2019/20 PROGRAM YEAR – STATE AND TERRITORY NOMINATION CEILINGS – Apportion of 491 (& 489) /190

NewStars newly receives the State and Territory Nomination Ceilings for the 19/20 program year. The total ceiling increases more than 23% to 24188 compared to the last 18/19 program year. Most state /territory gains more spaces this year. The ceiling of WA jumps from 800 to 2500 this year.

Proposed allocation for FY 2019-20 in State/Territory nomination visa category

NewStars newly receives the State and Territory Nomination Ceilings for the 19/20 program year. The total ceiling increases more than 23% to 24188 compared to the last 18/19 program year. Most state /territory gains more spaces this year. The ceiling of WA jumps from 800 to 2500 this year.

Up to the end of November 2019, ACT has used more than 50% of its 190 quotas. SA has invited most 489/491, 1859. The remaining is about 50%.

The split of 190 and 491/489 for TAS is 4:6. And NSW allocates 52.2% of its quota to 190. For WA, it is 90%.

Figures in detail are shown in the tables below.

	ACT	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA	TOTAL
190	1200	3000	400	1000	1250	1200	2500	2250	12800
489/491	200	2745	600	1000	3750	1800	1043	250	11388
TOTAL	1400	5745	1000	2000	5000	3000	3543	2500	24188
RANKING	7th	1st	8th	6th	2nd	4th	3rd	5th

Total nominations request for FY 2019-20

	ACT	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA	TOTAL
19/20 TOTAL	1400	5745	1000	2000	5000	3000	3543	2500	24188
2018/19 TOTAL	1400	5250	1000	1500	4000	2500	3200	800	19650
↑/↓/-	——	9.43%	——	33.33%	25.00%	20.00%	10.72%	212.50%	23.09%

“Requested” VS “Allocated” (from federal Govt) during FY 2019-20 program year

	ACT		NSW		NT		QLD		SA		TAS		VIC		WA
	190	489/491	190	489/491	190	489/491	190	489/491	190	489/491	190	489/491	190	489/491	190	489/491
Requested	1200	200	3000	2745	400	600	1000	1000	1250	3750	1200	1800	2500	1043	2250	250
Allocated	1200	200	3000	2745	400	600	1000	1000	1250	3750	1200	1800	2500	1043	2250	250
↑/↓/-	——	——	——	——		——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——

INVITATIONS ISSUED DURING 2019-20 PROGRAM YEAR（up to the end of November 2019）

	ACT		NSW		NT		QLD		SA		TAS		VIC		WA
	190	489/491	190	489/491	190	489/491	190	489/491	190	489/491	190	489/491	190	489/491	190	489/491
Issued	640	0+0	1011	765+0	157	218+7	661	114+0	689	1859+0	486	909+13	692	58+5	415	23+0
%	53%	0%	34%	28%	39%	38%	66%	11%	55%	50%	41%	51%	28%	6%	18%	9%
Remaining	560	200	1989	1980	243	375	339	886	561	1891	714	878	1808	980	1835	227
%	46.7%	100.0%	66.3%	72.1%	60.8%	62.5%	33.9%	88.6%	44.9%	50.4%	59.5%	48.8%	72.3%	94.0%	81.6%	90.8%
Ceilings	1200	200	3000	2745	400	600	1000	1000	1250	3750	1200	1800	2500	1043	2250	250

FY 2019/20 – State and Territory Nomination Ceilings

	ACT	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA	TOTAL
190	1200	3000	400	1000	1250	1200	2500	2250	12800
	85.7%	52.2%	40.0%	50.0%	25.0%	40.0%	70.6%	90.0%	52.9%
489/491	200	2745	600	1000	3750	1800	1043	250	11388
	14.3%	47.8%	60.0%	50.0%	75.0%	60.0%	29.4%	10.0%	47.1%
TOTAL	1400	5745	1000	2000	5000	3000	3543	2500	24188