Australian Immigration Daily News

Migration Queensland opened its state nominated skilled migration program for the 2023–24 program year yesterday, Tuesday 5 September. 

Each State and Territory received a significantly reduced allocation of skilled visa nominations from the Department of Home Affairs for this program year.  As such, we anticipate a very competitive process for applicants to be nominated by Migration Queensland.

Migration Queensland will begin inviting selected applicants from the end of this month, and hold invitation rounds at the end of each month – ensuring an evenly spread workload throughout the program year. 

The Migration Queensland website has been updated with the criteria for all pathways, and links are included below: 

• The Queensland Offshore Skilled Occupation List (QSOL)
• Skilled workers onshore
• Skilled workers offshore
• Graduates of a Queensland university
• 491 Small Business Owners (SBO) pathway