The Department of Home Affairs has provided updates regarding the number of nominations made by State and Territory governments for the Skills Nominated Visa (Subclass 190) and the Skilled Regional visa (Subclass 491) for the month of January 2025. The following table outlines the nominations received from each State and Territory government between 31 December 2024 to 31 January 2025.

Visa Subclass	ACT	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA
Skilled Nominated visa (SC 190)	100	249	97	62	243	150	419	193
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (SC 491)	103	195	69	128	84	68	212	154

How Many Remaining Invitation Slots are left for the State and Territory?

As we are halfway through the 2024-25 financial year (FY), below are the remaining invitations for each State and Territory as of 31 January 2025:

Visa Subclass	ACT	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA
Allocated seats for Skilled Nominated visa (SC 190) in 2024-25	1000	3000	800	600	3000	2100	3000	3000
Current Remaining Seats for Skilled Nominated visa (SC 190)	626	2083	174	347	1077	1100	564	2283

Visa Subclass	ACT	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA
Allocated seats for Skilled Work Regional in 2024-25 (Provisional) visa (SC 491)	800	2000	800	600	800	760	2000	2000
Current Remaining Seats for Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (SC 491)	487	1413	505	349	455	401	768	1319

States will likely continue prioritising nominations for specialised roles crucial to their local economies. Victoria states, in particular, have used up an estimated 80% for SC190 and 62% for SC491 of their allocated seats. We are unsure when Victoria will open its invitation rounds for the rest of the FY, so it is recommended that you speak with one of our immigration lawyers if you wish to discuss other visa pathways.

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