On August 18, 2021, Canberra opened its latest ACT (Australian Capital Territory) invitation round to issue 82 ITAs (Invitations to Apply) for Skilled Nominated Visa Subclass 190 and Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Visa Subclass 491.
As per the most recent trend, the ACT invited candidates under key categories, i.e. Small Business Owners, 457/482 visa holders, and CriticalSkills Occupations. Find out more.
ACT Invitation Round on 12 August
Find below the results and statistics of this new Canberra Matrix Invitation Round:
Small business owners-Under this category, ACT has issued only one invitation this time around for Subclass 491 visa.
457 / 482 visa holders- Canberra has issued 12 invitations to Subclass 190 visa under this category, while 1 invitation it sent to Subclass 491 visa.
ACT Invitation round 18 August 2021
| Visa Category | Small Business Owners | Minimum Matrix Score | 457 / 482 visa holders | Invitations to Critical Skills Occupations | Minimum Matrix Score | Total |
| Subclass 190 visa | 0 | 0 | 12 | 26 | 90 (accountants: 110) | 38 |
| Subclass 491 visa | 1 | 65 | 1 | 42 | 65 (accountants: 95 submitted before July) | 44 |
| Total | 1 | | 13 | 68 | | 82 |
Also, read- How to apply for State nominated Skilled visa in Australia?
Critical Skill Occupations- the Critical Skills Occupation category has been supremely active in last few months. Under this category, in 18August round, Canberra has issued 26 invitations to Subclass 190 visa candidates (point score 90), while for Subclass 491 visa, ACT issued 42 invitations with a minimum matrix score of 65 points (accountants: 95 submitted before July).
The next invitation round is likely to occurred before 26 August 2021.
Popular Skilled visas of Australia
Australia invites most number of skilled workers under three main visa categories. Find below the popular General Skilled Migration Program (GSM) category skilled visas:
- Skilled Independent Visa Subclass 189
- Skilled Nominated Visa Subclass 190
- Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Visa Subclass 491
All three are point-tested skilled visas. First two are permanent, while third one is 5-year visa issued by Department of Home Affairs (DHA), Australia. You must score minimum 65 points in SkillSelect system to become eligible to apply for these visas.
If you want to move to Australia on any of the above skilled visas this year, you may contact trusted Australia Migration Experts at Visas Avenue on Toll-Free. No. 78-18-000-777 or you can drop us an e-mail at info@visasavenue.com.
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