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Australia Skilled Nominated visa (Subclass 190)
This visa lets nominated skilled workers live and work in Australia as permanent residents.
- Route type
- Work
- Can bring
- — Not stated in the official source
- Requirements
- 12 each quoted below
Who qualifies
Who this route is for
Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.
12 requirements quoted from the official source.
The conditions that decide it
- Age Requirement
You must be aged under 45 when we invite you to apply for the visa. You can still apply for the visa if you turn 45 after we invite you to apply. If you turn 45 after you submit your EOI but before we invite you to apply, you will not be invited to apply.
- Australian Government Debt Cleared
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.
- Australian Values Statement Required
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
- Be Able To Score 65 Points Or More
The subclass 190 is a points-tested visa. When you submit your EOI in SkillSelect you will be given an indicative points score based on the claims you have made. If you do not obtain a score of 65 points you will not be invited to apply for this visa. If we do invite you to apply for the visa, your invitation will state the number of points that you must score when we assess your application for g
- Character and security
You and family members aged 16 years and over who apply for the visa with you must meet our character requirement . Family members not accompanying you to Australia must also meet the character requirement.
- Have This Visa
If you are in Australia at the time you apply, you must hold one of the following: a substantive visa Bridging visa A - BVA - (subclass 010) Bridging visa B - BVA - (subclass 020) Bridging visa C - BVC - (subclass 030) If you currently hold or your last substantive visa held was either: Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (subclass 491); or Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) (subcla
- Health Requirement
You and any family who apply for the visa with you must meet our health requirement . If requested, family members not accompanying you to Australia might also need to meet our health requirement.
- Invitation Required
You can only apply for this visa if we invite you to. See before you apply . Submit an expression of interest (EOI) to let us know you would like to apply for the visa. After you have submitted an EOI, you might be nominated for the visa by a state or territory government. We will only invite you to apply for this visa if you are nominated.
- Language requirement
At the time of invitation, you must have at least competent English .
- Meet The Skills Requirement
Your occupation must be on the relevant list of eligible skilled occupations for the 190 Skilled Nominated visa
- Nomination Required
You must have been nominated for this visa by an Australian state or territory government agency. Submit a completed expression of interest (EOI) in SkillSelect . State and territory government agencies can see your completed EOI and might nominate you for the visa. If you are nominated for the visa, we will invite you to apply. All state and territory government agencies have their own criteria f
- Skills Assessment Required
For your application to be valid, you must declare that you have a suitable skills assessment at the time of invitation. Delegates of the Minister will now accept a suitable skills assessment for an applicant's nominated skilled occupation which has been obtained within the 60 day invitation period. This change of approach is made as a result of the decision of Thapa v Minister for Immigration, Ci
Also stated by the source
- Eligibility summary
If you are in Australia at the time you apply, you must hold one of the following: a substantive visa Bridging visa A - BVA - (subclass 010) Bridging visa B - BVA - (subclass 020) Bridging visa C - BVC - (subclass 030) If you currently hold or your last substantive visa held was either: Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (subclass 491); or Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) (subcla
- Occupation List Source
The Department publishes the current eligible skilled occupations and the visas for which each occupation is available.
- Official Rights Text
work and study anywhere in Australia sponsor eligible relatives for permanent residence if eligible, become an Australian citizen
- Official source basis
If you are in Australia at the time you apply, you must hold one of the following: a substantive visa Bridging visa A - BVA - (subclass 010) Bridging visa B - BVA - (subclass 020) Bridging visa C - BVC - (subclass 030) If you currently hold or your last substantive visa held was either: Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (subclass 491); or Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) (subcla
- Report summary
If you are in Australia at the time you apply, you must hold one of the following: a substantive visa Bridging visa A - BVA - (subclass 010) Bridging visa B - BVA - (subclass 020) Bridging visa C - BVC - (subclass 030) If you currently hold or your last substantive visa held was either: Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (subclass 491); or Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) (subcla
- Visa Subclass
The official page identifies this route as subclass 190.
Family
Who you can bring
— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines
What the source prices
Fees
1 proven from the official source.
- Official Cost Text
From (concessions apply in limited circumstances) Cost concession From 1 July 2026, a lower visa cost applies to eligible Pacific Island and Timor-Leste citizens who lodge a valid visa application. See About this visa . To work out what your visa will cost, use the Visa Pricing Estimator . The estimator does not take into account any other costs.
checked 2026-07-26
Validity
1 proven from the official source.
- Official Stay Text
Permanently
Processing time
1 proven from the official source.
- Processing time
For an indication of processing times for this visa, use the visa processing time guide tool . This will show the processing times for recently decided applications. It is a guide only and not specific to your application.
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FAQ
Straight answers
01Who qualifies for the Subclass 190 to Australia?
The official source states:
This visa lets nominated skilled workers live and work in Australia as permanent residents.
Every answer is quoted from the official immi.homeaffairs.gov.au page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.
We checked 21 points against the official source; 21 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.
See the 0 open points
Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.
The source
Where every quote comes from
Official government source immi.homeaffairs.gov.auLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Australia government page.Same category, same country
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