06/01/2023
Now is a good time to have your Expression of Interest submitted in Skill Select with 65 points or more.
The last Skill Select invitation round from the Dept Home Affairs in December 2022 included 35,000 invitations issued across all occupations starting from 65 points. This included the 189 visa, which usually only received an invitation if you had 100 points or more in a highly specialised occupation.
It will be interesting to see how many invitations are issued in January 2023, across which occupations, and from how many points?
What can you do now to take advantage of this generous approach from the DHA?
1. Have your skills assessment completed.
2. Take the English language test (all passport holders, not only non-English speakers.
3. Take the NAATI language accreditation test (translation).