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Migration planning

Understand your standing and compare pathways.

Use federal and state calculators, save results privately and return when your circumstances or program rules change.

Explore points and pathways

Questions worth asking

Make your next decision with context.

Migration is more than a points total. Start with the questions that change your strategy.

Why Australia?

Opportunity is only one part of the picture.

Australia combines established skilled-migration pathways with strong cities, regional communities, public services and diverse labour markets. The right destination still depends on your occupation, family needs, costs and long-term plans.

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Multiple skilled pathways

Explore independent, state-nominated, regional and employer-sponsored options.

02

State-level opportunities

Each jurisdiction responds to its own workforce and regional needs.

03

Plan beyond the visa

Compare work, settlement, lifestyle and regional commitments before deciding.

Priority snapshot

Where are skills being prioritised?

Published settings checked 14 October 2026. “Priority” does not mean guaranteed nomination, and an eligible occupation is not automatically prioritised.

QLD

Queensland occupation lists

Queensland publishes separate onshore and offshore occupation lists. Construction, healthcare and manufacturing have been highlighted as key shortage sectors.

Migration Queensland ↗
VIC

Victoria 2026–27 priorities

Victoria lists priority occupations across healthcare, social assistance and education while ranking all eligible ROIs with the Victorian Points Test.

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NSW

NSW critical skills areas

NSW identifies construction, net zero and energy, care and support, digital and cyber, agriculture and agrifood, and advanced manufacturing as critical skills areas.

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ACT

ACT critical sectors

ACT identifies care, education, construction, renewables, experience and advanced technology as critical sectors. Always check the current occupation list.

ACT Government ↗
WA

Western Australia priority industries

WA gives first occupation priority to building and construction, healthcare and social assistance, hospitality and tourism, and education and training.

Migration WA ↗
SA

South Australia priority sectors

Published priorities include building and construction, defence, education, engineering, health and manufacturing.

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TAS

Tasmania priority attributes

Tasmania ranks ROIs through pathway-specific priority attributes; health, allied health and teaching employment can receive high priority under qualifying settings.

Migration Tasmania ↗
NT

Northern Territory occupation eligibility

Offshore applicants must check the current NT offshore occupation list and stream requirements, including work experience and employability evidence.

The Territory ↗

Always open the official source before acting. Lists, allocations and invitation settings can change without notice.

Current facts

What is happening now?

29%

of occupations remained in shortage in 2025, according to Jobs and Skills Australia’s 2026 report.

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Knowledge base

Understand the system before calculating.

Start with occupation eligibility

Check that your occupation is eligible for the visa subclass, then confirm the correct assessing authority and ANZSCO version.

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EOI points are not an invitation guarantee

Meeting the 65-point federal threshold does not guarantee an invitation. States apply their own criteria, lists and ranking processes.

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Plan with context

A stronger decision uses more than one score.

Use this page to organise your questions, compare the relevant pathway and return to the current official criteria before acting.

Australian migration and settlement information - practical context

Three things to remember

Use Australian migration and settlement information with the wider picture in mind.

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Eligibility first

A points total matters only after the visa, occupation and nomination requirements are understood.

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Evidence matters

Keep the documents behind every claimed point current, consistent and ready to verify.

03

Rules move

Invitation priorities, lists and program settings can change during a migration year.

A safer process

Pause, check and then continue.

Small verification steps can prevent an outdated rule, incorrect assumption or unofficial source from shaping an important decision.

  1. 01
    Define the pathwayIdentify the visa subclass and whether a state, territory or employer is involved.
  2. 02
    Check your occupationConfirm the occupation, assessing authority and applicable occupation list.
  3. 03
    Verify the live ruleOpen the linked government source and check its effective date before deciding.

Make the next step useful

Turn information into a focused checklist.

For your records

Save the source, date and reason it matters.

A short note makes it easier to review the same requirement after a program update.

For your decision

Separate eligibility from competitiveness.

Meeting a minimum requirement does not necessarily mean an invitation, nomination or approval.

Continue with trusted sources

Verify the detail before relying on it.

These links help you continue with an official service or a closely related guide on this platform.