189 Invitation Round 2026: Latest 190 & 491 Updates
Emigrate Lawyers · Skilled migration news desk
Australia’s skilled visa invitation rounds, in one place.
Follow subclass 189, 190 and 491 developments across every state and territory. Find the latest verified updates first, then explore historical rounds, occupation scores and what the figures mean for your next step.
Next 189 invitation round: current status
Next expected Subclass 189 round: Home Affairs says the next Skilled Independent (Subclass 189) invitation round will be held on 15 October 2026. This is a scheduled future round, not confirmation that a round has occurred; the latest completed official round remains 4 June 2026.
Latest completed Subclass 189 round: 4 June 2026 — Home Affairs reported 10,000 Subclass 189 invitations. No newer completed federal 189 round has been verified as at 10 October 2026.
Subclass 491: family-sponsored 491 invitations published in federal SkillSelect rounds are different from state-nominated 491 selections. State 190 and 491 updates are tracked separately below.
See today’s invitation-round news · 190 & state 491 tracker · 189 occupation points
Latest invitation news
Newest dated updates appear first. A program opening, a nomination invitation and a visa invitation are different events. Our labels identify which event has been reported.
10 October 2026 check · Federal 189 · Scheduled round
Home Affairs fixes 15 October for the next Subclass 189 round
The official SkillSelect invitation-round page now says the next Skilled Independent (Subclass 189) invitation round will be held on 15 October 2026. This replaces the earlier wording that a round was expected by 31 October. No round results have yet been published, and the notice does not confirm a family-sponsored Subclass 491 round.
Home Affairs official notice · 189 coverage and evidence notes
8 October 2026 · Tasmania · Confirmed round
Tasmania issues 61 nomination invitations
Migration Tasmania invited 37 subclass 190 ROIs (13 Gold and 24 Green) and 24 subclass 491 ROIs (2 Gold and 22 further). The lowest round selection scores were 323 and 89 respectively. These are Tasmanian selection scores, not SkillSelect points. Tasmania’s separately published 440 and 81 figures are rolling three-month assessment averages, not this round’s cut-offs.
7 October 2026 official clarification · Northern Territory · Offshore applications closed
NT confirms that no new offshore nomination applications are being accepted
The NT Government now expressly states that no new subclass 190 or state-nominated subclass 491 applications will be accepted under offshore streams at this time. The limited intake exceptions apply only to eligible onshore NT Graduate or NT Resident applicants facing a specified visa, age or points deadline on or before 30 September 2027. This clarifies the 5 October status entry below; it is a nomination-program intake update, not an invitation round, nomination approval or visa grant.
5 October 2026 official update · Northern Territory · Applications restricted
NT restricts new 2026–27 nomination applications after receiving sufficient applications
The NT Government says new subclass 190 and state-nominated subclass 491 applications are now accepted only by exception for onshore applicants who meet the NT Graduate or NT Resident criteria and face one of three deadlines on or before 30 September 2027: their substantive visa expires and they are not eligible for a subclass 485 visa; they will turn 45; or a birthday will reduce their subclass 491 points below 65. This is a state nomination intake restriction, not a SkillSelect invitation round, nomination approval or visa grant.
3 October 2026 check · Federal 189 · Expected round
Home Affairs says the next subclass 189 round is expected by 31 October 2026
The live official invitation-round page now states that the next Skilled Independent (subclass 189) invitation round is expected to be held by 31 October 2026. This is an announced expectation, not a completed round: no new invitation total, round date or occupation score data has been published. The latest completed federal result remains 4 June 2026, when 10,000 subclass 189 invitations were issued. Applicants should keep EOIs accurate and current. Official Home Affairs source.
1 October 2026 · Tasmania · Confirmed round
Tasmania issues 72 nomination invitations
The latest Tasmanian round invited 38 subclass 190 applicants and 34 subclass 491 applicants. The published lowest selection scores were 331 and 71 respectively. These are Tasmanian selection scores, not SkillSelect points.
1 October 2026 check · ACT · Tentative timetable
ACT lists the week of 12 October for its next round
The ACT’s published 2026–27 timetable begins with the week starting 12 October 2026. Later tentative weeks start 25 January, 22 March and 24 May 2027. These dates may change; they are not results of completed rounds.
