States and territories are well behind their allocated quotas for skilled visa nomination programs for 2022-2023, halfway through the program year. Experts say the states will need to pick up the pace of nominations to enable the Department of Home Affairs to process visa grants before the end of June 2023.
Queensland
Queensland issued 472 invitations for subclass 491 and 712 for subclass 190 in the last six months of 2022. The state now requires skilled nomination applicants to provide evidence of English language test results to the document portal if they receive an invitation for subclasses 190 or 491. This criterion was introduced in September 2022.
Victoria
Victoria issued 1,082 invitations for subclass 491 and 4,105 for subclass 190 from 1 July 2022 to 31 December 2022. Melbourne-based migration agent Saurabh Smar said the next five months would likely see a massive acceleration in visa grants as states grapple with meeting their allocations.
