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Round Tracker / 21 Aug 2025
2025-26 program year · Official results

21 Aug 2025: 6,887 subclass 189 invitations

131 occupations invited. Plus 150 subclass 491 family sponsored invitations. Tie-break for this round: 08/2025.

Newer: 13 Nov 2025 →
6,887 21 Aug 2025 10,000 13 Nov 2025 10,000 4 Jun 2026 20,000 15 Oct 2026
Subclass 189 invitations per round. Tap a bar to open that round.

Occupations by points level

The lowest score invited for each occupation in this round.

65 points · 15 occupations
70 points · 1 occupation
75 points · 1 occupation
80 points · 39 occupations
85 points · 12 occupations
90 points · 54 occupations
95 points · 5 occupations
100 points · 2 occupations
105 points · 1 occupation
110 points · 1 occupation

Source: Home Affairs invitation rounds and previous rounds.

General information only, not legal advice for your situation, and no visa outcome is guaranteed. Past results, not a forecast for the next round. Checked 4 November 2026. Omar Nafiz, Registered Migration Agent, MARN 2318164.

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