Latest SkillSelect Invitation Round
Subclass 189 visa and Subclass 491 visa Invitations
Invitation rounds for the Skilled Independent (Subclass 189) visa and the provisional Skilled Work Regional (Subclass 491) visa (Family Sponsored), will be run cyclically during the program year.
Invitation numbers in each round may vary depending on the number of applications being processed by the Department of Home Affairs.
The State and Territory government nominated visas (Subclasses 190 and 491) are not impacted by the Departmental invitation rounds (see below).
Total Invitations issued during 2024/2025 Program Year:
- Skilled Independent (Subclass 189) visa – 22,973 invitations
- Skilled Work Regional (Subclass 491) visa (Family Sponsored) – 0 invitations
Occupations included in 7 November 2024 Invitation Round by Occupation and Minimum Score Invited
Occupation* | Subclass 189* Minimum scored |
|---|---|
Accountant (General) | 95 |
Actuary | 85 |
Aeronautical Engineer | 85 |
Agricultural Consultant | 85 |
Agricultural Engineer | 90 |
Agricultural Scientist | 90 |
Airconditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber | 70 |
Analyst Programmer | 85 |
Architect | 70 |
Arts Administrator or Manager | 90 |
Audiologist | 75 |
Biochemist | 90 |
Biomedical Engineer | 85 |
Biotechnologist | 85 |
Boat Builder and Repairer | 90 |
Bricklayer | 65 |
Cabinetmaker | 65 |
Cardiothoracic Surgeon | 85 |
Carpenter | 65 |
Carpenter and Joiner | 65 |
Chef | 85 |
Chemical Engineer | 85 |
Chemist | 90 |
Child Care Centre Manager | 75 |
Chiropractor | 75 |
Civil Engineer | 85 |
Civil Engineering Draftsperson | 70 |
Civil Engineering Technician | 70 |
Clinical Psychologist | 75 |
Computer Network and Systems Engineer | 95 |
Construction Project Manager | 70 |
Dancer or Choreographer | 90 |
Dermatologist | 75 |
Developer Programmer | 95 |
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist | 80 |
Diesel Motor Mechanic | 95 |
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher | 70 |
Economist | 90 |
Educational Psychologist | 75 |
Electrical Engineer | 85 |
Electrical Engineering Draftsperson | 90 |
Electrical Engineering Technician | 90 |
Electrician (General) | 65 |
Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) | 90 |
Electronics Engineer | 95 |
Emergency Medicine Specialist | 75 |
Engineering Manager | 90 |
Engineering Professionals nec) | 85 |
Engineering Technologist | 85 |
Environmental Consultant | 90 |
Environmental Engineer | 85 |
Environmental Manager | 90 |
Environmental Research Scientist | 90 |
Environmental Scientist nec | 90 |
External Auditor | 85 |
Fibrous Plasterer | 65 |
Food Technologist | 90 |
Forester | 90 |
General Practitioner | 75 |
Geophysicist | 90 |
Geotechnical Engineer | 70 |
Hydrogeologist | 90 |
ICT Business Analyst | 95 |
ICT Security Specialist | 95 |
Industrial Engineer | 85 |
Intensive Care Specialist | 75 |
Internal Auditor | 90 |
Landscape Architect | 70 |
Life Scientist (General) | 90 |
Life Scientists nec | 90 |
Lift Mechanic | 65 |
Management Accountant | 95 |
Management Consultant | 85 |
Marine Biologist | 90 |
Materials Engineer | 85 |
Mechanical Engineer | 85 |
Medical Diagnostic Radiographer | 75 |
Medical Laboratory Scientist | 75 |
Medical Practitioners nec | 75 |
Medical Radiation Therapist+ | 75 |
Metal Fabricator | 75 |
Metal Machinist (First Class) | 90 |
Metallurgist | 90 |
Meteorologist | 90 |
Microbiologist | 90 |
Midwife | 70 |
Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum) | 90 |
Motor Mechanic (General) | 85 |
Multimedia Specialist | 85 |
Music Director | 90 |
Musician (Instrumental) | 90 |
Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec | 90 |
Naval Architect | 90 |
Neurologist | 75 |
Nuclear Medicine Technologist | 75 |
Nurse Practitioner | 80 |
Nursing Clinical Director | 115 |
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist | 90 |
Occupational Therapist | 75 |
