New South Wales · Subclass 190 Skilled Nominated · 2026-27
New South Wales 190 state nomination guide
NSW 190 is an invitation-led permanent-residence nomination pathway. NSW ranks eligible EOIs within occupation groups; being eligible or having a high federal points score does not create an entitlement to nomination.
NSW publishes an invitation process and current criteria, but this review did not establish a separately dated, whole-program 2026–27 opening notice. Do not treat this guide's source-check date as confirmation of an open intake.
A current 2026–27 allocation was not independently verified from the official sources reviewed. No prior-year number has been carried forward, and an unknown allocation is not zero.
Official pages can change without notice. Confirm before acting.
Streams and pathways
Onshore candidates
Published residency alternatives include paid work in NSW in the nominated occupation for at least 20 hours per week, or six continuous months residing in NSW.
Offshore candidates
The published page requires six continuous months residing offshore. Your EOI's usual country of residence determines how NSW considers your residency.
Graduate applicants
There is no separate NSW 190 graduate pathway on the reviewed page. A NSW qualification alone does not replace the standard nomination requirements.
Key requirements
- Meet Home Affairs' subclass 190 requirements and hold a valid skills assessment.
- The occupation must be eligible for 190 and belong to an ANZSCO unit group on the NSW Skills List.
- Meet an applicable NSW onshore or offshore residency alternative.
- Every EOI claim must be supported by valid documents when invited.
- The NSW invitation is valid for 14 days; the official page says this window will not be extended.
How the process runs
Check the occupation list and residency rule.
Submit or maintain an accurate SkillSelect EOI.
Wait for NSW to select the EOI; you cannot apply directly for this pathway.
If invited, apply for nomination within 14 days with complete evidence.
After nomination, follow Home Affairs' separate visa invitation and application process.
Before you rely on this
- NSW considers age, English, education, points and skilled experience; it is not a simple first-in queue.
- NSW says the EOI submission or amendment date does not determine the likelihood of selection.
- No predetermined round dates or guaranteed future cutoff should be inferred from a reported round.
Fees
Confirm the nomination application fee, GST treatment and refund conditions on the official application portal before paying. Commonwealth visa charges, assessments and professional fees are separate.
Invitation data
No complete current-year official invitation dataset was verified for this guide. No unofficial score is presented as a government cutoff, and no invitation is promised.
No official invitation figures are recorded in this guide.
Points scores from past rounds are not cut-offs. States select on occupation, ranking factors and capacity, and a score that was invited before may not be invited again.
Official sources
Checked 23 October 2026. Links open in a new tab.
- NSW — subclass 190 criteria and invitation process (opens in a new tab)
- NSW skills lists (opens in a new tab)
- Home Affairs — state and territory allocations (check the table's program year) (opens in a new tab)
Related reading
General information only, not migration advice or an eligibility assessment. Nomination is at the discretion of each state or territory.