WA Invitation Round for the Year 2022-23 : Important Update!

The WA invitation round are sent out each month. The number of applications received by WA Migration Services will determine how many invites are sent each month. Let’s take a closer look at Western Australia’s invitation round issued on 16 December 2022.

The Selection Process for the WA Invitation Round

Several expressions of interest (or “EOIs”) are chosen from SkillSelect each month and invited to apply for State nomination.

If you are selected or nominated, you will be informed through an email by the WA Migration Services. In this email, you will also find a link to the application form for the State nomination. But if you want to apply, the first step is your state or territory government nomination. Applicants for skilled visas must be nominated by a state or territory government.

The applicants must satisfy all the conditions the Department of Home Affairs set forth for the nominated visa and WA requirements for state nomination to qualify for WA nomination.

Ranking System

EOIs are selected based on the following ranking system.

1. Applicants eligible for the General stream will be ranked by the table below:

2. Applicants eligible for the Graduate stream will be ranked following the table below:

If you are qualified for an invitation through more than one stream, you will be sent an invitation for each. However, through your chosen stream, you are only permitted to submit one application for State nomination.

WA Invitation Round

The Department of Home Affairs allows the Western Australia (WA) Government to nominate applicants.

In the WA invitation round for the year, the nominations were provided for the following visas.

• Skilled Nominated visas (subclass 190),
• Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491).

Please be aware that the WA Government’s nomination does not ensure that the Department of Home Affairs will grant your visa.

Upon being nominated or upon receiving approval for your visa, you will be required to do the following:

• If you are moving to Western Australia, please comply with the border rules that are in effect at the time;
• Contact WA Migration Services to register your arrival;
• Settlement costs and living expenses must be covered by a good source of funding (for at least three months);
• As soon as you arrive in WA, you must live and work there for two years; and
• During these two years, you should conduct settlement surveys every six months.

Current WA Invitation Round

The State Nominated Migration Program (SNMP) WA invitation round was issued on 16 December 2022.

Profiles of the Last Invited EOI During the WA Invitation Round

As you can see, this does not consider any occupation or visa subclass caps that may have been applied. The Migration Services Department does not provide feedback on individual Expressions of Interest.

WA Invitation Round During the 2022-23 Program Year

The WA invitation round during the 2022-23 program year was as follows:

Final Remarks

The Western Australian government has issued its annual WA invitation round, and many nominations are available for all skilled candidates. If you want to be nominated by the WA government, you must send an expression of interest to be considered for the Western Australia state nomination.

If you have any queries or questions related to Australian immigration or want to apply for a skilled visa, then we can help!

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