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The Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) is a permanent visa for skilled migrants. You must receive nomination from Victoria before you can apply for the visa.

Before you read on, check that this is the right visa for you: Department of Home Affairs - Subclass 190 Skilled nominated visa. See ‘Differences with subclass 189 visa’ below for a comparison with the subclass 189 visa.

If you are in Australia, you must be living in Victoria at the time of your nomination.

See supporting information for more information on the subclass 190 visa.

To be eligible to apply for Victorian Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa nomination, you must:

The process to apply for a nominated visa

The visa process consists of four steps:

  1. Submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to the Australian Government’s Department of Home Affairs using SkillSelect.
  2. Using the EOI number received from SkillSelect, you will submit a Registration of Interest (ROI) for Victorian nomination in the Live in Melbourne portal.
  3. If you are invited, you will submit a nomination application in the Live in Melbourne portal.
  4. If your nomination application is successful, you will submit a visa application for your selected visa with the Australian Government’s Department of Home Affairs.

In your application, you will need to provide the following documents to show you meet the requirements:

  • passport,
  • English language test,
  • Skills Assessment.

If you indicated in your Registration of Interest (ROI) that you are currently working in Victoria, you will also need to provide:

  • employment contract,
  • payslips (most recent four weeks),
  • superannuation statement,
  • position description.
  1. We will notify you of our decision by email.
  2. Submit your visa application to the Department of Home Affairs within 60 days. We cannot nominate you again if your visa application is not submitted in this time.
  3. Keep your contact details up to date so we can provide you information on important services.
  4. Complete regular surveys we will send you about your experience with us and your settlement in Victoria.
  5. Commit to living and working in Victoria for at least two years.

Fast track nomination is available for skilled visa candidates who:

 

Subclass 190 visa


Subclass 189 visa


Victoria’s role


Victoria provides visa nomination


Victoria plays no role


Visa type


Permanent visa


Permanent visa


Work and study entitlements


Allows work and study in Australia


Allows work and study in Australia


Requirements


Must meet state or territory government nomination requirements and visa requirements


Must meet visa requirements


Commitment to Victoria


For Victorian nomination, you must commit to living in Victoria for at least 2 years


N/A


Visa processing time


Department of Home Affairs – subclass 190 processing times


Department of Home Affairs – subclass 189 processing times

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