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Planning a 2025 state nomination application? The total allocation is 20,350 places, with both Subclass 190 and 491 allocations down on the previous financial year. Only Queensland and the Northern Territory gained overall, while South Australia’s 190 and Victoria’s 491 allocations had the largest cuts.
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PR sponsors overseas need valid status when a family migration application is lodged: an expired travel visa affects sponsorship eligibility, and later renewal cannot fix the gap. Paper Subclass 101, 103 and 143 applications are lodged when the Department of Home Affairs receives them.
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Preparing a Northern Territory state nomination application? Its full 2025 allocation is 1,650 places: Subclass 190 rises by 50 to 850, while Subclass 491 remains at 800. The Northern Territory says applications will open before 24 November 2025.
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In the November 2025 Subclass 189 invitations, many nurses received invitations at 75 points, as did secondary school teachers and social workers. Early childhood teachers remained at 85 points, reaching only late August 2025. Invitation scores and progress varied markedly by occupation.
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Subclass 189 invitations began on 13 November 2025, covering multiple occupations: secondary school teachers, social workers and registered nurses at 75 points, early childhood teachers at 85, and construction trades at 65–70. Invitations were still being issued at the time.
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If a relationship breaks down because of family violence during the partner visa application process, the sponsored applicant can continue applying for permanent residency under the family violence provisions, but a grant is not guaranteed. In 2024–25, around 1,000 applied; fewer than 500 were granted visas, a 43% grant rate.
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An offshore student visa dependant was refused with 4020 and had no appeal rights. Newstars identified procedural non-compliance and lodged internal review and complaint requests. After four requests, the original decision was declared invalid, and the client subsequently received a Subclass 500 visa.
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For Subclass 189 applicants, Home Affairs has announced invitations for 13 November and confirmed quarterly rounds in 2025. Applicants who have not submitted or whose documents have expired should update them promptly. The announcement also mentions demand for education, health and medical workers.
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Awaiting state nomination? Full allocations announced in 2025 were 1,850 for Tasmania, 3,600 for NSW and 1,600 for the ACT, down 35%, 28% and 11%, respectively, from the previous financial year. The ACT’s Subclass 491 allocation remained at 800 places.
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NSW and Tasmania issued state nomination invitations on 6 November 2025. WA has received an additional interim allocation and plans to hold another invitation round in November 2025, although the specific invitation date has not yet been announced.
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