Optometrist | 75 |
Orthopaedic Surgeon | 75 |
Orthotist or Prosthetist | 75 |
Osteopath | 75 |
Other Spatial Scientist | 90 |
Paediatrician | 75 |
Painting Trades Worker | 65 |
Pathologist | 75 |
Petroleum Engineer | 85 |
Physicist | 90 |
Physiotherapist | 75 |
Plumber (General) | 65 |
Podiatrist | 75 |
Primary Health Organisation Manager | 95 |
Production or Plant Engineer | 85 |
Psychiatrist | 75 |
Psychologists nec | 75 |
Quantity Surveyor | 70 |
Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | 70 |
Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health) | 75 |
Registered Nurse (Community Health) | 75 |
Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) | 70 |
Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability) | 75 |
Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) | 75 |
Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) | 75 |
Registered Nurse (Medical) | 70 |
Registered Nurse (Mental Health) | 75 |
Registered Nurse (Paediatrics) | 70 |
Registered Nurse (Perioperative) | 75 |
Registered Nurse (Surgical) | 75 |
Registered Nurses nec | 70 |
Secondary School Teacher | 70 |
Sheetmetal Trades Worker | 70 |
Social Worker | 70 |
Software and Applications Programmers nec | 85 |
Software Engineer | 95 |
Solicitor | 85 |
Solid Plasterer | 70 |
Sonographer | 75 |
Special Education Teachers nec | 75 |
Special Needs Teacher | 70 |
Specialist Physician (General Medicine) | 75 |
Specialist Physicians nec | 75 |
Speech Pathologist | 75 |
Statistician | 90 |
Structural Engineer | 70 |
Surveyor | 90 |
Systems Analyst | 95 |
Taxation Accountant | 85 |
Telecommunications Engineer | 85 |
Telecommunications Field Engineer | 85 |
Telecommunications Network Engineer | 85 |
Telecommunications Network Planner | 90 |
Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist | 90 |
Thoracic Medicine Specialist | 75 |
Transport Engineer | 70 |
University Lecturer | 90 |
Valuer | 90 |
Veterinarian | 85 |
Wall and Floor Tiler | 65 |
Welder (First Class) | 70 |
Zoologist | 90 |
* Results could indicate that no candidates were available to be invited, or did not meet parameters to receive an invitation.
Occupation ceilings for invitation rounds
An ‘occupation ceiling’ may be applied to invitations issued for the Skilled Independent (Subclass 189) visa and the provisional Skilled Work Regional (Subclass 491) visa (Family Sponsored), This means there will be a reasonable upper limit on how many Expressions of Interest can be invited for skilled migration from an occupation group. This ensures that the skilled migration program remains balanced and continues to invite intending migrants across a variety of skilled occupations.
Occupation ceiling values are based on a percentage of stock employment figures for each occupation. Employment figures are provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and represent the number of people employed in Australia in each occupation.
Occupation ceilings do not apply to State or Territory Nominated or Business Innovation and Investment visa subclasses.
Invitation process and cut offs
The highest ranked individuals by points score are invited to apply for the relevant visa before those with a lower points score. For those who have equal points scores, a tie break is used by determining the time at which they reached their points score for that subclass (referred to as the date of effect) , Expressions of Interest with earlier dates of effect are invited before later dates of effect.
State / Territory Nominations 2024/2025 program year
The number of intending migrants who received nominations from State and Territory Governments from 1 July 2024 to 31 May 2025 is shown in the following table:
| Visa subclass | ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA |
| Subclass 190 | 889 | 2,930 | 792 | 582 | 2,792 | 1,973 | 3,000 | 2,378 |
| Subclass 491 | 750 | 1,174 | 596 | 576 | 774 | 747 | 1,997 | 1,633 |