SkillSelect January 13 invitation round

The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has announced the results of the January 13, 2014 invitation round for SkillSelect.

The results of the invitation round are as follows:-

Number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 13 January 2014
Visa Subclass Number
Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 950
Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 35
Invitation process and cut-off date by point score for 13 January 2014 round
Visa Subclass Points Score Visa date of effect
Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 60 24/12/2013 12.35 pm
Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 65 11/01/2014 8.07 pm

For limited occupations, the cut-off was as follows:-

Occupation ID Description Points Score Visa date of effect
2331 Chemical and Materials Engineers 65 22/11/2013 9.40 pm
2334 Electronics Engineers 65 21/12/2013 10.58 am
2339 Other Engineering Professionals 70 6/12/2013 8.12 am
2611 ICT Business and Systems Analysts 65 23/09/2013 1.13 pm
2613 Software and Applications Programmers 60 14/08/2013 12.01 am
2633 Telecommunications Engineering Professionals 65 19/11/2013 10.35 am

What can be seen is a very slow movement in limited occupations, and a 3-week wait for other occupations in the subclass 189 category.

Data retrieved from http://www.immi.gov.au/skills/skillselect/index/reports/report-13012014/