In the recent news it has come to the knowledge of many that the Invitation to apply for Australia’s Subclass 189 visa for Independent Skilled and Subclass 489 visa for family sponsorship has reached its annual limit and has been further closed to apply in this year. As per the data represented in DIBP it indicates of the popularity of these two visa subclasses. The groups which has been completely filled under this visa are Accountants, ICT Business, System Analyst and Electronic Engineers amongst many others.

The limit set for occupations are mostly reset annually for each financial year on 1st July of the year. This time, however, there is a concern amongst the immigrant aspirants as there has been talk of reformation under MLTSSL (Medium and Long Term Strategic Skilled List) which is generally used to determine the immigration visa accessibility for Subclass 189.