In this blog, we will cover the latest updates on 190 and 491 visas across all States and Territories.
We will look at the number of intending migrants who received nominations from State and Territory Governments from 1st July 2022 to 31st March 2023.
Please note that this number does not include the pre-invitations that the states have recently issued.
Please also note that Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia have recently made some minor adjustments in their 190 and 491 quotas.
NEW SOUTH WALES
We have seen many invitations from NSW for both 190 and 491 visas. They have invited some occupations with a total of 65 points. According to the Department of Home Affairs website data, NSW still has 1034 seats left for 190 visas and 4114 seats for 491 visas. Considering that NSW has so many seats left, we should see many invites at minimum points from NSW.
NSW | Total Seats | Used Seats | Seats Left |
190 | 9108 | 8074 | 1034 |
491 | 6168 | 2054 | 4114 |
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
South Australia has also been issuing many invitations for 190 and 491 visas. As per the Department of Home Affairs website data, SA still has 492 seats left for 190 visas and 1075 seats left for 491 visas. We have also seen many invites under the 0uter regional SA stream where you do not need to work in your nominated occupation as long as you live and work in the outer regional South Australia.
SA | Previous Seats | Updated Seats | Used Seats | Seats Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
190 | 2700 | 3000 | 2508 | 492 |
491 | 5300 | 5800 | 4725 | 1075 |
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
ACT has 982 places left for 190 visas and 741 for 491 visas.
ACT | Total Seats | Used Seats | Seats Left |
190 | 2025 | 1043 | 982 |
491 | 2025 | 1284 | 741 |
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Territory still has 102 seats left for 190 visas and 824 seats for 491 visas. Given that they have many more seats left for the 491 visas, we should also see many offshore invites from Northern Territory.
NT | Total Sets | Used Seats | Seats Left |
190 | 600 | 498 | 102 |
491 | 1400 | 576 | 824 |
QUEENSLAND
Due to the increased number of 189 invites issued by the Department of Home Affairs, Migration Queensland sent an email to all applicants notifying them to lodge a priority processing application for the clients who meet the eligibility for their nomination and will be able to lodge a decision-ready application. We have already seen many invites from Migration Queensland after applying for the priority processing for our clients. Migration Queensland still has 1412 seats left for 190 visas and 956 seats for 491 visas. Given that they have almost half the total quota left, we should see many invitations for visa subclasses 190 and 491 from Migration Queensland.
QLD | Total Seats | Used Seats | Seats Left |
190 | 3000 | 1588 | 1412 |
491 | 2000 | 1044 | 956 |
TASMANIA
Tasmania has recently updated some of its criteria to provide more flexibility for applicants committed to living in Tasmania. If you live in Tasmania and even meet one of the priority attributes, consider applying for their nomination. Tasmania still has 717 seats left for 190 visas and 731 seats for 491 visas. We have also noticed the quick processing of the nomination applications from Tasmania.
TAS | Previous Seats | Updated Seats | Used Seats | Seats Left |
190 | 2000 | 2150 | 1433 | 717 |
491 | 2250 | 2100 | 1369 | 731 |
VICTORIA
Victoria has conducted an invitation round almost every two weeks and sent many invites for 190 and 491 visas. Victoria offers fast-track visa nominations for health sector-related and teaching occupations.
Victoria still has 3243 seats left for 190 visas and 148 seats for 491 visas.
VIC | Previous Seats | Updated Seats | Used Seats | Seats Left |
190 | 11500 | 12900 | 9657 | 3243 |
491 | 3400 | 2000 | 1852 | 148 |
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Western Australia still has 2562 seats left for 190 visas and 1429 seats for 491 visas.
The processing time for Western Australia to approve the nomination is about 10-12 weeks, and applicants living there are getting invited at low points.
WA | Total Seats | Used Seats | Seats Left |
190 | 5350 | 2788 | 2562 |
491 | 2790 | 1361 | 1429 |
So these were all our updates from all the States and Territories. If you have any questions in regards to Australian migration, please get in touch with us.
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