OFFICIAL 189 Invitation Round List – Occupations & Points

FY2025-2026 189, 190 and 491 Visa Invitation Update

Last updated: 3 September 2025

Since our last update, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) have released the OFFICIAL LIST of the exact occupations and points for the 189 visa invitations issued in the 21 August 2025. This release gives us the clearest picture of where the cut offs sit across the range of occupations and what occupations are being targeted. The points listed against each occupation reflect the minimum score invited on that date. It is also important to note that these minimums don’t guarantee an invitation in future rounds at that same level.

Another point of interest is the size of this round, with this first round totalling 6887 invitations sent out. The 21 August 2025 invitations totalled approximately half the size of the first round last financial year.

The DHA stated in a media release the other day that they intend to keep migration planning levels the same as last year, suggesting the program will sit at the same level and settings as the 2024-2025 program.

This could indicate that we may see a few extra smaller rounds, like this one, or potentially one more MEGA round later in the year. This means it is imperative to get your EOI submitted and be confident you have the highest level of points possible – Book a chat with us to go through your points in detail!

We will continue to keep a close eye on the program and provide updates as soon as further invitation rounds are announced. The next updates will likely be the state governments releasing their plans for their respective 190 invitations.

Official List of 189 Invitations issued 21 August 2025

189 Round size: 6,887 invitations

  1. Actuary = 90 points

  2.  Agricultural Consultant = 90 points

  3.  Agricultural Scientist = 90 points

  4.  Airconditioning and mechanical services plumber = 65 points

  5.  Architect = 90 points

  6.  Arts administrator or manager = 90 points

  7.  Audiologist = 80 points

  8.  Barrister = 95 points

  9.  Biochemist = 90 points

  10.  Biotechnologist = 90 points

  11.  Boat builder and repairer = 90 points

  12.  Bricklayer = 65 points

  13.  Cardiologist = 80 points

  14.  Carpenter = 65 points

  15.  Carpenter and joiner = 65 points

  16.  Cartographer = 90 points

  17.  Chemical engineer = 90 points

  18.  Chemist = 90 points

  19.  Child care centre manager = 90 points

  20.  Civil engineering draftsperson = 90 points

  21.  Civil engineering technician = 90 points

  22.  Clinical psychologist = 75 points

  23.  Conservator = 90 points

  24.  Construction project manager = 90 points

  25.  Dermatologist = 100 points

  26.  Diagnostic and interventional radiologist = 85 points

  27.  Drainer = 65 points

  28.  Early childhood (pre-primary school) teacher = 85 points

  29.  Economist = 90 points

  30.  Educational psychologist = 85 points

  31.  Electrical engineering draftsperson = 90 points

  32.  Electrical engineering technician = 90 points

  33.  Electrician (general) = 65 points

  34.  Electrician (special class) = 65 points

  35.  Electronic equipment trades worker = 110 points

  36.  Electronic instrument trades worker (special class) = 95 points

  37.  Electronics engineer = 95 points

  38.  Emergency medicine specialist = 80 points

  39. Engineering manager = 90 points

  40.  Environmental consultant = 90 points

  41.  Environmental manager = 90 points

  42.  Environmental research scientist = 90 points

  43.  Environmental scientist nec = 90 points

  44.  Fibrous plasterer = 90 points

  45.  Food technologist = 90 points

  46.  Forester = 90 points

  47.  Gasfitter = 65 points

  48.  Gastroenterologist = 80 points

  49.  General practitioner = 80 points

  50.  Geophysicist = 90 points

  51.  Glazier = 65 points

  52.  Hydrogeologist = 90 points

  53.  Intensive care specialist = 80 points

  54.  Joiner = 65 points

  55.  Land economist = 90 points

  56.  Landscape architect = 90 points

  57.  Life scientist (general) = 90 points

  58.  Life scientist nec = 90 points

  59.  Management consultant = 90 points

  60.  Marine biologist = 90 points

  61.  Materials engineer = 90 points

  62.  Medical diagnostic radiographer = 80 points

  63.  Medical laboratory scientist = 90 points

  64.  Medical practitioners nec = 80 points

  65.  Medical radiation therapist = 80 points

  66.  Metal fabricator = 105 points

  67.  Metal machinist (first class) = 85 points

  68.  Metallurgist = 90 points

  69.  Meteorologist = 95 points

  70.  Microbiologist = 90 points

  71.  Midwife = 80 points

  72.  Mining engineer (excluding Petroleum) = 90 points

  73.  Musician (instrumental) = 90 points

  74.  Natural and physical science professionals nec = 90 points

  75.  Neurologist = 80 points

  76.  Nuclear medicine technologist = 80 points

  77.  Nurse practitioner = 80 points

  78.  Obstetrician and gynaecologist = 80 points

  79.  Occupational therapist = 80 points

  80.  Optometrist = 80 points

  81.  Orthopaedic surgeon = 85 points

  82.  Osteopath = 100 points

  83.  Other spatial scientist = 90 points

  84.  Paediatric surgeon = 85 points

  85.  Paediatrician = 85 points

  86.  Painting trades worker = 70 points

  87.  Panel beater = 90 points

  88.  Petroleum engineer = 90 points

  89.  Physicist = 90 points

  90.  Physiotherapist = 80 points

  91.  Plumber (general) = 65 points

  92.  Podiatrist = 80 points

  93.  Primary health organisation manager = 90 points

  94.  Psychiatrist = 80 points

  95.  Psychologists nec = 85 points

  96.  Registered nurse (aged care) = 80 points

  97.  Registered nurse (child and family health) = 80 points

  98.  Registered nurse (community health) = 80 points

  99.  Registered nurse (critical care and emergency) = 80 points

  100.  Registered nurse (developmental disability) = 80 points

  101.  Registered nurse (disability and rehabilitation) = 80 points

  102.  Registered nurse (medical practice) = 80 points

  103.  Registered nurse (medical) = 80 points

  104.  Registered nurse (mental health) = 80 points

  105.  Registered nurse (paediatrics) = 80 points

  106.  Registered nurse (perioperative) = 80 points

  107.  Registered nurse (surgical) = 80 points

  108.  Registered nurses nec = 80 points

  109.  Roof plumber = 65 points

  110.  Secondary school teacher = 85 points

  111.  Solicitor = 90 points

  112.  Solid plasterer = 65 points

  113.  Sonographer = 80 points

  114.  Special Needs Teacher = 85 points

  115.  Specialist physician (general medicine) = 80 points

  116.  Specialist physicians nec = 80 points

  117.  Speech pathologist = 80 points

  118.  Statistician = 90 points

  119.  Stonemason = 65 points

  120.  Tennis coach = 95 points

  121.  Thoracic medicine specialist = 80 points

  122.  University lecturer = 85 points

  123.  Urologist = 80 points

  124.  Valuer = 90 points

  125.  Veterinarian = 90 points

  126.  Wall and floor tiler = 65 points

  127.  Welder (first class) = 90 points

  128.  Zoologist = 90 points

 

Disclaimer

This update is for general informational purposes only and should not be relied on as migration or legal advice. We don’t have insight into internal processes or invitation timing decisions by the states or federal government. We have not taken into account your specific circumstances in providing this information, but if you would like us to you can book in a time with us here.

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