2 October 2026 check · Subclass 189 · Official live-page check
No new federal round published; future date removed from live page
A live check of the official Home Affairs invitation-round page on 2 October found no future expected-round date displayed. The page still identifies 4 June 2026 as the current round, while older search indexing continues to show the expired 30 September expectation and some secondary reports quote 31 October. We have not verified a new completed September round. The latest historical result located for this hub is 4 June 2026, with 10,000 subclass 189 invitations. An expected date must not be treated as proof that invitations were issued. Correction — 3 October 2026: a fresh live-page check confirmed that Home Affairs now displays an expectation of a subclass 189 round by 31 October 2026; see the newer entry above.
Check Home Affairs invitation rounds · 189 coverage and evidence notes
1 October 2026 check · State program notices
Victoria, Queensland and NSW 190 display closure notices
Victoria says its 2025–26 places are filled and new-program information will follow. Queensland says its 2025–26 ROI window is closed and it is awaiting future settings. NSW’s 190 page also displays a closure notice. These statements do not establish a common reopening date.
21 August 2026 · Northern Territory · Program opening
NT opens applications for the new program year
The NT’s official notice says applications opened for all onshore and selected offshore streams on 21 August 2026, with updated criteria. Opening an application pathway is not an announcement of an occupation cut-off or invitation-volume ranking.
What do these results mean for your circumstances?
Your occupation, evidence, residence, employment and visa position matter alongside your score. Ask Emigrate Lawyers to assess your skilled migration options.
190 and 491: all states and territories
This tracker records what could be verified on the check date. “Not verified” means we could not establish a current result from the material available; it does not mean no invitations occurred. Older rounds remain historical even where newer statistics have not been released.
Official Home Affairs state nomination totals — 1 to 31 July 2026
Home Affairs’ latest national state-and-territory table records EOIs that received nominations. These are not federal 189 invitation-round totals and should not be described as visa grants. Values shown as “<5” are suppressed by Home Affairs and must not be treated as zero.
| Jurisdiction | Subclass 190 nominations | State-nominated 491 nominations |
|---|---|---|
| ACT | <5 | <5 |
| NSW | <5 | <5 |
| Northern Territory | <5 | <5 |
| Queensland | <5 | <5 |
| South Australia | <5 | <5 |
| Tasmania | 146 | 23 |
| Victoria | <5 | <5 |
| Western Australia | <5 | <5 |
Official Home Affairs source. Reporting period: 1 July to 31 July 2026.
New South Wales invitation rounds
Latest check: the 190 page displays a closure notice while next-year settings are reviewed. NSW says its 190 round dates are not announced in advance. We have not verified a current occupation-by-occupation invitation table or top-ten ranking.
NSW 491 has distinct pathways, including an invitation pathway and pathways allowing eligible applicants to apply directly. Do not apply a 190 closure notice or an individual applicant’s score to every 491 pathway. Confirm the notice for your particular pathway.
Victoria invitation rounds
Latest check: the official homepage says 2025–26 is closed with all places filled. Information about 2026–27 is to follow. An older program page still appearing in search should not override the closure notice.
Victoria uses an EOI and a separate Registration of Interest. No verified current round-level top-ten occupation or minimum-score table was located in this review. A priority-sector list describes selection priorities; it is not evidence that every listed occupation has received an invitation.
Queensland invitation rounds
Latest check: Migration Queensland’s ROI page says the 2025–26 window is closed and available places were filled. It is awaiting advice on future settings. Already-submitted invited applications are addressed separately in that notice.
No current official occupation-by-occupation invitation score table was verified here. An occupation’s eligibility requirements must not be presented as the score of the last applicant invited. We track reopening notices, stream changes and published results as separate updates.
Western Australia invitation rounds
Latest check: current round details could not be verified from the official program page during this review. An indexed May 2026 priority-trades results document was located, but its file could not be retrieved. September activity reported elsewhere is not reproduced as a confirmed official round.
WA’s “last invited” publications should be read with their stream, residence category, ranking order and EOI date. A points figure detached from these details can mislead. The WA occupation table will be expanded when the official document is accessible and its columns can be checked.
Migration WA program and round documents · Migration WA news
South Australia invitation rounds
Verified historical round: 21 May 2026 — 161 subclass 190 and 77 subclass 491 invitations, totalling 238. The release reports ANZSCO sub-major groups rather than individual occupations or point cut-offs. A newer official round was not verified in this review.
