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NSW Notice: 491 Invitations Coming Soon; WA Invites More TESOL, Interpreting, ICT BA and Other Occupations

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What skills assessment, English, points and residence requirements apply to NSW 491?

NSW 491 requires a skills assessment, English scores of at least 6 in all four components, and 65 EOI points, including at least 50 of your own. Offshore and NSW applicants can apply after living in the relevant location for at least 3 months. Sydney residents can also apply.

  • WA construction applicants offshore and in other states can apply directly, with no job offer required for either Subclass 190 or 491.
  • For relevant WA tourism and hospitality occupations, applicants who are not WA graduates do not need a job offer to apply for Subclass 491.

Published November 2023. Most recent article on this topic: NT (Northern Territory) 2026–27 State Nomination Opening Update | Subclass 491 Allocation Jumps and Offshore Streams Adjusted

Just announced last Friday491policynew state, it was notified again today Monday that,They will issue pre-invitations to pathway2 soon.The direct application channel for pathway1 will also be opened soon.

NSW Subclass 491 pathway opening and pre-invitation notice

Occupation list:Use the Migration Service’s list,This occupation can apply for 491 visa

Application requirements:

1. Meet the requirements of the Department of Home Affairs for 491 visa:

Have a skills assessment

Language at least four 6

EOI 65 points (get at least 50 by yourself)

2、Can apply both overseas and within the state

Correspondingly, you must have lived there for at least 3 months.

People in Sydney can also apply for NSW 491

Invitation rules:

-Priority is given to inviting target sectors, which belong to one of the followingMore likely to be invited

Health, education, ICT, infrastructure and agriculture

–In theory, other professions and industries have the opportunity to be invited, butMore competition

-Competing at home and abroad, multiple factors on EOI will be considered.Score/work experience/language, etc., but the submission time will not affect the chances of being invited.

-The valid EOI submitted previously will not be invalidated and will remain in the pool.

Western Australia State Nomination Supplementary Invitation Information

As of today’s post,The Western Australia government has not yet announced the official invitation data for the November 10th round.We have collected more invitation data, which is shown in the picture below,Those with interpreting, TESOL, mechanical engineering, ICT BA and other professions are invited

Collected WA invitation results for the 10 November round

Western Australia has issued quite a few invitations this round.Most of the invitations seen so far fall into priority industries.Western Australia’s four priority industries are ranked in no particular order. Needless to say, education and medical care are very popular in all states.

WA state nomination priority industries

It is especially recommended for those related to construction and tourism and hotel service industries.

ArchitectureIt is a special favorite in Western Australia.You can apply directly from overseas and out of state (if you are willing to go to Western Australia, you have a much higher chance of being invited). There is no job offer requirement for applying for 190 and 491, and the invitation points is also very low.You can try the following majors:

Construction occupations to consider for WA nomination

Tourism hotel service industryIt is not a priority in other states, but Western Australia has been invited in both roundsMany careers in the tourism service industry, you can try the following professions,Non-resident graduates who apply for 491 do not need a job offer.

Tourism and hospitality occupations to consider for WA nomination

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Questions and answers

Does submitting an EOI earlier improve my chances of an NSW 491 invitation?

Onshore and offshore applicants compete together. Invitations consider points, work experience, English and other factors; the EOI submission date does not affect invitation chances. Previously submitted valid EOIs remain in the pool.

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