Subclass 190 · QLD
Queensland state nomination
Permanent residence with Queensland Government nomination. 1,850 places allocated for 2025-26. Registration of Interest (ROI) selection through Migration Queensland.
The Queensland Government nominates skilled migrants for the Subclass 190 Skilled Nominated visa under the General Skilled Migration program. The program is administered by Migration Queensland and uses a Registration of Interest (ROI) mechanism. For the 2025-26 program year, QLD received 1,850 190 places from the Department of Home Affairs, alongside 750 491 places.
State nomination is one stage of a two-stage process. Queensland assesses applicants against state-specific criteria; the Department of Home Affairs then assesses the federal visa application following nomination. The strategic question is whether your profile matches QLD's priority sectors and selection mechanism well enough to receive nomination, given the limited 2025-26 allocation.
QLD 190 eligibility
Federal eligibility
You must meet the standard 190 federal criteria: under 45 at invitation, positive skills assessment, Competent English (IELTS 6 across each component or equivalent), at least 65 points on the points test (including the five-point nomination bonus), and health and character requirements.
Nominated occupation
Your nominated occupation must be on the Queensland Skilled Occupation List. Aligned with state priority sectors and revised through the program year. The occupation must also appear on the federal MLTSSL or STSOL.
Selection mechanism
Queensland uses a Registration of Interest (ROI) system. Queensland operates onshore (skilled employment) streams, graduate streams, and offshore streams. The Small Business Owner pathway is available for the 491.
Priority sectors
Queensland prioritises construction and infrastructure (including the 2032 Brisbane Olympics pipeline), healthcare, advanced manufacturing, mining, tourism, agriculture. Applicants whose occupation, employment, and proposed settlement aligns with these sectors are more likely to receive nomination in competitive rounds.
How Queensland selection works
QLD's 190 selection process operates through Migration Queensland and is documented at migration.qld.gov.au. Selection rounds are conducted on the schedule the QLD program publishes, which is revised through the program year. Successful applicants receive a state nomination, which generates a federal invitation and a 60-day window in which to lodge the complete visa application.
The QLD program publishes nomination guidelines and round results that are updated regularly. Confirm the current settings before lodging an EOI or ROI.
Speak with an immigration lawyer about your QLD 190 application
We assess your profile against QLD's priority sectors and selection mechanism, identify the strongest claim available to you, and prepare both the QLD ROI and the federal application to a litigation-ready standard.
Book a consultationIf your application is refused
Refusal at the Queensland state nomination stage is a state administrative decision. Internal review or reconsideration may be available depending on the QLD program's guidelines. State nomination decisions are not directly reviewable by the Administrative Review Tribunal.
Refusal of the federal visa following nomination triggers merits review rights to the ART within statutory time limits, and judicial review to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia on grounds of jurisdictional error. Time limits are strict.
Common questions
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What if my QLD 190 nomination is refused?
Information current as at 30 April 2026. Queensland program settings, occupation lists, and allocations are revised through the program year. Confirm current settings at migration.qld.gov.au before lodging an EOI or ROI.