Victoria Invitation Round

Update: Victoria Invitation Round 2023-24 state nominated skilled visa program will close to new Registrations of Interest (ROI) at 5pm AEST on 23, April 2024.

The Victoria invitation round 2023 to 2024 has a total allocation of 3,300 places. 

Read further to see the total nominations issued and remaining places left, as well as the eligibility criteria to apply for 190 and 491 visa nominations.

Victoria 190 Invitation Round

Below are the number of nominations used and the remaining nominations from the latest Vic 190 invitation round. 

The 190 visa invitation round Victoria has a total allocation of 2,700 nomination places.

Victoria 491 invitation round

For Victoria’s 491 state nominations, here are the latest results:

The 491 visa invitation round has a total allocation of only 600 nomination places for the year 2023–2024.

190 Visa Victoria Nomination Requirements

At a minimum, you must meet the following general eligibility criteria:

• Have your Registration of Interest (ROI) selected 
• Commit to living in Victoria
• Be under 45 years old
• Have at least Competent English
• Achieve a positive skills assessment in an occupation on the list of eligible skilled occupations
• Achieve 65 points or higher in the skilled migration points test for your SkillSelect EOI
• Meet the Government of Victoria’s specific 190 visa nomination requirements below

Onshore Applications: Living and Working in Victoria

If you’re living in Victoria and declaring annual earnings:

• Make sure your claimed earnings come from skilled employment in Victoria, which includes roles classified at skill levels 1, 2, or 3 in the relevant ANZSCO classification.

• Provide documentation to support all your earnings claims in your application, such as:
  • four weeks of pay slips
  • a statement from your superannuation account reflecting the latest contribution from your employer
  • job description outlining your role.

• If you’re an independent contractor, provide tax invoices, any relevant contracts or service agreements, your latest notice of assessment, and your most recent tax return.

• Submit additional employment documents whenever requested by assessing authorities

Note: Onshore applicants living outside of Victoria are not eligible to apply for this pathway.

Overseas Applications

If applying outside Australia, you must:

• Ensure that your nominated occupation in your skills assessment matches your Expression of Interest (EOI) with the Department of Home Affairs.
• Ensure your skills assessment remains valid for at least 12 weeks after submitting your nomination application
• Achieve at least Competent English, ensuring this English test remains valid for at least 12 weeks
• Be under 45 years old
• Achieve at least 65 points in the Australian Government’s skills points test

491 Visa Victoria Nomination Requirements

At a minimum, you must meet the following general eligibility criteria:

• Have your Registration of Interest (ROI) selected 
• Commit to living in regional Victoria
• Be under 45 years old
• Have at least Competent English
• Achieve a positive skills assessment in an occupation on the list of eligible skilled occupations
• Achieved at least 65 points on the Australian Government’s skills points test
• Meet the Government of Victoria’s specific 491 visa nomination requirements below

Onshore applications

To be eligible, you must: 

• Currently live and work in Regional Victoria

Postcodes include 3211–3232, 3235, 3240, 3328, 3330–3333, 3340 and 3342

• Have a valid and positive skills assessment
• Preferably skilled in these industries: healthcare, social services and education
• Be working in skilled employment (i.e. roles that are equivalent to ANZSCO Skill level 1, 2 or 3 classifications)
  • Provide documentation to support all your earnings claims in your application, such as:
    • current employment contract
    • four weeks of your recent pay slips
    • a statement from your superannuation account reflecting the latest contribution from your employer
    • job description outlining your role

• If you’re an independent contractor, provide tax invoices, any relevant contracts or service agreements, your latest notice of assessment and your most recent tax return.

• Submit additional employment documents whenever requested by assessing authorities
• Be employed by a business physically located in Victoria

Offshore applications

To be eligible, you must: 

• Commit to living in Regional Victoria
• Have a valid and positive skills assessment
• Preferably skilled in these industries: healthcare, social services and education

Victoria’s Skilled Occupation List

For the migration year 2023–2024, the victoria skilled occupation list follows the Department of Home Affairs’ Skilled Occupation List. This is to address the urgent skills shortage in several industries in Victoria.

Submit an ROI for Victoria Nomination

After you’ve submitted an Expression of Interest (EOI) via SkillSelect, you must submit a Registration of Interest (ROI) through Victoria’s Live in Melbourne website.

The selection of ROIs will focus on age, English language skills, work experience in your nominated occupation, education and occupation skill level, partner’s skill (if applicable), and salary (only for onshore applicants).

Important

For 491 visa nomination applicants for 2022–2023, you must submit a new ROI for the Victoria 2023–2024 programme year.

On the other hand, previous 190 visa applicants do not need to submit a new ROI unless your circumstances (e.g. employment, etc.) change.

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Disclaimer: The above information is a general guide and not professional immigration advice. Be aware that immigration laws and regulations can change swiftly, potentially rendering some or all of the information outdated. Thus, before using the information above, we recommend checking the current laws through assistance from a migration agent or the Department of Home Affairs website.