Australian Expression of Interest Results
(A total of 2040 EOIs were selected in October)
This therefore means that 2000 Skilled Independent (sub-class 189) and 40 Skilled Regional (sub-class 489 family sponsored) were invited to apply on 7th September 2015.
This means that the total so far for the year 2015 -2016 is 9180.
Invitation process and cut offs
The highest ranked clients by points score are invited to apply for the relevant visa. For clients who have equal points scores, the time at which they reached their points score for that subclass (referred to as the visa date of effect) determines their order of invitation. Expressions of Interest with earlier dates of effect are invited before later dates.
The points score and the visa date of effect cut-off for the below occupations in the 23 October 2015 invitation round is as follows. Below points score and visa date of effect is for Skilled Independent (subclass 189).
Accountants – 70 points – 26/08/2015
ICT Business and Systems Analysts – 65 points – 7/08/2015
Software and Applications Programmers – 65 points – 22/10/2015
Only 25 accountants were selected, much lower than the pro rata amount would be.