Processing Times and Invitations Issued

Category	Subclass 190	Subclass 491
Invitations issued on 29/10/2026	64 invitations (15 Gold, 49 Green)	26 invitations (1 Gold, 25 further)
Lowest scores invited	316 points	75 points
Number of ROIs on hand	823 ROIs	630 ROIs
Nomination places available	873 places	654 places
Nomination applications lodged but not yet decided	93 applications	88 applications
Invitations issued but application not yet lodged	100 invitations	65 invitations
Six-week rolling average invitation point score	326 points	78 points

The oldest nomination application lodged and not yet allocated to a case officer is from 29/09/2026.

Upon review of the rolling average, adjustments have been made to the lowest point score required to gain nomination. A six-week rolling average is now used instead of a three-month average.

Where an ROI is invited, all priority attributes claimed are examined. If the information provided is found to be true and correct, the nomination will be approved. If one or more priority attributes are not verified:
• If the revised point score is above the lowest score threshold in the most recent invitation round, it may still be approved.
• If the point score falls below the most recent invitation round and also below the rolling six-week average, it will be declined.
• Candidates found to have intentionally claimed priority attributes to artificially inflate their score will have their application declined.
• Any Gold pass holder not meeting the Gold priority attribute will be declined, regardless of their total point score.