Victoria’s full 2020-21 skilled visa nomination program (subclasses 190 and 491) will re-open at 10am AEDT on Tuesday, 5 January 2021.
Like the interim program, the full program responds to challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, with a focus on Victoria’s health response and economic recovery.
The Commonwealth Department of Home Affairs has allocated the Victorian Government further visa nomination places, in addition to the places provided as part of the interim program. Victoria’s total number of places for the Skilled visa program for the 2020-21 program year:
Skilled Nominated (Subclass 190) visa interim program- additional for remainder of 2020-21 (full program) 1900
Skilled Nominated (Subclass 190) visa Total 2,500
Skilled Work Regional (Subclass 491) visa–
additional for remainder of 2020-21 (full program) 843
Skilled Work Regional (Subclass 491) visa Total 1,043
Total skilled nomination places for Victoria 3,543
You must register your interest on Victorian Government web site and be selected to apply for Victorian visa nomination.
The skilled nomination places on the similar timeframe as for the business immigration nominations.