviting immigrants for different types of skilled occupations.

Occupation included in the invitation round conducted on October 6, 2022

Here is the table that reveals the details of the invitation round held on October 6, 2022.

Job role	Visa Subclass 189		Visa Subclass 491
	Offshore	Onshore	Offshore	Onshore
Aeronautical Engineer	65	N/A	65	N/A
Agricultural Consultant	65	N/A	70	N/A
Agricultural Engineer	65	N/A	90	N/A
Agricultural Scientist	65	N/A	65	N/A
Architect	65	N/A	65	N/A
Audiologist	65	70	65	80
Biochemist	65	N/A	N/A	N/A
Biomedical Engineer	65	N/A	65	N/A
Biotechnologist	65	N/A	75	N/A
Botanist	65	N/A	85	N/A
Cardiologist	85	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cartographer	65	N/A	N/A	N/A
Chemical Engineer	65	N/A	70	N/A
Chemist	65	N/A	65	N/A
Chiropractor	65	70	N/A	N/A
Civil Engineer	65	N/A	65	N/A
Clinical Psychologist	85	65	N/A	N/A
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher	65	65	70	75
Electrical Engineer	65	N/A	65	N/A
Electronics Engineer	65	N/A	65	N/A
Emergency Medicine Specialist	80	65	N/A	N/A
Endocrinologist	N/A	90	N/A	N/A
Engineering Professionals nec	65	N/A	70	N/A
Engineering Technologist	65	N/A	65	N/A
Environmental Consultant	65	N/A	75	N/A
Environmental Engineer	65	N/A	65	N/A
Environmental Research Scientist	65	N/A	95	N/A
Environmental Scientists nec	65	N/A	N/A	N/A
Food Technologist	65	N/A	70	N/A
Forester	65	N/A	75	N/A
Gastroenterologist	65	N/A	N/A	N/A
General Practitioner	65	65	N/A	N/A
Geophysicist	65	N/A	N/A	N/A
Geotechnical Engineer	65	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hydrogeologist	65	N/A	N/A	N/A
Industrial Engineer	65	N/A	70	N/A
Intensive Care Specialist	N/A	65	N/A	N/A
Landscape Architect	65	N/A	100	N/A
Life Scientist (General)	65	N/A	70	N/A
Life Scientists nec	65	N/A	70	N/A
Marine Biologist	65	N/A	85	N/A
Materials Engineer	65	N/A	80	N/A
Mechanical Engineer	65	N/A	65	N/A
Medical Diagnostic Radiographer	65	65	N/A	N/A
Medical Laboratory Scientist	65	N/A	70	N/A
Medical Oncologist	75	N/A	N/A	N/A
Medical Practitioners nec	65	65	N/A	N/A
Medical Radiation Therapist	N/A	90	N/A	N/A
Metallurgist	65	N/A	70	N/A
Meteorologist	90	N/A	N/A	N/A
Microbiologist	65	N/A	80	N/A
Midwife	75	70	N/A	N/A
Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)	65	N/A	75	N/A
Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec	80	N/A	N/A	N/A
Naval Architect	65	N/A	N/A	N/A
Neurologist	75	80	N/A	N/A
Neurosurgeon	N/A	65	N/A	N/A
Nuclear Medicine Technologist	70	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nurse Practitioner	75	N/A	N/A	N/A
Obstetrician and gynecologist	N/A	65	N/A	N/A
Occupational Therapist	65	65	N/A	N/A
Optometrist	N/A	70	N/A	N/A
Orthotist or Prosthetist	N/A	70	N/A	N/A
Osteopath	N/A	70	N/A	N/A
Other Spatial Scientist	65	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pediatrician	N/A	65	N/A	N/A
Pathologist	65	N/A	N/A	N/A
Petroleum Engineer	65	N/A	80	N/A
Physicist	65	N/A	90	N/A
Physiotherapist	65	65	80	N/A
Podiatrist	70	65	N/A	N/A
Production or Plant Engineer	65	N/A	65	N/A
Psychiatrist	70	75	N/A	N/A
Psychologists nec	65	65	N/A	N/A
Quantity Surveyor	65	N/A	65	N/A
Registered Nurse (Aged Care)	65	65	N/A	70
Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)	70	65	N/A	N/A
Registered Nurse (Community Health)	65	65	N/A	N/A
Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)	65	65	70	65
Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation)	N/A	65	N/A	N/A
Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)	65	65	90	N/A
Registered Nurse (Medical)	65	65	70	80
Registered Nurse (Mental Health)	65	65	N/A	N/A
Registered Nurse (Paediatrics)	70	65	N/A	N/A
Registered Nurse (Perioperative)	65	65	N/A	N/A
Registered Nurse (Surgical)	65	65	N/A	75
Registered Nurses nec	65	65	N/A	70
Renal Medicine Specialist	N/A	80	N/A	N/A
Secondary School Teacher	65	65	75	85
Social Worker	65	65	75	90
Sonographer	65	N/A	N/A	N/A
Special Education Teachers nec	N/A	95	N/A	N/A
Special Needs Teacher	65	80	N/A	N/A
Specialist Physician (General Medicine)	N/A	70	N/A	N/A
Specialist Physicians nec	65	80	N/A	N/A
Speech Pathologist	65	65	80	N/A
Structural Engineer	65	N/A	65	N/A
Surgeon (General)	65	80	N/A	N/A
Surveyor	65	N/A	65	N/A
Transport Engineer	65	N/A	80	N/A
University Lecturer	65	65	65	65
Veterinarian	65	N/A	N/A	N/A
Zoologist	65	N/A	N/A	N/A

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Invitation process and cut offs

Candidates who got the highest score are invited to apply for relevant visas. The invitations to candidates having the same score will be determined on the date and time when their score was received. The table below reveals the details of the invitations along with the score:

Types of Visas	No. of candidates invited till October 15, 2022	Cut-off score
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)	23,914	65
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)	1284	65

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