The Australian Government’s Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has now provided the full allocation for Victoria’s 2025–26 skilled visa nomination program.
DHA has allocated Victoria 3400 visa nomination places, which includes:
- Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) – 2700 places
- Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – 700 places
Existing registrations of interest (ROIs)
Active ROIs will remain valid for consideration in the 2025-26 program. A new ROI only needs to be submitted if the information previously provided has changed.
Existing registrations of interest (ROIs)
Registration of Interest remains open for two visa pathways:
To be considered for nomination, applicants must:
- Submit a SkillSelect Expression of Interest (EOI);
- Submit an ROI via the Live in Melbourne portal;
- If invited, submit a nomination application via the Live in Melbourne portal;
- If successful, submit a visa application with the DHA.
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