State and Territory Updates for Skilled and Business visas

A summary of the current status of state sponsored visa programs across the Australia states and territories.

Australian Capital Territory

• Next invitation round will be held before 14 July 2023
• ACT Nomination Guidelines, Critical Skills List and Invitation Ranking
• 188 Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP) closed for this financial year

New South Wales

• State nomination program is open

Northern Territory

• New offshore GSM nomination criteria

Queensland

• State nomination program is open

South Australia

• GSM (ROI, 491 and 190 and BIIP) programs closed to new applications as of 8 June 2023. Any applications that have commenced by not lodged before 8 June 2023 will be deleted from the system.
• Existing applications that have been lodged before 8 June 2023 will continue to be assessed.
• Pending an allocation of 190 nominations from the Commonwealth Government for the 2023-24 program year, applicants who are assessed as eligible for 190 state nominations will receive a nomination in the upcoming program year.

Tasmania

• State nomination program is open

Victoria

• VIC state nomination program is now closed to Registrations of Interest (ROI). Submitted ROI will continue to be assessed and selected for invitations to apply for Victorian visa nomination.
• If a ROI is withdrawn, applications will not be able to submit a new one until the 2023-24 program opens.

Western Australia

• State nomination program is open