The Skilled Nominated Subclass 190 Visa requires you to undergo an appropriate skills assessment while submitting the EOI. The assessment must be independently obtained from a designated assessing authority. 

Each occupation is assigned a suitable assessing authority. You are required to contact the appropriate authority and get a true assessment of skills before submitting the Visa application.

Conditions for Skilled Nominated Subclass 190 Visa

You can apply only if you receive the ITA. To be invited, you are required to: 

• Possess experience in a nominated occupation present on Australia's SOL - Skilled Occupations List  

• Obtain assessment for skills from an appropriate assessing authority for the occupation 

• Submit the EOI - Expression of Interest   

• Be aged above 18 years and below 45 years when you receive the ITA 

• Fulfill the basic requirements for skilled immigration inclusive of Character, Health, and English language 

• Be able to secure a minimum of 65 points on the Australia 65 Points Calculator

With Subclass 190 Visa you can:

• Reside permanently in Australia 

• Study and work in Australia 

• Enroll in Medicare - The public healthcare scheme in Australia 

• Sponsor your relatives to immigrate to Australia 

• Travel to Australia and from Australia for five years 

• Become a Citizen of Australia if eligible 

Freshly arrived Visa holders may be required to wait before accessing some payments and benefits from the Government of Australia. 

How long can you stay? 

Subclass 190 is an Australia PR Visa that permits you to stay indefinitely in Australia. It has a travel component that has an expiry after 5 years from the date of approval of the Visa. 

You obtain the status of Permanent Resident in Australia from the date of approval of the Visa. For purposes of citizenship, your PR status begins on the day:

• Of approval of the Visa by DHA if you are within Australia

• Of your entry to Australia through this Visa if you are overseas 

Travel 

You are authorized to travel from overseas to Australia and from Australia to overseas multiple times for five years from the Visa approval date. You will require an RRV - Resident Return Visa: Subclass 57 or 155 after 5 years for re-entry into Australia as a Permanent Resident. 

Points score

You need to be in a position to fulfill the points score requirement specified in your Letter of Invitation. It will be 65 or higher points. The score is based on the details submitted in your EOI. You must be able to meet the eligibility for points score at the time of receiving the ITA for the Visa. 

Points test factors

You will be awarded points for the following factors in your EOI: 

• Skilled employment

• English language ability

• Qualifications

• Specialist education requirement

• Partner points

• Australian study requirement

• Other factors

Eligibility Requirements for Skilled Nominated Subclass 190 Visa

Receive ITA - Invitation to Apply

You can apply for a Subclass 190 Visa only if you receive an ITA from DHA. For this, you must submit an EOI to inform the DHA regarding your interest to apply for this Visa. You can be nominated by a State or Territory Government in Australia after submitting the EOI.

Receive nomination

You must receive an Invitation to Apply from DHA if you are nominated. The following are the various State and Territorial Governments whose agencies have specific criteria to decide for nomination. 

• New South Wales

• Australian Capital Territory

• Queensland

• Northern Territory

• South Australia

• Victoria

• Tasmania

• Western Australia

Your application becomes invalid if your nomination is withdrawn by the State or Territorial agency after you apply. 

Obtain an appropriate skills assessment

Your Visa application will be valid only if you declare that you have obtained a suitable assessment of skills at the time of receiving ITA. A copy of the skills assessment must be provided at the time of filing your application. 

The following are also accepted as evidence of skills assessment for legal and medical practitioners:  

• General or unconditional or full medical registration with the Health Practitioner Regulation Agency in Australia

• Provisional specialist registration with the Health Practitioner Regulation Agency in Australia. It only permits you for practicing in your specialty and you require no further supervision or training. 

• Admission for practicing Law in the relevant Territory or State 

You must have obtained the skills assessment in the past 3 years before the date of receiving the ITA. If the assessment obtained was for a shorter period, then that period must not have lapsed. 

Be lesser than this age

Your age has to be less than 45 years when you receive the ITA for the Subclass 190 Visa. You are still eligible to submit the Visa application if you attain the age of 45 years after you receive the ITA. 

If you attain the age of 45 years after submission of EOI but before receiving the ITA, then you will not receive the invitation to apply. 

Fulfill the character requirement

You and accompanying family members above 16 years for this Visa if any must fulfill the specified character requirements. Non-accompanying family members to Australia also have to fulfill this requirement. 

Have paid the debt to the Australian government if any 

You and your accompanying and non-accompanying family members for this Visa must pay back or arrange payment of the debt to the Australian government if any such debt exists.  

Sign the Values statement of Australia

If you are 18 years old or higher, you are required to: 

• Have read or get explained to you the "Life in Australia" 

• Endorse that you will honor the way of life in Australia and obey the laws in Australia by signing the Values statement of Australia

No earlier Visa cancellation or application refusal 

You may not remain eligible for a Skilled Nominated Subclass 190 Visa if any of your earlier Australian Visa was canceled or rejected during your stay in Australia. 

Apply from

You can apply for the Subclass 190 Visa from outside Australia and remain overseas even at the time of decision on your Visa. This does not apply to immigration clearance, however. 

If you apply from within Australia, you must hold any of the following Visas failing which your application becomes invalid: 

• Substantive Visa 

• Subclass 010 Bridging A Visa 

• Subclass 020 Bridging B Visa 

• Subclass 030 Bridging C Visa

Processing times

DHA assesses the Visa applications based on the merits of individual cases. Actual processing times can differ due to individual circumstances that include: 

• Whether you have filed a complete application inclusive of all essential supporting documents 

• The speed with which you respond to any request for extra information 

• The time that is taken for performing essential verification of the supporting details provided 

• The time that is taken by the external agencies to offer extra information specifically with regards to National security, character, and health requirements 

• The availability of places in the immigration program for Permanent Residency Visa applications 

Timelines: 

• Processing times for 75% of applications are 9 months

• Processing times for 90% of applications are 14 months