The WA invitation round are sent out each month. The number of applications received by WA Migration Services will determine how many invites are sent each month. Let’s take a closer look at Western Australia’s invitation round issued on 16 December 2022.
Related Articles
The Selection Process for the WA Invitation Round
Several expressions of interest (or “EOIs”) are chosen from SkillSelect each month and invited to apply for State nomination.
If you are selected or nominated, you will be informed through an email by the WA Migration Services. In this email, you will also find a link to the application form for the State nomination. But if you want to apply, the first step is your state or territory government nomination. Applicants for skilled visas must be nominated by a state or territory government.
The applicants must satisfy all the conditions the Department of Home Affairs set forth for the nominated visa and WA requirements for state nomination to qualify for WA nomination.
Ranking System
EOIs are selected based on the following ranking system.
- Applicants eligible for the General stream will be ranked by the table below:
| General stream |
| Currently living in Western Australia |
| Currently living in another Australian state or territory |
| Living offshore |
| Maximum EOI points score |
| Oldest EOI submission date |
- Applicants eligible for the Graduate stream will be ranked following the table below:
| Graduate stream – Higher education graduates | Graduate stream – Vocational Education and Training (VET) Graduates |
| Currently residing in Western Australia | Currently living in Western Australia |
| Currently living in another Australian state or territory | Currently living in another Australian state or territory |
| Currently living offshore; | Currently living offshore |
| Completed a Ph.D. or Masters’s qualification in Western Australia | Completed a VET qualification at the Advanced Diploma level in Western Australia |
| Completed an Honors degree or other higher degree in Western Australia | Completed a VET qualification at the Diploma level in Western Australia |
| Completed a Bachelor’s degree in Western Australia | Completed a VET qualification at Certificate IV level in Western Australia |
| Highest EOI points score | Completed a VET qualification at Certificate III level in Western Australia |
| Oldest EOI submission date | Highest EOI points score |
| | Oldest EOI submission date |
If you are qualified for an invitation through more than one stream, you will be sent an invitation for each. However, through your chosen stream, you are only permitted to submit one application for State nomination.
WA Invitation Round
The Department of Home Affairs allows the Western Australia (WA) Government to nominate applicants.
In the WA invitation round for the year, the nominations were provided for the following visas.
- Skilled Nominated visas (subclass 190),
- Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491).
Please be aware that the WA Government’s nomination does not ensure that the Department of Home Affairs will grant your visa.
Upon being nominated or upon receiving approval for your visa, you will be required to do the following:
- If you are moving to Western Australia, please comply with the border rules that are in effect at the time;
- Contact WA Migration Services to register your arrival;
- Settlement costs and living expenses must be covered by a good source of funding (for at least three months);
- As soon as you arrive in WA, you must live and work there for two years; and
- During these two years, you should conduct settlement surveys every six months.
Current WA Invitation Round
The State Nominated Migration Program (SNMP) WA invitation round was issued on 16 December 2022.
| Intending visa subclass | SNMP General stream –WASMOL schedule 1 | SNMP General stream –WASMOL schedule 2 | SNMP Graduate stream – higher education graduates
|
SNMP Graduate stream – vocational education and training graduates |
| Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) | 194 | 1053 | 814 | 304 |
| Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) | 194 | 1915 | 269 | 263 |
Profiles of the Last Invited EOI During the WA Invitation Round
As you can see, this does not consider any occupation or visa subclass caps that may have been applied. The Migration Services Department does not provide feedback on individual Expressions of Interest.
| State of residence | Qualification level | EOI points | Submission date |
| SNMP General stream – WASMOL schedule 1 | |||
| Overseas | Not applicable | 65 | 12/12/2022 |
| SNMP General stream – WASMOL schedule 2 | |||
| Western Australia | Not applicable | 75 | 16/4/2022 |
| SNMP Graduate stream – higher education graduates | |||
| Overseas | Bachelor Degree | 70 | 20/9/2022 |
| SNMP Graduate stream – vocational education and training graduates | |||
| Overseas | AQF Certificate IV | 70 | 3/10/2022 |
WA Invitation Round During the 2022-23 Program Year
The WA invitation round during the 2022-23 program year was as follows:
| Visa subclass | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | Total |
| SNMP General stream – WASMOL schedule 1 | |||||||||||||
| 190 | | 159 | 373 | 531 | 510 | 194 | 1767 | ||||||
| 491 | 41 | 127 | 822 | 458 | 194 | | 1642 | ||||||
| SNMP General stream – WASMOL schedule 2 | |||||||||||||
| 190 | 83 | 195 | 563 | 463 | 1053 | 2357 | |||||||
| 491 | 117 | 263 | 938 | 1037 | 1915 | 4270 | |||||||
| SNMP Graduate Stream – higher education graduates | |||||||||||||
| 190 | 97 | 241 | 959 | 1069 | 814 | 3180 | |||||||
| 491 | 53 | 129 | 313 | 327 | 269 | 1091 | |||||||
| SNMP Graduate stream – vocational education and training graduates | |||||||||||||
| 190 | 12 | 63 | 241 | 376 | 304 | 994 | |||||||
| 491 | 38 | 62 | 159 | 260 | 263 | 778 | |||||||
| Total | |||||||||||||
| 600 | 1453 | 4526 | 4500 | 5006 | 16085 | ||||||||
Final Remarks
The Western Australian government has issued its annual WA invitation round, and many nominations are available for all skilled candidates. If you want to be nominated by the WA government, you must send an expression of interest to be considered for the Western Australia state nomination.
If you have any queries or questions related to Australian immigration or want to apply for a skilled visa, then we can help!
Related Articles
- Western Australia State Nomination – Updated Requirements 2022-23!
- WA Relaxes Visa Conditions for Skilled Workers – Migration Program 2022-23!
- Can I Apply for Another Visa while on Bridging Visa in 2023?