See the ranked group table below. Do not read a group total as the number of invitations for one occupation within that group.
Tasmania invitation rounds
Verified round: 8 October 2026. The 190 total comprises 13 Gold and 24 Green invitations; the 491 total comprises two Gold and 22 further invitations. The lowest round selection scores were 323 for subclass 190 and 89 for subclass 491. The published ROI pools after the round were 897 for 190 and 605 for 491.
Migration Tasmania also reports assessment thresholds separately. Those figures must not be substituted for a particular round’s invitation score. No occupation-volume top ten is supplied in this release.
Australian Capital Territory invitation rounds
Verified historical round: 11 June 2026. The ACT page lists 66 Canberra-resident critical-skill 190 invitations, three small-business-owner 190 invitations and doctorate-stream invitations of eight for 190 and five for 491. The listed overseas critical-skill categories received zero.
Occupation rankings are in the ACT’s separate PDF. The figures below are Canberra Matrix scores, not federal EOI scores. The PDF describes minimum rankings and warns that a ranking does not guarantee an invitation.
Northern Territory nomination updates
Current verified status: The NT Government page, last updated 7 October 2026, says it has received sufficient applications for 2026–27. No new offshore applications are being accepted at this time. New subclass 190 and state-nominated subclass 491 applications are accepted only by exception for eligible onshore NT Graduate or NT Resident applicants facing a specified visa, age or points deadline on or before 30 September 2027. The broader program originally opened on 21 August 2026 after the NT received its full allocation. Check the official exception criteria.
No public round-level occupation ranking or last-invited points table was verified in this review. An open nomination program does not establish how quickly an individual application will be decided. The NT specifically says nomination before a visa deadline cannot be guaranteed.
Subclass 189 invitation rounds
The federal 189 round is separate from state nomination. Home Affairs also reports family-sponsored 491 invitations through its federal round publications; that stream must not be combined with state-nominated 491 results.
Historical baseline: 4 June 2026, 10,000 subclass 189 invitations. This total was located in indexed official Home Affairs material. The live official page was rendered and checked on 2 October 2026. It still identifies 4 June 2026 as the current completed round and shows no 2026–27 federal invitation total above zero. A fresh live-page check on 10 October 2026 verified Home Affairs’ statement that the next Subclass 189 round will be held on 15 October 2026. This is an announced future round date, not evidence that a round has occurred; the latest completed official round remains 4 June 2026.
For the ten-occupation historical snapshot below, the June score figures were checked directly against the live official Home Affairs occupation table on 2 October 2026. They are not a ranking by invitation volume and do not predict the next round.
189 invitation round points by occupation
Full 189 occupation points — 4 June 2026 official round
The table below reproduces the occupation and minimum score invited published by the Department of Home Affairs for the 4 June 2026 Subclass 189 round. It is a historical round result, not a forecast or guaranteed future cut-off. Home Affairs reported 10,000 Subclass 189 invitations in the round.
| Occupation | Minimum 189 points invited |
|---|---|
| Actuary | 90 |
| Agricultural Consultant | 80 |
| Agricultural Scientist | 80 |
| Airconditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber | 65 |
| Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic | 80 |
| Architect | 85 |
| Arts Administrator or Manager | 80 |
| Audiologist | 75 |
| Automotive Electrician | 80 |
| Barrister | 80 |
| Biotechnologist | 95 |
| Boat Builder and Repairer | 80 |
| Bricklayer | 65 |
| Cabinetmaker | 80 |
| Cardiologist | 80 |
| Carpenter | 65 |
| Carpenter and Joiner | 65 |
| Cartographer | 85 |
| Chemist | 85 |
| Child Care Centre Manager | 80 |
| Chiropractor | 80 |
| Clinical Psychologist | 75 |
| Construction Project Manager | 80 |
| Dancer or Choreographer | 80 |
| Dermatologist | 85 |
| Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist | 85 |
| Drainer | 65 |
| Economist | 80 |
| Electrical Engineering Draftsperson | 80 |
| Electrical Engineering Technician | 80 |
| Electrician (General) | 65 |
| Electrician (Special Class) | 65 |
