South Australia
The South Australian government has issued nomination invitations for Sc 190 and Sc 491 in February 2026. This includes:
- 227 nomination invitations for a Sc 190 visa
- 137 nomination invitations for a Sc 491 visa
The total number of nomination invitations issued in the 2025-26 program year are the following:
- 837 nomination invitations for Sc 190 visa
- 458 invitations for Sc 491 visa
The South Australian government will continue to issue invitations monthly with the next invitation to occur in early March 2026.
Members can find this information as well more specific information on the number of nomination invitations issued for the ANZSCO sub major groups on the South Australian government website.
ACT
ACT held a skilled migration nomination invitation round on 29 January 2026. As part of this invitation round there was a total of 246 x Sc 190 nominations issued and 237 x Sc 491 nominations issued. A breakdown of the invitations provided can be found below:
Matrix nominating Doctorate Streamlined Pathway
190 nominations: 26 x invitations
491 nominations: 1 x invitation
Canberra residents
Matrix nominating Small Business Owners
190 nominations: 17 x invitations (minimum matrix score 105)
491 nominations: 16 x invitations (minimum matrix score 95)
Matrix nominating 457 / 482 visa holders
190 nominations: 49 x invitations
491 nominations: 20 x invitations
Matrix nominating Critical Skill Occupations
190 nominations: 123 x invitations
491 nominations: 140 x invitations
Overseas applicants
Matrix nominating Critical Skill Occupations
190 nominations: 31 x invitations
491 nominations: 60 x invitations
The tentative invitation round schedule for the remainder of the 2025-26 program can be found below:
- 4th round – in the week of 23 February 2026
- 5th round – in the week of 23 March 2026
- Final round – in the week of 27 April 2026
Members can find this information on the ACT Government website.
Tasmania
The Tasmanian Government updates its nomination invitation information on a weekly basis. The latest update was on 5 February 2026. On 5 February 2026, the following number of ROIs were invited to apply for nomination:
- Subclass 190 – 35 ROIs invited
- Subclass 491 – 26 ROIs invited
There are currently the following number of nomination places available as part of the 2025-26 program year:
- Subclass 190 – 698 places
- Subclass 491 – 486 places
Members can find this information and further nomination invitation statistics on the Tasmanian government website.