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State Nomination Visa
(Subclass 190)

Cost For You and Family Members


The visa costs AUD $4,770 for the primary applicant. You can forecast visa costs using the Visa Pricing Estimator on the Department of Home Affairs website.

Additional fees apply for each family member included in the application:

  • AUD $2,385 for each dependent aged 18 or older.
  • AUD $1,195 for each dependent under 18 years of age.


A second installment fee of AUD $4,885 may be required for family members aged 18 or older who have less than functional English proficiency. This fee is only payable if the authorities decide to grant the visa for such a family member.

The Visa Pricing Estimator does not include the second installment fee or other additional costs, such as health checks, police certificates, and biometrics.

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Processing Times


Your visa application will be assessed on an individual basis, and processing times will vary depending on the applicant's circumstances.

The following are some factors that influence the time it takes for your application to be processed.

  • Whether your application was complete and included all required documentation.
  • How quickly you respond to requests from authorities for additional information.
  • The time required to review both initial and additional information provided.
  • The time needed to obtain information from external agencies, including checks on your or your family members’ character, health, or national security.
  • The availability of places in the migration program, which impacts permanent migration visa decisions.

Frequently Asked Questions



With a sub-class 190 visa, you can do the following things:

  • permanently stay and get employment in Australia
  • study in Australia
  • enrol in Medicare, a health care scheme for the public by the Australian government
  • sponsor your relatives to enter Australia
  • travel to and out of the country for 5 years
  • become a citizen of Australia if eligible

However, you can expect to wait for a certain time to get all the benefits and payments from the government of Australia if you are a newly entering resident.

Since sub-class 190 is a permanent visa, you won’t have to worry about your stay being limited. So, if you like, you can live in Australia indefinitely.

However, there is a travel component to this visa, which states that the chance to travel outside of Australia and return will expire after 5 years of receiving the visa.

Similarly, you will be declared a permanent resident of Australia on the day you acquire your visa. If you are already in Australia, your permanent residency will begin as soon as your visa is approved. Additionally, if you are not currently residing in Australia, your permanent residency will begin the day you reach Australia.

Fortunately, you have the option of including members of your family in your visa application. You have two options for including them:

  1. The first opportunity to include family members in your visa application is when you submit it.
  2. Second, you can include them after you’ve submitted your application, but only if the authorities haven’t made a decision yet. So, before the visa decision is final, make sure to include them.

You should also review the family members’ health and character qualifications to see whether they meet them.

Also, if you did not add your dependent children or partner in your submission, you must explain the reason to the authorities. This information is required to process your visa.

You may apply for the state nomination visa from anywhere in the world. However, if you are in immigration clearance, you are not qualified to apply for the sub-class 190 visa.

Additionally, if you apply from inside Australia, you must have one of the following visas in order for your application to be processed:

  • a substantive visa
  • a Bridging A visa (Subclass 010)
  • a Bridging B visa (Subclass 020)
  • a Bridging C visa (Subclass 030)

Please note that your application will not be valid unless you hold any one of the 3 visas mentioned above.

We mentioned above that you could travel out of Australia and return as many times as you want in the first 5 years after getting the state nomination visa.

So, suppose you need to travel outside of Australia after 5 years. In that case, you must apply to get a Resident Return Visa (RRV) (subclass 155 or 157) in order to return to Australia as a permanent resident.

To get state nomination for the Skilled Nominated (190) visa, you must submit an Expression of Interest through SkillSelect and receive an invitation from a state/territory government agency. States nominate based on their specific criteria like occupation, language skills, work experience and meeting their. To get state nomination for the Skilled Nominated (190) visa, you must submit an Expression of Interest through SkillSelect and receive an invitation from a state/territory government agency. States nominate based on their specific criteria like occupation, language skills, work experience and meeting their local labor needs.

The visa application charge for the Skilled Nominated (190) visa is AUD 4,045 plus additional costs like medical examinations, police clearances, etc. You are also required to pay additional visa application fees for any family members included in your visa application. Furthermore, if requested by the authorities, you must pay a second installment visa fee of approximately AUD 4,885 for each additional family member on the application.

The process involves submitting an EOI, receiving an invitation, providing required documents like skills assessment, English tests, police clearances, medical exams, and finally lodging the visa application.