Subclass 190 · QLD
Queensland nomination for the subclass 190 visa
Permanent residence with Queensland Government nomination. Registration of Interest (ROI) selection through Migration Queensland. ROIs for 2025-26 are closed, and the 2026-27 opening date has not yet been published.
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. As at 27 October 2026, ROIs for the 2025-26 program are closed because all nomination places were filled, and Migration Queensland has not yet published its 2026-27 settings or opening date. As at 15 October 2026, Home Affairs had not published 2026-27 state allocations, and it recorded 6 subclass 190 nominations by Queensland from 1 July to 31 August 2026.
Checked on 27-10-2026 against Migration Queensland, important announcements.
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 fits Queensland's requirements and selection factors well enough to receive nomination when the program reopens, with places limited.
QLD 190 eligibility
Federal eligibility
You must meet the standard 190 federal criteria: under 45 at invitation, a suitable skills assessment, at least Competent English as Home Affairs defines it, at least 65 points on the points test (including the five-point nomination points), and health and character requirements.
Nominated occupation
Onshore candidates need an occupation on the Queensland Onshore Skills List; candidates outside Australia need one on the Queensland Offshore Skills List. Each list shows the visa subclasses an occupation may be nominated for, and some occupations are eligible for the 491 only.
Selection mechanism
Queensland uses a Registration of Interest (ROI) system. Under the 2025-26 settings its 190 pathways were skilled workers living in Queensland (9 months living and working in Queensland), building and construction workers (3 months), Queensland university graduates (9 months), and skilled workers living offshore (at least 1 year of skilled employment). Every 190 nominee commits to living and working in Queensland for at least 2 years after grant. A person who has applied for or holds a 491 or 489 visa is not eligible for 190 nomination. These requirements may change for 2026-27.
Selection factors
Beyond the minimum requirements, Migration Queensland considers skills and qualifications, work experience, salary and ability to find and keep a job, location of employment, age, English, and a partner's skills and English. It aims to support the occupations that need skilled workers the most, including in regional, rural and remote areas, and seeks to nominate eligible building and construction workers for the 190.
How Queensland selection works
QLD's 190 selection process operates through Migration Queensland and is documented at migration.qld.gov.au. Migration Queensland selects candidates from ROIs throughout the program year and invites them to apply for nomination. A nomination generates a federal invitation and a 60-day window in which to lodge the complete visa application.
A new ROI is required each program year, and an EOI must be current: Queensland considers EOIs until they are 715 days old. Invited applicants from 2025-26 who have applied will be assessed once new nomination places are allocated. Confirm the 2026-27 settings with Migration Queensland before lodging an EOI or ROI.
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We assess your profile against Queensland's requirements and selection factors, identify the strongest claim available to you, and prepare both the QLD ROI and the federal application to a litigation-ready standard.
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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.
Queensland 190 nomination activity
Checked on 22-10-2026 against Home Affairs SkillSelect and the Queensland nomination page.
- Subclass 190 nominations recorded in SkillSelect, 1 July 2026 to 31 August 2026
- 6
- Latest round published by Queensland
- No round figures to report from the Queensland page. Its own updates are linked below.
Common questions
How does the QLD 190 nomination process work?
Is Queensland accepting 190 ROIs now?
Which occupation list applies?
Which occupations does Queensland prioritise?
What residency or commitment is required?
What if my QLD 190 nomination is refused?
Information current as at 27 October 2026. Queensland program settings, occupation lists, and allocations are revised through the program year, and the 2026-27 settings had not been published at that date. Confirm current settings at migration.qld.gov.au before lodging an EOI or ROI.