Subclass 190 · SA
South Australia nomination for the subclass 190 visa
Permanent residence with South Australia Government nomination. ROIs opened on 22 October 2026 for people living and working in South Australia whose visa expires by 31 January 2027; offshore candidates are invited from their EOI.
The South Australia Government nominates skilled migrants for the Subclass 190 Skilled Nominated visa under the General Skilled Migration program. The program is administered by Skilled and Business Migration (Migration SA) and uses a Registration of Interest (ROI) mechanism for onshore candidates. South Australia's 2025-26 allocation was 1,350 subclass 190 and 900 subclass 491 places. On 22 October 2026 South Australia opened Registrations of Interest (ROIs) for people living and working in South Australia whose current visa expires by 31 January 2027. Offshore candidates do not submit an ROI and are invited from their EOI in SkillSelect. All applicants must have a current EOI lodged in SkillSelect. Invitations focus on candidates working in the priority sectors building and construction, defence, education, engineering, health and manufacturing; high-ranking candidates in other sectors may also be considered. As at 15 October 2026, Home Affairs had not yet published 2026-27 state allocations and recorded no 190 nominations by South Australia from 1 July to 31 August 2026.
Checked on 27-10-2026 against Move to South Australia, General Skilled Migration program update (22 October 2026).
State nomination is one stage of a two-stage process. South Australia 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 South Australia's priority sectors and stream requirements well enough to receive nomination, with places limited.
SA 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. South Australia's own streams require you to be under 45 when state nomination is approved.
Nominated occupation
Your nominated occupation must be on South Australia's Skilled Occupation List, which shows the streams under which each occupation is eligible.
Selection mechanism
Under the 2025-26 settings, South Australia's streams were South Australian Graduates, Skilled Employment in South Australia, Outer Regional Skilled Employment and Offshore. Onshore candidates submit an ROI and wait to be invited; graduates of South Australian providers may be eligible for nomination faster than other candidates. Offshore candidates do not submit an ROI and are selected directly from EOIs that list South Australia first. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee an invitation. These settings may change for 2026-27.
Priority sectors
For 2025-26, South Australia prioritised building and construction, defence, education, engineering, health and manufacturing, and said high-ranking candidates in other sectors may also be considered. Candidates in priority sectors with a 190-eligible occupation may be invited for the 190; others may be invited for the 491. For 2026-27, invitations focus on candidates working in the priority sectors building and construction, defence, education, engineering, health and manufacturing; high-ranking candidates in other sectors may also be considered.
How South Australia selection works
SA's 190 selection process operates through Migration SA and is documented at migration.sa.gov.au. In 2025-26 South Australia issued invitations on an ongoing basis and published invitation updates, with the last formal round on 21 May 2026. An invited candidate applies for state nomination, and a nomination generates a federal invitation and a 60-day window in which to lodge the complete visa application.
For 2026-27, South Australia opened ROIs on 22 October 2026 for people living and working in South Australia whose current visa expires by 31 January 2027, and invites offshore candidates from their EOI. Confirm the current settings with South Australia before lodging an EOI or ROI.
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We assess your profile against South Australia's priority sectors and stream requirements, identify the strongest claim available to you, and prepare both the SA ROI and the federal application to a litigation-ready standard.
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Refusal at the South Australia state nomination stage is a state administrative decision. Internal review or reconsideration may be available depending on the SA 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.
South Australia 190 nomination activity
Checked on 22-10-2026 against Home Affairs SkillSelect and the South Australia nomination page.
- Subclass 190 nominations recorded in SkillSelect, 1 July 2026 to 31 August 2026
- 0
- Latest round published by South Australia
- 22 October 2026: Registrations of Interest opened for people living and working in South Australia whose visa expires by 31 January 2027; offshore candidates are invited from their SkillSelect EOI.
Common questions
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What if my SA 190 nomination is refused?
Information current as at 27 October 2026. South Australia program settings, occupation lists, and allocations are revised through the program year. Confirm current settings at migration.sa.gov.au before lodging an EOI or ROI.