• Latest Subclass 189 and 491 Invitation Round Analysis

Latest Subclass 189 and 491 Invitation Round Analysis

A 189 visa invitation round is happening today 18 December 2023 and we will update this page as soon as the data is available.

The latest invitation rounds for Skilled Independent Visa (subclass 189) and Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) has been released. Every quarter the Department of Home Affairs (DoHA) releases information regarding the number of invitations issued during each quarter.

Invitations issued on 25 May 2023

The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 25 May 2023.

Visa subclass Number
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) 7,353
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored 74
The overall points required to receive an invitation has also remained the same this quarter.

Subclass 189 – The lowest score to receive an invitation was 65 points.

Subclass 491 – 65 points was the lowest score to receive an invitation for a subclass 491 visa (family stream).

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Occupations included in 25 May 2023 Invitation Round

The table below shows the occupations issued invitations in the SkillSelect invitation round on 25 May 2025.
189 491
Occupation Offshore** Onshore** Offshore** Onshore**
Audiologist 65 65 65 N/A*
Cardiothoracic Surgeon N/A* 75 N/A* N/A*
Child Care Centre Manager 65 65 N/A* 90
Chiropractor 70 65 N/A* N/A*
Clinical Psychologist 65 80 90 N/A*
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist 65 65 N/A* N/A*
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher 65 65 65 70
Educational Psychologist N/A* 70 N/A* N/A*
Emergency Medicine Specialist 75 65 N/A* N/A*
Gastroenterologist 65 65 N/A* N/A*
General Practitioner 65 65 N/A* N/A*
Intensive Care Specialist 70 70 N/A* N/A*
Medical Diagnostic Radiographer 65 65 N/A* N/A*
Medical Laboratory Scientist 65 65 70 90
Medical Practitioners nec 65 65 85 75
Medical Radiation Therapist 85 80 N/A* N/A*
Midwife 65 65 70 N/A*
Neurosurgeon 80 N/A* N/A* N/A*
Nuclear Medicine Technologist 65 80 N/A* N/A*
Nurse Practitioner 65 N/A* N/A* N/A*
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist N/A* 65 N/A* N/A*
Occupational Therapist 65 65 85 N/A*
Optometrist 70 70 N/A* N/A*
Organisational Psychologist N/A* 90 N/A* N/A*
Orthotist or Prosthetist N/A* 65 N/A* N/A*
Osteopath N/A* 75 N/A* N/A*
Paediatrician 75 70 N/A* N/A*
Patho N/A* 65 N/A* N/A*
Physiotherapist 65 65 70 75
Podiatrist 65 65 N/A* N/A*
Psychiatrist 65 65 N/A* N/A*
Psychologists nec 65 65 N/A* N/A*
Radiation Oncologist 85 85 N/A* N/A*
Registered Nurse (Aged Care) 65 65 N/A* 85
Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health) 65 65 N/A* N/A*
Registered Nurse (Community Health) 65 65 N/A* N/A*
Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) 65 65 75 N/A*
Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability) N/A* 85 N/A* N/A*
Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) 65 65 N/A* N/A*
Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) 65 65 N/A* N/A*
Registered Nurse (Medical) 65 65 65 N/A*
Registered Nurse (Mental Health) 65 65 75 N/A*
Registered Nurse (Paediatrics) 65 65 N/A* N/A*
Registered Nurse (Perioperative) 65 65 N/A* N/A*
Registered Nurse (Surgical) 65 65 N/A* 85
Registered Nurses nec 65 65 65 65
Rheumatologist 75 N/A* N/A* N/A*
Secondary School Teacher 65 65 70 100
Sonographer 65 70 65 N/A*
Special Needs Teacher 65 65 N/A* N/A*
Specialist Physician (General Medicine) 90 70 N/A* N/A*
Specialist Physicians nec 65 65 N/A* N/A*
Speech Pathologist 65 65 N/A* N/A*
Surgeon (General) 90 65 N/A* N/A*
Teacher of the Hearing Impaired 65 N/A* N/A* N/A*
Thoracic Medicine Specialist N/A* 75 N/A* N/A*
Vascular Surgeon N/A* 65 N/A* N/A*

* Results could indicate that no candidates were available to be invited, or did not meet parameters to receive an invite.

** Onshore/Offshore location as indicated in SkillSelect system at the time invites were issued.

Invitations issued during 2022-23 program year

Visa subclass Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) 12,200 11,982 35,000 7,353
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored 466 847 120 74

The above figures do not include invitations issued for State and Territory Government nominated visa subclasses (491 and 190 state sponsored visas). State and Territory Governments nominate throughout the month for specific points tested skilled migration and business innovation and investment visas.

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