1406 - SkillSelect - Booklet 11 - Department of Immigration ...

Part X – Chapter heading
Business Innovation and Investment visas
8 SkillSelect
State or territory governments will identify and select skilled business people or investors they may wish
to nominate. State or territory governments may assess people to meet their needs before they nominate
them. If you are nominated by a state or territory government and you have indicated that your points
score is above the current pass mark, you will receive an invitation to apply from the SkillSelect system.
On a limited basis, sponsoring state or territory governments may award additional points towards the
points test where they have determined that your proposed business is of exceptional economic benefit
to that state or territory.
When you complete an EOI that includes one of these visa types, you will be asked which state or
territory you wish to seek nomination from. You will be able to select one state or territory, or any state or
territory. If you select one state or territory only, then staff from that government body will be able to view
your EOI for this visa type. If you select any state or territory, staff from all state or territory governments
will be able to see your EOI for this visa type.
Employer sponsored visa programs
Employers can search for skilled workers that they may wish to discuss job opportunities with. If you
are contacted by an employer in SkillSelect, you can choose to contact them to discuss employment
and visa opportunities. You do not need to receive an invitation from SkillSelect in order to apply for an
employer sponsored visa.
When you complete an EOI that includes one of these visa types, you will be asked which state or
territory you are interested in working and residing in. You will be able to select one or more state or
territories, or any state or territory. Employers will be able to view your EOI and will be able to narrow their
searches to specifically focus on skilled workers interested in their area. SkillSelect protects your personal
information such as your name, date of birth and other characteristics that could personally identify you.
This information will not be made available to employers.
Occupation ceilings
An ‘occupation ceiling’ may be applied to invitations issued under the independent, family sponsored and
state or territory sponsored visas. This means there will be a limit on how many EOIs can be selected
for skilled migration from an occupation group. This ensures that the skilled migration program is not
dominated by a small number of occupations.
Once this limit is reached, no further invitations for that particular occupation group will be issued for that
program year. Invitations will then be allocated to intending migrants in other occupation groups even if
they are lower ranking. For the state or territory migration programs, a state or territory will not be able
to nominate you if your nominated occupation has reached its occupation ceiling. You can view the
occupation ceilings that apply to SkillSelect at www.skillselect.gov.au.
If you are invited or selected
If you are invited to apply for a visa you will receive an invitation from SkillSelect. You will then have
60 days from the date of invitation to make a valid visa application online before the invitation expires.