Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)

As the visa applicant, you must,

• have an occupation on the relevant skilled list
• have a suitable skills assessment for the occupation
• be invited to apply for this visa
• satisfy the points test

• You can be in or outside Australia when you apply for the visa and when DOHA decides your application but not in immigration clearance.

  If you apply in Australia, you must hold a substantive visa or a Subclass 010 Bridging A visa, a Subclass 020 Bridging B visa or a Subclass 030 Bridging C visa, otherwise your application will not be valid.

• You must submit an expression of interest (EOI) to DOHA informing them about your intention to apply for this visa.
• After you have submitted an EOI, you must have been nominated for this visa by an Australian state or territory government agency. You will be invited to apply for this visa if you are nominated.
• All state and territory government agencies have their own criteria for deciding who they will nominate. See State and Territory Government Nomination Criteria section for details.
• Your occupation must be on the relevant list of eligible skilled occupations for the Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa.
• You must have a suitable skills assessment at the time you are invited to apply. The assessment must be undertaken by an assessing authority listed against your occupation in the list of eligible skilled occupations.

  You must need to provide a copy of this skills assessment with your application.

  To be eligible for a visa your skills assessment must have been obtained within the 3 years before the date of invitation. If the assessment was for a shorter period, that period must not have passed. DOHA won’t accept a skills assessment issued more than 3 years before the invitation date.

  If your skills were assessed on the basis of a qualification you got in Australia when you held a student visa, the qualification must be from studying a course registered on CRICOS.

• The subclass 190 is a points-tested visa. You must be able to obtain at least 65 points on our points test to be eligible for this visa. If you cannot obtain 65 points you will not be invited to apply.

  If you get an invitation apply for the visa, you must prove the claims you make in your EOI application is being assessed by DOHA

  Use the points calculator to check how many points you might score.

• You must be under 45 years of age when you are invited to apply for the visa. You can still apply for the visa if you turn 45 after you get the invitation to apply.

  If you turn 45 after you submit your EOI but before you are invited to apply, you will not be invited to apply.

• At the time of invitation, you must have at least competent English. This translates to you having at least 6 for each of the 4 components in IELTS or at least 50 for each of the 4 components for PTE Academic)
• You must apply for the visa within 60 days from the date of your invitation.
• You and any family member included in this application must meet all the health and character requirements
• You or any family member must not have any debt to pay to the Australian government. If you or any family members (including those who do not apply for the visa with you) owe the Australian Government money, you or they must have paid it back or arranged to pay it back.
• If you are 18 years of age or older, you must: have read, or had explained to you, the Life in Australia AND confirm you will respect the Australian way of life and obey Australian laws when you sign an Australian Values Statement

Note: If you have had a visa cancelled or previous application refused, you may not be granted a visa.

• stay in Australia permanently
• work and study in Australia
• enrol in Australia's public health care scheme, Medicare
• sponsor your relatives to come to Australia
• travel to and from Australia for 5 years
• if eligible, become an Australian citizen

All state and territory government agencies have their own criteria for deciding who they will nominate. They also have their own list of occupations in demand in their area. They may also have specific requirements in relation to your work experience, English language ability or specialised skills.

You must submit an expression of interest (EOI) via SkillSelect with details of your nominated occupation, skills and qualifications. SkillSelect will estimate a points score based on your information and if you score high enough, Australian state and territory government agencies will be able to view your EOI and decide if they want to nominate you.

If you are nominated by a state or territory agency, you will be invited to apply for the visa. If you are invited, you have 60 calendar days to apply for the visa. DOHA will then process your visa application.

Use our calculator to calculate your score.