Victoria’s Skilled and Business Migration Program will be conducting an invitation round today (1 May 2026).
If you do not receive any further communications from us today about a client’s Registration of Interest, this means they have not been invited today but remain eligible.
Their ROI will be considered in future selection rounds and no action is required if all the information in both their EOI and ROI remain correct.
Victoria’s 2025-26 state nominated skilled visa program is now closed to new Registrations of Interest (ROIs).
Victoria will continue to consider all submitted ROIs for the remaining nomination places in the 2025-26 program year.
If you withdraw your ROI, you will not be able to submit a new one until the 2026-27 program opens. Information on the 2026-27 program will be published when it becomes available.
When is the next invitation round and when will I be invited?
Invitation rounds occur throughout the financial year. There are no set dates for invitation rounds.
The Department of Home Affairs allows the Victoria (VIC) Government to nominate applicants for the following visa types:
- Skilled Work Regional Visa (Provisional) – Subclass 491
- Skilled Nominated Visa (Permanent) – Subclass 190
If you are interested in being considered by the VIC Government, you need to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) visa SkillSelect. SkillSelect is the program administered by the Department of Home Affairs.
Victoria’s Skilled Migration Program
Onshore and offshore applicants can apply
In addition to applicants living in Victoria, Victoria will also be selecting applicants living outside Australia for the subclass 190 visa in all eligible occupations.
For the subclass 491 visa in addition to applicants living in Victoria, applicants living offshore can apply, noting Victoria are currently prioritising health occupations for subclass 491 visa nomination.
More eligible occupations
All occupations on the relevant Department of Home Affairs occupation list are now eligible, and applicants are no longer required to be using STEMM skills and working in a target sector to apply.
General Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible to apply to be considered for selection for a Victorian skilled visa nomination, you must meet the following criteria:
- be living in Victoria or overseas,
- be committed to living and working in Victoria,
- have had your Registration of Interest (ROI) selected,
- be under 45 years of age,
- have at least Competent English
- have a valid Skills Assessment in an occupation on the eligible skilled occupation for this visa,
- have achieved at least 65 point on the Australian Government’s points test for your Expression of Interest (EOI) in SkillSelect.
For further information about the eligibility requirements for the Subclass 190 and Subclass 491 visa pathways, see our page on Victoria Skilled Visa Nomination Program – 190 and 491 Visa.
Victoria Occupation List
All occupations on the relevant Department of Home Affairs occupation list are eligible for Victorian Nomination.
English Language Requirements
The Victorian Skilled Migration Program requires that all applicants have an English level equivalent to IELTS 6.0. For further information about the English language tests and requirements, see our page on English Language Requirements for Victoria State Nomination.
State and Territory nomination
2025-26 program year
Number of intending migrants who received nominations from 1 July 2025 to 30 November 2025
| Visa subclass | ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) | 207 | 508 | 180 | 17 | 92 | 208 | 359 | 94 |
| Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) State and Territory Nominated | 220 | 329 | 97 | 85 | 70 | 74 | 213 | 72 |
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