189Federal
75- Est. Invitations
- 2–2
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- 23 Dec 2025
Intensive Care Specialist 253317
MLTSSLVIC 2026–27 priority: HealthcareAssessed by MedBA· Unit group 2533 Specialist Physicians·New to this? Start here
As at November 2026, Intensive Care Specialist (ANZSCO 253317) is still invited through the subclass 189: the 15 October 2026 round invited it at 75 points, for EOIs with a date of effect up to 23 December 2025 (an estimated 2 invitations, 66.7% of its 3 EOIs at 65+). The October 2026 189 pool holds 4 EOIs (0 at 85+ points), with 5 in 190 and 2 in 491. Four states list the occupation for 190 or 491. The 189 cut-off ranged 75–80 over the last 6 rounds.
An EOI is ranked by points, then date of effect. 190 and 491 cut-offs (state nomination) are community reported.
189Skilled Independent
Every round75pts
15 Oct · DOE 23 Dec 2025
3–12 visas 2025-26*
190State nominated
4 states list it–pts
no round recorded
2–8 visas 2025-26*
491Regional, state or family
4 states list it–pts
no round recorded
0 visas 2024-25
186Employer sponsored
LargestNo points test
485 → work → 482 or 186
15 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.
| Pathway | In queue | At 85+ | Last invited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189Eligible | 4 | 0 | 75 · 15 Oct 2026 |
| WAopen | 2 | 0 | – |
| NSWopen | 1 | 0 | – |
| VICopen | 1 | 0 | – |
| QLDopen | 0 | 0 | – |
| SANot listed | 1 | 0 | – |
| TASNot listed | 1 | 0 | – |
| ACTNot listed | 1 | 0 | – |
| NTNot listed | – | – | – |
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
- 75 or more2 EOIs at that score or higher.
- 70Your date of effect decides within the score.
- Below 70Below the recent 189 cut-offs. Check the state lists for nomination.
Subclass 189 wait estimates · October 2026 EOI pool
Not enough recent rounds to compute a wait estimate for this subclass.
How these figures are worked outmethod and limits
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 an Intensive Care Specialist?
Likely at 75 points or more. Invited in 6 recent 189 rounds.
Last 189 round · 15 October 2026
- Cut-off
- 75 pts
- June: 80, so 5 lower
- Date of effect
- invited at 75 up to here
- Est. invited
- 2
- Specialist Physicians: 33–38
- Queue invited
- 66.7%
- 2 of 3 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 →
189 places this financial year
FY2026-27 · estimatedShared by all 11 occupations in Specialist Physicians, not just Intensive Care Specialist
614est. ceiling525est. 189 places487–492est. left after 15 Oct
6–7%
89 to 186 / 190 / 49133–38 invited by 189open
15 Oct cut-off for the whole group: 70–85 pts · DOE 26 Aug 2025 – 23 June 2026
Who shares these places · 11 occupations
| Occupation | Est. invited this FY | EOIs ≥ 70–85 pts | In pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intensive Care Specialist253317THIS | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Specialist Physician (General Medicine)253311 | 12 | 4 | 11 |
| Paediatrician253321 | 7–10 | 5 | 11 |
| Specialist Physicians nec253399 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Cardiologist253312 | 1–3 | 2 | 8 |
| Neurologist253318 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Gastroenterologist253316 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Medical Oncologist253314 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Renal Medicine Specialist253322 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Clinical Haematologist253313 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thoracic Medicine Specialist253324 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2533 total | 33–38 | 17 | 55 |
ImmiTrend estimate — official figures not yet published. FY2025-26 official: 578 ceiling, 473 remaining · How we estimate · All occupation ceilings →
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189 prediction — full row
| Last round | Cutoff | Oct 26 | Spots left (FY) | If floor invited | If anchored invited | Active EOIs | At/above | Ceiling remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | 75 | 2–2 | 435–440 | 60DOE ≤ July 25 | 60DOE ≤ July 25 | 4 | 0 | 473 |
More 189 chartsqueue age, invitations per round, points gauge
Points reality gaugeyour points against those invited
Point Reality Gauge
- Points are stable. The minimum invited score has remained consistent over recent rounds, though the next round can still move with round size and EOI pool changes.
- Still 10 points above the EOI minimum. Despite current trends, Intensive Care Specialist remains competitive. Applicants significantly below 75 points are unlikely to receive invitations soon.
- 1 round so far in 2026-27. Intensive Care Specialist 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 an Intensive Care Specialist?
Four states list Intensive Care Specialist for 2026-27: NSW, VIC, QLD and WA are open.
Program status 2026-27
OpenOnshore onlyOpeningPaused or closedNot listed
Western AustraliaOpen
190 · since 16 Sept 2026
- This occupation
- Listed for 190 and 491
- 190 + 491 queue
- 2 EOIs · 0 at 85+ · most at 65
- Last invited
- No Intensive Care Specialist report yet
- Next expected
- Monthly rounds
- Places 2026-27
- 190: – places, 17 used · 491: – places, 120 used
- Grants 2024-25
- 0 × 190 · 0 × 491 · 0 × 186 · 1 × 189
- Note
- Latest round 14 October. Invitation counts by stream and the last-invited lines per occupation are on the WA page. Allocation not yet published.
