The first year of SkillSelect is now well under way, in fact we’ve already passed the half way mark for the 2012 – 2013 migration years. The SkillSelect February 2013 invitation rounds have been completed successfully – once again the statistics have been reported by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
In this post we’re going to take a look at occupation ceilings, and more importantly the ones which are starting to fill up for this year. We’ll also provide you with a summary of the number of invitations issued this month and the total number of invitations issued this year.
Is your occupation getting close to the occupation ceiling? Not all is lost! We’ll provide you with a few hints and tips to help you secure your visa place.
Looking back at the past few months there has been a slight drop of invitations issued in February. According to the statistics published by the department, there were 3,000 invitations issued in November and December. In January that figure dropped to 2,667 and in February there have only been 2,048 invitations issued.
Invitation Round (4th February 2013)
| Visa Subclass | Invitations Issued |
|---|---|
| Skilled Independent (subclass 189) | 1060 |
| Skilled Regional (Family) Sponsored (subclass 489) | 56 |
Invitation Round (18th February 2013)
| Visa Subclass | Invitations Issued |
|---|---|
| Skilled Independent (subclass 189) | 878 |
| Skilled Regional (Family) Sponsored (subclass 489) | 54 |