| Electronic Equipment Trades Worker | 80 |
| Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) | 80 |
| Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) | 80 |
| Electronics Engineer | 95 |
| Emergency Medicine Specialist | 75 |
| Endocrinologist | 80 |
| Engineering Manager | 80 |
| Environmental Consultant | 80 |
| Environmental Manager | 80 |
| Environmental Research Scientist | 80 |
| Environmental Scientists nec | 80 |
| Fibrous Plasterer | 65 |
| Fitter (General) | 80 |
| Fitter and Turner | 80 |
| Food Technologist | 85 |
| Footballer | 80 |
| Forester | 80 |
| Gasfitter | 70 |
| Gastroenterologist | 85 |
| General Practitioner | 75 |
| Geophysicist | 80 |
| Glazier | 65 |
| Hydrogeologist | 80 |
| Intensive Care Specialist | 80 |
| Joiner | 65 |
| Land Economist | 80 |
| Landscape Architect | 85 |
| Life Scientist (General) | 95 |
| Life Scientists nec | 95 |
| Lift mechanic | 80 |
| Management Consultant | 80 |
| Marine Biologist | 95 |
| Medical Diagnostic Radiographer | 80 |
| Medical Laboratory Scientist | 80 |
| Medical Practitioners nec | 75 |
| Medical Radiation Therapist | 80 |
| Metal Fabricator | 80 |
| Metal Machinist (First Class) | 85 |
| Metallurgist | 80 |
| Meteorologist | 85 |
| Microbiologist | 95 |
| Midwife | 75 |
| Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum) | 80 |
| Multimedia Specialist | 95 |
| Music Director | 80 |
| Musician (Instrumental) | 80 |
| Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec | 80 |
| Nuclear Medicine Technologist | 80 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 80 |
| Obstetrician and Gynaecologist | 85 |
| Occupational Therapist | 75 |
| Ophthalmologist | 80 |
| Optometrist | 80 |
| Organisational Psychologist | 80 |
| Orthopaedic Surgeon | 85 |
| Orthotist or Prosthetist | 80 |
| Osteopath | 80 |
| Other Spatial Scientist | 80 |
| Paediatrician | 75 |
| Panelbeater | 80 |
| Petroleum Engineer | 80 |
| Physicist | 80 |
| Physiotherapist | 75 |
| Plumber (General) | 65 |
| Podiatrist | 75 |
| Primary Health Organisation Manager | 80 |
| Psychiatrist | 80 |
| Psychologists nec | 75 |
| Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | 75 |
| Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health) | 80 |
| Registered Nurse (Community Health) | 75 |
| Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) | 75 |
| Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability) | 80 |
| Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) | 80 |
| Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) | 75 |
| Registered Nurse (Medical) | 75 |
| Registered Nurse (Mental Health) | 75 |
| Registered Nurse (Paediatrics) | 80 |
| Registered Nurse (Perioperative) | 75 |
| Registered Nurse (Surgical) | 75 |
| Registered Nurses nec | 75 |
| Roof Plumber | 65 |
| Secondary School Teacher | 75 |
| Sheetmetal Trades Worker | 80 |
| Shipwright | 80 |
| Social Worker | 75 |
| Solicitor | 80 |
| Solid Plasterer | 65 |
| Sonographer | 85 |
| Special Education Teachers nec | 85 |
| Special Needs Teacher | 75 |
| Specialist Physician (General Medicine) | 80 |
| Specialist Physicians nec | 80 |
| Speech Pathologist | 75 |
| Statistician | 90 |
| Stonemason | 65 |
| Surgeon (General) | 85 |
| Surveyor | 80 |
| Telecommunications Engineer | 95 |
| Telecommunications Network Engineer | 95 |
| Tennis Coach | 80 |
| Thoracic Medicine Specialist | 95 |
| Urologist | 100 |
| Valuer | 80 |
| Veterinarian | 80 |
| Wall and Floor Tiler | 65 |
| Welder (First Class) | 80 |
| Welfare Centre Manager | 85 |
Official source: Department of Home Affairs — SkillSelect invitation rounds. “nec” means not elsewhere classified.
Quick ten-occupation 189 snapshot with ANZSCO codes, 4 June 2026
Historical points snapshot, selected across trades, health, education and professional work. Source status: verified directly against the live official Home Affairs table on 2 October 2026. Ordered by points, then for readability within ties.
| ANZSCO | Occupation | Reported 189 points |
|---|---|---|
| 331111 | Bricklayer | 65 |
| 331212 | Carpenter | 65 |
| 341111 | Electrician (General) | 65 |
| 334111 | Plumber (General) | 65 |
| 254412 | Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | 75 |
| 241411 | Secondary School Teacher | 75 |
| 272511 | Social Worker | 75 |
| 133111 | Construction Project Manager | 80 |
| 271311 | Solicitor | 80 |
| 261211 | Multimedia Specialist | 95 |
These are points reported for that round, not a current eligibility assessment or a promise of selection. Nursing specialisations are separate occupations; do not substitute the aged-care score for every nursing code.
