A Legislative Instrument-IMMI18/067- indicates the Pool and Pass Marks for General Skilled Migration Visas to Australia.
Part 2 of this instrument increases the pool and pass mark to 65 from 1 July 2018.
Applicants wishing to apply for the following visa subclasses will be required to obtain a pass mark of 65 to be eligible to receive an invitation to apply:
- Skilled-Independent (Permanent) (Class SI) Subclass 189;
- Skilled-Nominated (Permanent) (Class SN) Subclass 190; and
- Skilled-Regional Sponsored (Provisional) (Class SP) Subclass 489
This is an increase of five points.
Transitional provisions
For visa applications made on or after 1 July 2018 in response to an invitation given on or after 1 July 2018 the pool and pass mark will be 65.
For visa applications made before, on or after 1 July 2018 in response to an invitation given prior to 1 July the pool and pass mark remains at 60.
Invitation Rounds
There were two invitation rounds conducted in June. It is not anticipated that further invitation rounds will be issued for this Migration year which concludes this Saturday. Invitations for new migration year FY 2018/19 are expected to be issued in the first half of July.