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General Practitioner 253111

MLTSSLAssessed by MedBA· Unit group 2531 General Practitioners and Resident Medical Officers·New to this? Start here
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As at November 2026, General Practitioner (ANZSCO 253111) is still invited through the subclass 189: the 15 October 2026 round invited it at 70 points, for EOIs with a date of effect up to 18 November 2025 (an estimated 545–581 invitations, 69.6% of its 783 EOIs at 65+). The October 2026 189 pool holds 355 EOIs (6 at 85+ points), with 493 in 190 and 68 in 491. Latest state cut-offs: 190 at 75 points (21 October 2026), community reported. Four states list the occupation for 190 or 491. The 189 cut-off ranged 70–80 over the last 6 rounds, easing.

An EOI is ranked by points, then date of effect. 190 and 491 cut-offs (state nomination) are community reported.

189Skilled Independent
Every round
70pts
15 Oct · DOE 18 Nov 2025
413–422 visas 2025-26*
190State nominated
4 states list it
75pts
21 Oct 2026 · → from 75
218–221 visas 2025-26*
491Regional, state or family
4 states list it
–pts
no round recorded
1–4 visas 2025-26*
186Employer sponsored
Largest
No points test
485 → work → 482 or 186
320 visas 2024-25

Every pathway at a glance

October 2026 EOI pool. State rows count the 190 and 491 queues together, and one person can hold several EOIs. State scores are community reported.

PathwayIn queueAt 85+Last invited
189Eligible355670 · 15 Oct 2026
NSWopen17846190 · 75 · 21 Oct 2026
QLDopen17541190 · 90 · 18 Nov 2025
VICopen17440190 · 85 · 1 May 2026
WAopen14035190 · 75 · 5 Mar 2026
SANot listed4511190 · 80 · 2 Mar 2026
TASNot listed223–
ACTNot listed215–
NTNot listed196–

See who gets nominated → community-reported 190 and 491 invitations

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Where do you sit in the 189 queue?

What this means at your score and date of effect

  • 70 or more650 EOIs at that score or higher.
  • 65Your date of effect decides within the score.
  • Below 65Below the recent 189 cut-offs. Check the state lists for nomination.

Subclass 189 wait estimates · October 2026 EOI pool

808590
Ahead1861
Met the cut-off6/66/66/6
How these figures are worked outmethod and limits

Subclass 189 invitation rounds have paused since 15 October 2026, so a wait estimate can't be reliably projected while rounds are paused. The queue figures above are current; the wait will depend on when rounds resume.

"Met the cut-off" counts how many of the last 6 subclass-189 rounds your points would have been at or above the round's minimum.

Figures describe observed invitation rounds and the current EOI pool — indicative only, not migration advice.

189 rank can be estimated from points and DOE; 190 and state/territory-nominated 491 are selected by each jurisdiction under its own policy and priorities, so a national EOI queue rank doesn't apply.

Will I get a 189 invitation as a General Practitioner?

Likely at 70 points or more. Invited in 6 recent 189 rounds.

Last 189 round · 15 October 2026

Cut-off
70 pts
June: 75, so 5 lower
Date of effect
invited at 70 up to here
Est. invited
545–581
unit group 2531
Queue invited
69.6%
545 of 783 at 65+

Cut-off and date of effect: Home Affairs. Invited and queue share: ImmiTrend estimates from the 1 Oct 2026 pool (queue = EOIs at 65+).

All 159 occupations in this round →We predicted 80 for this round. See the scorecard →

Next 189 round

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189 places this financial year

FY2026-27 · estimated

3,784est. ceiling3,171est. 189 places2,590–2,626est. left after 15 Oct

17–18%
613 to 186 / 190 / 491545–581 invited by 189open

ImmiTrend estimate — official figures not yet published. FY2025-26 official: 3,623 ceiling, 2,963 remaining · How we estimate · All occupation ceilings →

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If 10 invited

80DOE ≤ Oct 26

If 20 invited

75DOE ≤ Oct 26

If 50 invited

70DOE ≤ Mar 26

If 100 invited

70DOE ≤ Aug 26

If 200 invited

65DOE ≤ Mar 26

If 500 invited

All invited (354)

If 1000 invited

All invited (354)

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189 prediction — full row

Last roundCutoffOct 26Spots left (FY)If floor invitedIf anchored invitedActive EOIsAt/aboveCeiling remaining
Oct 2670545–5812,382–2,418All invited (354)All invited (354)3541662,963

Grants (190/491/ENS) · 2025-26

660

FOI source ↗
More 189 chartsqueue age, invitations per round, points gauge
Points reality gaugeyour points against those invited

Point Reality Gauge

  • Points are easing. The minimum invited score has moved from 75 to 70 over the past 3 rounds — this can reflect round size, occupation allocation or EOI pool changes.
  • Still 5 points above the EOI minimum. Despite easing, General Practitioner remains competitive. Applicants significantly below 70 points are unlikely to receive invitations soon.
  • 1 round so far in 2026-27. General Practitioner has been invited in 1 invitation round this financial year. The round count alone doesn't indicate future demand or guarantee invitations.