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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
| State | Status | Listed | 190 queue | 491 queue | 85+ | Last cut-off | State places 190 / 491 (all occupations) | 190 + 491 grants | State page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| open | 190, 491 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – / – | 2 | All NSW data | |
| open | 190, 491 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 900 / – | 0 | All VIC data | |
| open | 190, 491 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – / – | 0 | All QLD data | |
| open · onshore only | Not listed | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – / – | 0 | All SA data | |
| open | 190, 491 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – / – | 0 | All WA data | |
| open | Not listed | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1,250 / 800 | 0 | All TAS data | |
| closed | Not listed | 0 | 0 | – | – | – / – | 0 | All NT data | |
| open | Not listed | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – / – | 0 | All ACT data |
Per-state queue chartspoints distribution, queue trend, invited and lodged
Pick a state above to see its three charts
All eight states · 24 charts
Who gets nominatedcommunity-reported 190 and 491 invitations
No community-reported 190 or 491 invitations for Intensive Care Specialist yet.
Cut-off history
Where it ranks · 189
Outside top 50 by volume
of 170 occupations invited
▼ Falling
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This occupation · most invited →least invited
13 invites last 2 FY · busiest 8,043 · typical 52
Most consistently invited
invited 4 of 4 roundsOccasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
11last FY · 3 rounds
2so far · 1 round
▼ −45% per roundRound to round · last 2 FY
5
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▼ Falling · invites per round · number under a bar = 189 cut-off
Minimum points invited, by source
Dashed line = the 65-point pass mark
Round History
| Date | Subclass | Source | Points | Est. Invitations | Salary | DOE / EOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 189 | Federal | 75 | 2–2 | — | 23 Dec 2025 | |
| 4 Jun 2026 | 189 | Federal | 80 | 2–2 | — | — | |
| 13 Nov 2025 | 189 | Federal | 80 | 3–4 | — | — | |
| 21 Aug 2025 | 189 | Federal | 80 | 4–5 | — | — | |
| 7 Nov 2024 | 189 | Federal | 75 | 1–2 | — | — | |
| 5 Sep 2024 | 189 | Federal | 80 | 1–1 | — | — | |
| 18 Dec 2023 | 189 | Federal | 65 | ~1Est. | — | — | |
| 25 May 2023 | 491 | Federal | 70 | — | — | — |
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How many Intensive Care Specialist visas are actually granted?
20 skilled visas for Intensive Care Specialist in 2024-25, the 239th most of 581 occupations. 2025-26, provisional: 3–12 × 189, 2–8 × 190 (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.
| Visa | Share of total | 2024-25 | 2025-26* | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | — | — | ||
75% | 15 | — | — | |
15% | 33–12* | 3–12 | — | |
10% | 22–8* | 2–8 | — | |
0% | 0 | — | — |
— 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
| Year | Total | 186 | 190 | 189 | 494 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025-26* | — | — | 2–8 | 3–12 | — |
Where they were granted
Employer location, 2024-25. Coloured by how each state's share of Intensive Care Specialist 186 grants compares with its usual share of all 186 grants.
- 1NSWToo few to saytoo few to compare7
- 2SAToo few to saytoo few to compare4
- 3QLDToo few to saytoo few to compare2
- 4TASToo few to saytoo few to compare1
- 5ACTToo few to saytoo few to compare1
- 6VICToo few to saytoo few to compare0
- 7WAToo few to saytoo few to compare0
- 8NTToo few to saytoo few to compare0
- More than usual (1.3× or more)
- About usual
- Less than usual (under 0.75×)
- Too few to say (under 10)
Who was granted
Country of citizenship, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined.
- 1India35.2%
- 2United Kingdom27.8%
- 3Egypt16.7%
- 4Canada3.7%
- 5Ireland3.7%
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.
Questions
What points do you need for Intensive Care Specialist subclass 189?
Intensive Care Specialist last invited (189) 15 October 2026 at 75 points; ranged 75–80 over its last 6 invited rounds. At 75 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 23 December 2025 were invited.
Was I invited in the 15 October 2026 189 round as Intensive Care Specialist?
In the 15 October 2026 round, Intensive Care Specialist EOIs at 80 points or more were invited; at 75 points, those with a date of effect on or before 23 December 2025; at 70 or less, none. ImmiTrend estimates 2 invitations to this occupation (33–38 to unit group 2533), 66.7% of its 3 EOIs at 65+ points.
Is the Intensive Care Specialist subclass 189 cut-off rising or easing?
Flat: across the last 6 189 rounds the Intensive Care Specialist cut-off ranged 75–80, from 80 (5 September 2024) to 75 (15 October 2026).
Is 85, 90 or 95 points enough to be invited for Intensive Care Specialist (subclass 189)?
Over Intensive Care Specialist's last 6 invited 189 rounds (latest 15 October 2026) cut-offs ranged 75–80. Met: 95: 6 of 6, 90: 6 of 6, 85: 6 of 6, 80: 6 of 6, 75: 2 of 6. 70 or below: none. At 75 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 23 December 2025 were invited.
What are the latest 190 and 491 cut-offs for Intensive Care Specialist?
For Intensive Care Specialist: subclass 491 was last invited at 70 points (25 May 2023).
How do I compare to applicants who got invited for Intensive Care Specialist?
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 Intensive Care Specialist; samples may be incomplete.
Which states nominate Intensive Care Specialist for 190/491?
Intensive Care Specialist 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 Intensive Care Specialist?
About 487–492 subclass 189 places are estimated left in FY2026-27 after the 15 October 2026 round for Specialist Physicians, the unit group's 11 occupations together, Intensive Care Specialist included, of 525 for the year. Home Affairs has not yet published FY2026-27 occupation ceilings, so the places are an ImmiTrend estimate.
How often are Intensive Care Specialist invitation rounds held?
Subclass 189: 1 federal round so far in FY2026-27 (15 October 2026); Intensive Care Specialist received invitations in 1 of them.
How many Intensive Care Specialist visas were granted in 2024-25?
20 main applicants: 15 through 186, 3 through 189 and 2 through 190.
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.