ACT: ten selected occupation groups, 11 June 2026
Official PDF snapshot for Canberra residents, subclass 190, ordered by ANZSCO group. The source does not provide occupation-level invitation counts. These are minimum Matrix rankings, not a top-ten volume list.
| ANZSCO group | Occupation group | ACT Matrix ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 1341 | Child Care Centre Managers | 65 |
| 2332 | Civil Engineering Professionals | 110 |
| 2412 | Primary School Teachers | 65 |
| 2414 | Secondary School Teachers | 70 |
| 2544 | Registered Nurses | 105; date shown: 2 March 2026 |
| 2613 | Software and Applications Programmers | 130 |
| 2725 | Social Workers | 65 |
| 3312 | Carpenters and Joiners | 100 |
| 3411 | Electricians | 90 |
| 3513 | Chefs | 125 |
The date accompanying Registered Nurses is retained from the PDF. Other streams and overseas applicants have separate columns; these values must not be transferred to them. Read the full official ranking and its notes.
South Australia: highest-volume invitation groups
Round: 21 May 2026. Ranked by combined 190 and 491 invitations. These are broad ANZSCO sub-major groups, not individual occupations. All groups tied at the top-ten boundary are included, giving 11 rows. The source does not publish points for these groups.
| Rank | ANZSCO group (short label) | 190 | 491 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 · Health | 59 | 7 | 66 |
| 2 | 23 · Design, engineering, science & transport | 31 | 10 | 41 |
| 3 | 32 · Automotive & engineering trades | 8 | 21 | 29 |
| 4 | 24 · Education | 20 | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | 33 · Construction trades | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | 34 · Electrotechnology & telecommunications trades | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| 7 | 41 · Health & welfare support | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | 27 · Legal, social & welfare | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| =9 | 22 · Business, HR & marketing | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| =9 | 26 · ICT | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| =9 | 31 · Engineering, ICT & science technicians | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Source: South Australian Government · Group labels shortened for readability. No individual occupation ranking can be inferred from this table.
Previous-round archive
The archive preserves the event date. A recent website check does not make an older round new.
| Event date | Jurisdiction / stream | Result or event |
|---|---|---|
| 8 October 2026 | Tasmania 190 / 491 | 37 / 24 nomination invitations |
| 1 October 2026 | Tasmania 190 / 491 | 38 / 34 nomination invitations |
| 21 August 2026 | NT nomination | Program opening; not an invitation round |
| 11 June 2026 | ACT | Historical round; see categories and Matrix scores above |
| 4 June 2026 | Federal 189 | 10,000 invitations; occupation snapshot above |
| 21 May 2026 | South Australia 190 / 491 | 161 / 77 nomination invitations |
Future confirmed rounds will be added above older entries, with their source and score system. Corrections will identify the affected entry rather than silently relabelling an old figure as current.
How to read invitation points without being misled
Compare the same score system
A number is useful only when you know what it measures. SkillSelect points, Canberra Matrix rankings and Tasmanian selection scores are different systems. They cannot be ranked against one another to decide which state is “easiest”. A Tasmanian score of 331 is not a federal points-test score.
Separate eligibility from selection
A published minimum eligibility requirement tells you whether you may enter a pathway. A historical invitation score records a past selection outcome. Neither establishes that an applicant will receive the next invitation. The relevant stream, residence category, occupation, evidence and program settings all need to be considered.
Separate invitations, nominations and grants
An invitation to seek state nomination is an opportunity to submit a nomination application. Nomination approval and a subsequent visa invitation are further steps. A visa grant is a separate decision. Similarly, annual nomination allocations, program planning levels and monthly nomination approvals should not be described as invitations issued in a round.
Keep the round date and source date
A results page may be updated weeks after the event. Our archive uses the round date; the news feed also identifies when a status was checked. Where a source publishes “less than five”, that should remain suppressed rather than be converted into an exact count.