Which state could nominate a General Practitioner?

Four states list General Practitioner for 2026-27: NSW, VIC, QLD and WA are open.

Program status 2026-27
Map of Australia: Status by stateNew South Wales — openVictoria — openQueensland — openSouth Australia — Western Australia — openTasmania — openNorthern Territory — closedAustralian Capital Territory — openNSWopenVICopenQLDopenSAWAopenTASopenNTclosedACTopen
OpenOnshore onlyOpeningPaused or closedNot listed

New South WalesOpen

190 · since 15 Oct 2026

This occupation
Listed for 190 and 491
190 + 491 queue
178 EOIs · 46 at 85+ · most at 75
Last invited
190 at 75 · 21 Oct 2026 (community)
Next expected
Rounds through the year
Places 2026-27
190: – places, 11 used · 491: – places, 0 used
Grants 2024-25
45 × 190 · 0 × 491 · 73 × 186 · 62 × 189
Note
NSW Skills List rebuilt to 78 unit groups (16 removed, 15 added). NSW doesn't announce round dates. Allocation not yet published.
NSW program page ↗All NSW data
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Status from state program pages. Queues: SkillSelect, 10/2026. An EOI can nominate several states, so state queues add up to more than the national totals.

All states as a tablestatus, listing, queue, last cut-off, places, grants
StateStatusListed190 queue491 queue85+Last cut-offState places 190 / 491 (all occupations)190 + 491 grantsState page
open190, 4911591946190 · 75 · 21 Oct 2026– / –45All NSW data
open190, 4911641040190 · 85 · 1 May 2026900 / –47All VIC data
open190, 4911561941190 · 90 · 18 Nov 2025– / –13All QLD data
open · onshore onlyNot listed39611190 · 80 · 2 Mar 2026– / –13All SA data
open190, 4911261435190 · 75 · 5 Mar 2026– / –10All WA data
openNot listed1843–1,250 / 8001All TAS data
closedNot listed1636–– / –0All NT data
openNot listed1925–– / –2All ACT data
Per-state queue chartspoints distribution, queue trend, invited and lodged

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All eight states · 24 charts
Who gets nominatedcommunity-reported 190 and 491 invitations

From 15 community-reported 190 and 491 invitations for General Practitioner, the median was 80 points.

Cut-off history

Where it ranks · 189

#5
of 170 occupations invited
▲ Top 2%▼ Falling
#5
This occupation · most invited →least invited

1,649 invites last 2 FY · busiest 8,043 · typical 52

Most consistently invited

invited 4 of 4 rounds

oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

1,068
last FY · 3 rounds
581
so far · 1 round
▲ +63% per round

Round to round · last 2 FY

356
308
404
581
80757570

▼ Falling · invites per round · number under a bar = 189 cut-off

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Minimum points invited, by source

Dashed line = the 65-point pass mark

Round History

Source:
  • 190NSWCommunity
    75
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    70
    Est. Invitations
    545–581
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    18 Nov 2025
  • 189Federal
    75
    Est. Invitations
    347–404
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 190VICCommunity
    85
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 190VICCommunity
    80
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • N/AWAOfficial
    75
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 190SACommunity
    80
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • N/AWAOfficial
    85
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
FederalSkillSelectOfficialState governmentCommunityCrowdsourced

How many General Practitioner visas are actually granted?

739 skilled visas for General Practitioner in 2024-25, the 20th most of 581 occupations. 2025-26, provisional: 413–422 × 189, 218–221 × 190, 1–4 × 491 (186 and 494 not yet published).

25-26* is provisional: the full year to June 2026 for 189, 190 and 491 from a Home Affairs data release. The official release with every visa is expected in late 2026.

Visa2024-25Change
739+23%
320+75%
285413–422*+16%
130218–221*−24%
3—
11–4*—

494 includes the closed 187 (peak 33 in 2016-17). 491 includes the closed 489 (peak 5 in 2019-20). — means last year had fewer than 20 grants. Tap a colour to show or hide its line. The grey area is the total.

Show the numbers for every year
General Practitioner visa grants to main applicants, by programme year and visa
YearTotal186190491189494
2015-1651710344134524
2016-1747111443227933
2017-1847914638227518
2018-1947018138122624
2019-204562785589619
2020-21620261167716718
2021-224712421292917
2022-23755310141128617
2023-2460318317012463
2024-2573932013012853
2025-26*——218–2211–4413–422—

Where they were granted

Employer location, 2024-25. Coloured by how each state's share of General Practitioner 186 grants compares with its usual share of all 186 grants.

