Move the slider to see how your points would have performed in every invitation round since January 2022.
At 75 points, you would have cleared the cutoff in 9 of the 13 rounds where Registered Nurse (Aged Care)s got 189 invitations since 2022. The last actual invitation was 4 June 2026, with the cutoff at 75 points. In 0 of the last 13 rounds, no Registered Nurse (Aged Care)s were invited at all.
Invited every round. Registered Nurse (Aged Care)s have been invited in all 13 rounds since January 2022. Cutoff range: 65–90 points.
The cutoff above is what got invited. This is the other half of the picture: how many people are sitting in the pool right now, and where you'd fall among them.
At 75 points, 727 Registered Nurse (Aged Care) EOIs in the May 2026 189 pool are at or above your score. Under the points ranking, higher scores are considered first, with ties broken by the date the EOI was submitted.
Source: official SkillSelect EOI data, Australian Government · as at May 2026
Highlighted bars are EOIs at or above your points. These counts include only EOIs with a status of Submitted: people still waiting in the pool for an invitation. Once an EOI is invited, lodged, or closed, it has left the queue, so counting those would overstate how many people are actually ahead of you.
1,653 in the pool. As at May 2026, 1,653 Registered Nurse (Aged Care) expressions of interest were sitting in the 189 pool, waiting for an invitation. The largest cluster sits at 75 points.
The Registered Nurse (Aged Care) 189 pool has grown from 968 in May 2025 to 1,653 now. A bigger pool means more people competing for the same invitations.
An EOI moves through four stages. This chart counts only the first one. Here's the full picture so the numbers make sense.
Where you stand means how many people could be invited before you. That's only the people still in the queue with you, which is the Submitted pool. Everyone else has already been invited, has applied, or has left. Adding them would either inflate the number or compare people at completely different stages, and both mislead more than they help.
Registered Nurse (Aged Care) (254412) is on the MLTSSL, eligible for the 186, 189, 190, 482, 491, 494 visa programs. Skills assessment via ANMAC.
Across the 13 fully-itemised invitation rounds since January 2022, Registered Nurse (Aged Care) received 189 invitations in 13 of them, and was skipped in 0. Where invitations were issued, the bar has trended downward (from 90 to 65 points). The most recent invitation was 4 June 2026, with the cutoff at 75 points. The Department of Home Affairs doesn't publish round-by-round occupation selection logic, so historical patterns shouldn't be read as forecasts.
Registered Nurse (Aged Care) has also picked up Subclass 491 (Family Sponsored) invitations in 9 of the 13 rounds since 2022. Cutoff range: 65–85 points. The most recent 491 (FS) invitation was 13 November 2025 at 80 points.
The 491 (FS) is a 5-year provisional visa with different requirements from the 189. It needs an eligible family sponsor (Australian citizen, permanent resident, or eligible NZ citizen) who lives in a designated regional area, and the visa holder must live and work in a designated regional area for the visa's duration. Pathway to permanent residence is via Subclass 191.
| Round date | 189 cutoff | 491 (FS) cutoff |
|---|---|---|
| 4 June 2026 | 75 pts | — |
| 13 November 2025 | 75 pts | 80 pts |
| 21 August 2025 | 80 pts | 80 pts |
| 7 November 2024 | 70 pts | — |
| 5 September 2024 | 75 pts | — |
| 13 June 2024 | 85 pts | — |
| 18 December 2023 | 65 pts | 65 pts |
| 25 May 2023 | 65 pts | 85 pts |
| 8 December 2022 | 65 pts | 65 pts |
| 6 October 2022 | 65 pts | 70 pts |
| 22 August 2022 | 65 pts | 65 pts |
| 21 April 2022 | 85 pts | 65 pts |
| 21 January 2022 | 90 pts | 80 pts |
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The most recent Registered Nurse (Aged Care) 189 invitation was 4 June 2026, with the cutoff at 75 points. Across the 13 rounds that invited Registered Nurse (Aged Care)s since 2022, the cutoff has ranged from 65 to 90 points.
Different visas, different lists, different ends. The 189 is permanent residence, points-tested, employer-independent, and uses the MLTSSL for occupation eligibility. The 482 Skills in Demand is a temporary employer-sponsored visa that uses the Core Skills Occupation List (which also includes Registered Nurse (Aged Care)). The 189 sends invitations based on a points ranking. The 482 requires a sponsoring employer who passes labour-market testing.
For the 189 visa, yes. ANMAC is the designated assessing authority for ANZSCO 254412 (Registered Nurse (Aged Care)). An EOI submitted without a positive skills assessment can't translate into a granted visa. Skills assessments have their own fees, processing times, and document requirements. Check the assessing authority's website for the current process specific to your qualifications and work experience.
No one can answer that honestly, and anyone selling certainty about future cutoffs is overstepping. What the data shows is the cutoff for Registered Nurse (Aged Care)s has trended downward since 2022. The Department of Home Affairs sets the program direction. The official SkillSelect page publishes new rounds when they happen.
As at May 2026, 1,653 Registered Nurse (Aged Care) expressions of interest were waiting in the 189 pool: people who have lodged an EOI and not yet been invited. It's a monthly snapshot from official SkillSelect data, and it shows how crowded the pool is at each points score, not who gets invited (the Department of Home Affairs doesn't publish that).
These occupations share the same 4-digit ANZSCO unit group as Registered Nurse (Aged Care) and are also eligible for the 189. Cutoffs and invitation rates often diverge sharply between them.
This is general information about historical 189 invitation rounds. It isn't immigration advice for your situation. Only a registered migration agent (MARA) or Australian legal practitioner can advise on whether you meet visa requirements. Find a registered agent at mara.gov.au.
