The Australian Government on January 21, 2021 held its latest round of invitations and issued a total of 363 invitations to the candidates who applied under the skilled independent visa subclass 189 and skilled work regional (provisional) visa subclass 491, family sponsored stream. It is the first round of invitations that took place in the year 2021.
Out of the total 363 invitations issued in the current round of invitations held on January 21, 2021, 200 went to the candidates who applied under the skilled independent visa subclass 189 and the remaining 163 invitations went to the candidates who applied under the skilled work regional (provisional) visa subclass 491, family sponsored stream.
The minimum required score to apply under these visa subcategories is 65. However, this score of 65 is a minimum requirement which you need to fulfill and doesn’t guarantee that you will receive an invitation to apply for Australia PR or not. It has been noticed that the candidates with the highest points are given an invitation to apply for the visa and ultimately obtain Australia’s permanent residence (Australia PR).
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