Australia SkillSelect Latest Invitation Rounds

Name: Latest Australia Draw 2026
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Date

issued

August 21, 2025

Number of

ITAs issued

7037

Latest minimum

point score

-

Australia SkillSelect Latest Invitation Rounds

SkillSelect invitation rounds for Australia’s Skilled Independent Visa (Subclass 189) and Skilled Work Regional Visa (Provisional) (Subclass 491) are held periodically during the 2025 program year.

The size, frequency, and cut-off scores of the next Australia SkillSelect invitation round are determined by the Department’s application backlog and inventory at that time. The Department does not post the dates beforehand.

State or Government nomination rounds for skilled immigrants are not impacted by the Department’s invitation rounds.

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Occupation Ceilings for Invitation Rounds

When immigrating under the Independent and Skilled Work Regional Visa (Provisional) (Subclass 491) – an “occupation ceiling” may be applied to the invitations being issued. Meaning, there will be a limit on the number of Expression of Interest (EOIs) that can be targeted for skilled immigrants from an in demand occupation in Australia.

The values in the occupation ceiling are based on the percentage of stock employment figures provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for each in demand occupation in Australia.

State, Territory Nominated, or Business Innovation & Investment Visa Subclasses are not eligible for occupation ceilings.

SkillSelect Latest Invitation Round

Australia held its latest SkillSelect Invitation Round on August 21, 2025, issuing 7,037 invitations — 6,887 for Skilled Independent Visa (Subclass 189) and 150 for Skilled Work Regional Visa (Subclass 491) candidates.

Date: August 21, 2025

Number of ITAs issued: 7037

Latest minimum point score: -

The table below illustrates the number of invitations issued in the Australia SkillSelect invitation round held on August 21, 2025.

Visa subclass	Number
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)	6,887
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored	150

Invitation process and cut-offs for Latest Invitation Round

Based on a point score, the highest-ranked candidates are issued invitations to apply for the relevant visa. For candidates with equal point scores, the time at which they reached their points score for that subclass, known as the date of effect) – determines the order of invitations.

The table below illustrates the cut-off points score issued in the Australia SkillSelect invitation round held on August 21, 2025.

Visa subclass	Minimum points score	Latest date of effect month
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)	-	08/2025
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored)	-	08/2025

Occupations included in the Latest Invitation Round

The table below illustrates the in-demand occupations issued invitations and minimum score in the Australia SkillSelect invitation round held on August 21, 2025.

Occupation	Minimum Score (subclass 189)	Minimum Score (subclass 491)
Actuary	90	N/A
Agricultural Consultant	90	N/A
Agricultural Scientist	90	N/A
Airconditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber	65	70
Architect	90	N/A
Arts Administrator or Manager	90	N/A
Audiologist	80	65
Barrister	95	N/A
Biochemist	90	N/A
Biotechnologist	90	N/A
Boat Builder and Repairer	90	N/A
Bricklayer	65	70
Cardiologist	80	80
Carpenter	65	N/A
Carpenter and Joiner	65	N/A
Cartographer	90	N/A
Chemical Engineer	90	N/A
Chemist	90	N/A
Child Care Centre Manager	90	N/A
Civil Engineering Draftsperson	90	N/A
Civil Engineering Technician	90	N/A
Clinical Psychologist	75	N/A
Conservator	90	N/A
Construction Project Manager	90	N/A
Dermatologist	100	N/A
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist	85	N/A
Drainer	65	N/A
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher	85	80
Economist	90	N/A
Educational Psychologist	85	N/A
Electrical Engineering Draftsperson	90	N/A
Electrial Engineering Technician	90	N/A
Electrician (General)	65	75
Electrician (Special Class)	65	N/A
Electronic Equipment Trades Worker	110	N/A
Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class)	95	N/A
Electronics Engineer	95	N/A
Emergency Medicine Specialist	80	N/A
Engineering Manager	90	N/A
Enviromental Consultant	90	N/A
Enviromental Manager	90	N/A
Enviromental Research Scientist	90	N/A
Enviromental Scientists nec	90	N/A
Fibrous Plasterer	90	N/A
Food Technologist	90	N/A
Forester	90	N/A
Gasfitter	65	80
Gastroenterologist	80	N/A
General Practitioner	80	N/A
Geophysicist	90	N/A
Glazier	65	N/A
Hydrogeologist	90	N/A
Intensive Care Specialist	80	N/A
Joiner	65	N/A
Land Economist	90	N/A
Landscape Architect	90	N/A
Life Scientist (General)	90	N/A
Life Scientists nec	90	N/A
Management Consultant	90	N/A
Marine Biologist	90	N/A
Materials Engineer	90	N/A
Medical Diagnostic Radiographer	80	90
Medical Labratory Scientist	90	N/A
Medical Practioners nec	80	N/A
Medical Radiation Therapist	80	N/A
Metal Fabricator	105	N/A
Metal Machinist (First Class)	85	N/A
Metallurgist	90	N/A
Meterologist	95	N/A
Microbiologist	90	N/A
Midwife	80	75
Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)	90	N/A
Musician (Instrumental)	90	N/A
Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec	90	N/A
Neurologist	80	N/A
Nuclear Medicine Technologist	80	N/A
Nurse Practitioner	80	N/A
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist	80	N/A
Occupational Therapist	80	N/A
Ophthamologist	80	N/A
Optometrist	80	N/A
Orthopaedic Surgeon	85	N/A
Osteopath	100	N/A
Other Spatial Scientist	90	N/A
Paediatric Surgeon	85	N/A
Paeditrician	85	N/A
Painting Trades Worker	70	N/A
Panelbeater	90	N/A
Petroleum Engineer	90	N/A
Physicist	90	N/A
Physiotherapist	80	80
Plumber (General)	65	80
Podiatrist	80	N/A
Primary Health Organisation Manager	90	N/A
Psychiatrist	80	N/A
Psychologists nec	85	N/A
Registered Nurse (Aged Care)	80	80
Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)	80	N/A
Registered Nurse (Community Health)	80	N/A
Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)	80	65
Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability)	80	N/A
Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation)	80	N/A
Registed Nurse (Medical Practice)	80	N/A
Registered Nurse (Medical)	80	65
Registered Nurse (Mental Health)	80	90
Registered Nurse (Paediatrics)	80	85
Registered Nurse (Perioperative)	80	85
Registered Nurse (Surgical)	80	80
Registered Nurses nec	80	5
Roof Plumber	65	N/A
Secondary School Teacher	85	80
Solicitor	90	N/A
Solid Plasterer	65	N/A
Sonographer	80	N/A
Special Needs Teacher	85	80
Specialist Physician (General Medicine)	80	N/A
Specialist Physicians nec	80	N/A
Speech Pathologist	80	65
Statistician	90	N/A
Stonemason	65	N/A
Surveyor	90	N/A
Tennis Coach	95	N/A
Thoracic Medicine Specialist	80	N/A
University Lecturer	85	80
Urologist	80	N/A
Valuer	90	N/A
Veterinarian	90	N/A
Wall and Floor Tiler	65	75
Welder (First Class)	90	N/A
Zoologist	90	N/A

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