Changes to Australian migration law and policy, dated, each one naming the legislative instrument or official source it comes from.
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Queensland’s 2026–27 State Nominated Migration Program is published and registrations of interest for the subclass 190 and 491 open on 6 November 2026. The work experience rules, both occupation lists and the graduate cut-off date have changed.
Skilled
Migration South Australia announced on 22 October 2026 that 2026–27 Registrations of Interest are open for people living and working there whose visas expire by 31 January 2027. Suitable offshore candidates will be invited directly from their SkillSelect EOI. The State has also published its priority industries and the criteria for its onshore and offshore nomination streams.
Skilled
On 15 October 2026 NSW updated its Skills List for subclass 190 nomination: 78 ANZSCO unit groups, 15 added and 16 no longer listed. The NSW Regional Skills List for the 491 is still to follow.
Skilled
From 2026–27 Victoria charges $60 for a Registration of Interest and $180 for a 190 or 491 nomination, and has published the points test it ranks applicants by.
Skilled
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) will move its skills assessments to a new online portal, rename its assessment types and revise its fees. ANMAC expects the changes to take effect later this year and has not yet announced a date.
Skilled
The Department of Home Affairs has announced that the next SkillSelect invitation round for the Skilled Independent (subclass 189) visa will be held on 15 October 2026.
Students and visitors
From 2 October 2026 a student visa holder applying for a further student visa must generally apply from outside Australia, family members can be included only in limited cases, and seventeen visas now stop a student visa application being made in Australia.
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