Map of Australia coloured by where General Practitioner 186 grants went compared with usualNew South Wales — 73Victoria — 62Queensland — 80South Australia — 24Western Australia — 59Tasmania — 12Northern Territory — 5Australian Capital Territory — 5NSW73VIC62QLD80SA24WA59TAS12NT5ACT5
  1. 1QLDMore than usual25% · usually 15%80
  2. 2NSWLess than usual23% · usually 33%73
  3. 3VICAbout usual19% · usually 25%62
  4. 4WAAbout usual18% · usually 17%59
  5. 5SAMore than usual7.5% · usually 4.1%24
  6. 6TASMore than usual3.8% · usually 1.7%12
  7. 7ACTToo few to saytoo few to compare5
  8. 8NTToo few to saytoo few to compare5
  • More than usual (1.3× or more)
  • About usual
  • Less than usual (under 0.75×)
  • Too few to say (under 10)
All 186 grants by state

Who was granted

Country of citizenship, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined.

  1. 1United Kingdom16.5%
  2. 2Malaysia13.7%
  3. 3Canada7.6%
  4. 4Iran7.2%
  5. 5Sri Lanka6.7%
89%
applied from within Australia in 2024-25656 of 739 main applicants

Data: July 2015 to June 2025, main applicants only. Occupation is recorded only for main applicants in the Skill stream, so partner, parent, business and 858 visas can't appear here, and temporary visas such as 482 aren't in this data. Source: Department of Home Affairs, BP0068 (CC BY). The views expressed are those of ImmiTrend and not necessarily those of the Department.

Your next step

Before you can submit an EOI you need a positive skills assessment from MedBA, an English test result and at least 65 points. Study and graduate (485) time in Australia count.

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Questions

What points do you need for General Practitioner subclass 189?

General Practitioner last invited (189) 15 October 2026 at 70 points; ranged 70–80 over its last 6 invited rounds. At 70 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 18 November 2025 were invited.

Was I invited in the 15 October 2026 189 round as General Practitioner?

In the 15 October 2026 round, General Practitioner EOIs at 75 points or more were invited; at 70 points, those with a date of effect on or before 18 November 2025; at 65 or less, none. ImmiTrend estimates 545–581 invitations, 69.6% of the 783 EOIs at 65+ points.

Is the General Practitioner subclass 189 cut-off rising or easing?

Easing: across the last 6 189 rounds the General Practitioner cut-off ranged 70–80, from 75 (5 September 2024) to 70 (15 October 2026).

Is 85, 90 or 95 points enough to be invited for General Practitioner (subclass 189)?

Over General Practitioner's last 6 invited 189 rounds (latest 15 October 2026) cut-offs ranged 70–80. Met: 95: 6 of 6, 90: 6 of 6, 85: 6 of 6, 80: 6 of 6, 75: 5 of 6, 70: 1 of 6. At 70 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 18 November 2025 were invited.

Check how your own points and Date of Effect rank →

What are the latest 190 and 491 cut-offs for General Practitioner?

For General Practitioner: subclass 190 was last invited at 75 points (21 October 2026). subclass 491 was last invited at 85 points (13 November 2025).

How do I compare to applicants who got invited for General Practitioner?

States and territories issue 190 and 491 invitations under their own policies, not national EOI queue order. Check My Score compares your profile with community-reported invited samples for General Practitioner; samples may be incomplete.

Which states nominate General Practitioner for 190/491?

General Practitioner is on the current 190/491 state nomination lists of: NSW, QLD, VIC, WA. State lists and quotas change each program year — check each state's official list.

How many subclass 189 places are likely left this FY2026-27 for General Practitioner?

About 2590–2626 subclass 189 places are estimated left for General Practitioner in FY2026-27 after the 15 October 2026 round, of 3171 for the year. Home Affairs has not yet published FY2026-27 occupation ceilings, so the places are an ImmiTrend estimate.

How often are General Practitioner invitation rounds held?

Subclass 189: 1 federal round so far in FY2026-27 (15 October 2026); General Practitioner received invitations in 1 of them. State nominations in FY2026-27: subclass 190 invitations on 1 round date and subclass 491 on none (NSW; 75–75 points).

How many General Practitioner visas were granted in 2024-25?

739 main applicants: 320 through 186, 285 through 189, 130 through 190, 3 through 494 and 1 through 491.

Last updated 2 November 2026Sources:OfficialEstimatedCommunity-reported

EOI snapshot October 2026

Community-reported and estimated figures are indicative and may be incomplete — treat them as a guide, not a guarantee. Official figures come from Home Affairs / SkillSelect.

General information only — not migration advice.

Compiled by ImmiTrend from official SkillSelect data.

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