What to prepare while waiting for an invitation
- Audit your claims. Match your claimed qualifications and employment to the documents you can provide. Resolve discrepancies before an invitation arrives.
- Check your occupation. Record the exact code and assessment outcome, rather than relying on a similar job title.
- Review the correct pathway. Check both the visa and state criteria, including residence, employment and any ROI requirements.
- Monitor document validity. Keep track of English evidence, skills assessments and changes to your circumstances.
- Keep a separate visa-expiry plan. Do not assume an invitation will arrive before your current visa expires.
- Assess alternatives. Compare realistic options on their requirements and evidence, rather than choosing solely from last round’s lowest score.
Read our general skilled migration guide, skilled occupation list guide and individual migration services.
189, 190 and 491 invitation round questions
When is the next 189 invitation round in 2026?
Home Affairs currently says the next Skilled Independent (Subclass 189) invitation round will be held on 15 October 2026. This is a scheduled future round, not a completed round. We update the news feed above when an official result is published.
What was the latest 189 invitation round?
As at our 10 October 2026 source review, the latest completed federal Subclass 189 round we have verified is 4 June 2026, when Home Affairs reported 10,000 invitations. Check the dated news feed above for later official publications.
Is a 491 family-sponsored invitation round the same as a state 491 round?
No. Family-sponsored Subclass 491 invitations are reported through federal SkillSelect invitation rounds. State-nominated Subclass 491 selection is administered by individual states and territories. This hub keeps the two pathways separate.
When are 190 invitation rounds held?
There is no single national Subclass 190 invitation-round timetable. State and territory governments run their own nomination programs, selection processes and publication schedules. The state tracker above records verified updates separately for NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, ACT and Northern Territory.
Which state is inviting at the lowest points?
There is no reliable single answer across all states. Published scores may use different systems and apply to different streams, occupations or residence categories. Compare like-for-like results, then check whether you meet that pathway’s criteria.
Are the ten occupations above the most invited in Australia?
No. The 189 and ACT tables are selected score snapshots. SA publishes group-level volumes, which support a ranked group table. We will only describe individual occupations as the most invited where published counts support that claim.
Does an occupation missing from a table mean it received no invitations?
No. A selected table is not exhaustive. “Not published”, “not verified” and “zero” mean different things. Zero should only be used when the relevant source expressly reports zero for that category.
Do state 190 and 491 rounds follow the 189 timetable?
No. Home Affairs’ federal round publications and state nomination processes are separate. Always check the relevant state or territory program as well as SkillSelect.
Can I rely on scores posted in social-media groups?
Individual reports can signal activity but may omit nomination points, residence status, stream details or evidence. They cannot establish an official minimum score or total invitation count. This hub labels secondary material and does not treat anonymous reports as confirmed results.
How often is this hub checked?
Daily source checks are scheduled to identify new results, openings, closures and corrections. Verified material changes are added to this hub. The visible “last checked” date records the most recent completed review, not a guarantee of real-time coverage. Government publication delays and access issues can affect the available information.
Will matching a previous score guarantee an invitation?
No. A past score is a historical observation. Selection settings, available places and the applicant pool may change. An assessment should consider your entire circumstances and the evidence supporting your claims.
Sources and update standards
We prioritise Home Affairs and the eight state and territory migration authorities. Each substantive update should carry an event date, source link and a clear status: confirmed result, tentative schedule, program notice, historical result or unverified information. Secondary transcriptions are identified where used.
Occupation-volume rankings require comparable counts. Score snapshots retain the jurisdiction, subclass, stream and score type. We do not manufacture missing cut-offs, turn an occupation list into an invitation list, or claim a complete national top ten from partial data.
General information: this hub is a news and research resource, not personal legal advice. Requirements and selection practices can change. Historical results do not guarantee nomination, invitation or visa grant.
Build your next step around your own circumstances.
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Madhab Kharel
Principal Lawyer & Director, Emigrate Lawyers
Madhab Kharel is the Principal Lawyer and Director of Emigrate Lawyers, an Australian law firm assisting clients across Australia and internationally. His migration law practice includes Partner Visas, Protection Visas, visa refusals and cancellations, Administrative Review Tribunal matters, health and character issues, Schedule 3, Section 48, sponsorship limitations and employer-sponsored migration. He regularly advises clients with complex immigration histories and matters requiring detailed legal submissions and evidence strategy.
