In the latest round of Subclass 190 visa pre-invitations in NSW, we can see that several business and commerce occupations secured PR with a minimum of 60+5 points!For example, Conference and Event Organiser, Program or Project Administrator, Information and Organisation Professional, Health Care Manager, Financial Investment Adviser, and Child Care Centre Manager, and more.

With at least one round running steadily each month, several of our applicants lodged their EOI just two weeks before an invitation round and had the chance to be invited in the very next round.

If you can only reach 50 base points, the NSW Subclass 491 is still well worth considering, as many 50-point applicants have already received NSW Subclass 491 state-nomination invitations.

Occupation: Program or Project Administrator

Visa: Subclass 190

Points: 75+5

Background: Offshore applicant. Completed skills assessment last year; English test and skills assessment were due to expire in September. Lodged EOI on 20 March and was invited for NSW Subclass 190 on 5 April. Completing your skills assessment early lets you respond and lodge quickly as soon as a policy opens!

Occupation: Conference and Event Organiser

Visa: Subclass 190

Points: 65+5

Background: Offshore applicant. Lodged EOI on 15 March and was invited for NSW Subclass 190 on 5 April.

Occupation: Marketing Specialist

Visa: Subclass 190

Points: 70+5

Background: Offshore applicant. Received the formal state nomination within two weeks.

Occupation: Financial Investment Manager

Visa: Subclass 190

Points: 75+5

Background: Offshore applicant. Received a pre-invitation on 16 March and the state nomination on 27 March.

Occupation: Print Journalist

Visa: Subclass 491

Points: 55+15

Background: Offshore applicant. Received a pre-invitation on 16 March and the state nomination on 27 March.

Occupation: Advertising Specialist

Visa: Subclass 491

Points: 55+15

Background: Offshore applicant. Lodged the state-nomination application on 10 March and received the formal invitation on 20 March.

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Victoria has announced that new ROI lodgements for the 2022-23 financial year will be suspended from 5 May, and it is highly likely that May will be the final ROI invitation round. As at the end of February, Victoria’s state-nomination quota was ample, with close to 5,000 places still available at that point. After the fast-track stream was announced, a large number of the invited occupations were on the priority-processing list.

However, across the earlier rounds of Subclass 190 pre-invitations, we have seen a good number of business and commerce occupations being invited, for example Private Tutor, Financial Investment Adviser, and Copywriter, and more. Below is the invitation data from the earlier rounds ↓

And for IT applicants:

Occupation: System Analyst

Points: 70+5

Background: Offshore applicant. Invited for VIC Subclass 190 on 1 February.

Canberra is set to lower its application prerequisites soon, most likely including the work-experience and English requirements for offshore applicants — stay tuned!

As the first state-nomination programme to confirm its policy and begin inviting this financial year, Canberra has by far the clearest invitation points and occupations. In recent months invitation scores have settled at the minimum, and even popular occupations such as IT and engineering have been invited for the Subclass 491 with a Matrix score of 60.Less common occupations have even reached PR quickly on as little as the minimum of 50 points, so if you want a fast path to PR, Canberra remains a great choice.