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Solicitor 271311

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As at November 2026, Solicitor (ANZSCO 271311) is still invited through the subclass 189: the 15 October 2026 round invited it at 65 points, for EOIs with a date of effect up to 15 October 2026 (an estimated 696–811 invitations, 100% of its 696 EOIs at 65+). The October 2026 189 pool holds 154 EOIs (7 at 85+ points), with 364 in 190 and 200 in 491. Latest state cut-offs: 491 at 95 points (13 November 2024), community reported. Two states list the occupation for 190 or 491. The 189 cut-off ranged 65–90 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
65pts
15 Oct · DOE 15 Oct 2026
175–187 visas 2025-26*
190State nominated
2 states list it
–pts
no round recorded
25–34 visas 2025-26*
491Regional, state or family
2 states list it
95pts
13 Nov 2024
6–24 visas 2025-26*
186Employer sponsored
Employer
No points test
485 → work → 482 or 186
29 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
189Eligible154765 · 15 Oct 2026
VICopen28582491 · 95 · 13 Nov 2024
WAopen12251–
NSWNot listed21686–
QLDNot listed7629–
ACTNot listed6923–
SANot listed6323–
TASNot listed3112–
NTNot listed2710–

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

  • 65 or more655 EOIs at that score or higher.
  • 60Your date of effect decides within the score.
  • Below 60Below the recent 189 cut-offs. Check the state lists for nomination.

Subclass 189 wait estimates · October 2026 EOI pool

8085
Ahead177
Met the cut-off2/64/6
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 Solicitor?

Likely at 65 points or more. Invited in 6 recent 189 rounds.

Last 189 round · 15 October 2026

Cut-off
65 pts
June: 80, so 15 lower
Date of effect
invited at 65 up to here
Est. invited
696–811
unit group 2713
Queue invited
100%
696 of 696 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 85 for this round. See the scorecard →

Next 189 round

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189 places this financial year

FY2026-27 · estimated

1,103est. ceiling1,034est. 189 places223–338est. left after 15 Oct

67–78%
69 to 186 / 190 / 491696–811 invited by 189open

ImmiTrend estimate — official figures not yet published. FY2025-26 official: 943 ceiling, 850 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 ≤ Oct 26

If 100 invited

65DOE ≤ Oct 26

If 200 invited

All invited (154)

If 500 invited

All invited (154)

If 1000 invited

All invited (154)

Or calculate a custom number

189 prediction — full row

Last roundCutoffOct 26Spots left (FY)If floor invitedIf anchored invitedActive EOIsAt/aboveCeiling remaining
Oct 2665696–81139–154All invited (154)All invited (154)154106850

Grants (190/491/ENS) · 2025-26

93

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 85 to 65 over the past 3 rounds — this can reflect round size, occupation allocation or EOI pool changes.
  • At or near the EOI minimum. This occupation has recently invited at or near the EOI minimum, but future cut-offs and outcomes can still change.
  • 1 round so far in 2026-27. Solicitor 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 Solicitor?

Two states list Solicitor for 2026-27: VIC 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

VictoriaOpen

190 · since 26 Oct 2026

This occupation
Listed for 190 and 491
190 + 491 queue
285 EOIs · 82 at 85+ · most at 90+
Last invited
491 at 95 · 13 Nov 2024 (community)
Next expected
Rounds through the year; no set dates
Places 2026-27
190: 900 places, 0 used · 491: – places, 0 used
Grants 2024-25
14 × 190 · 0 × 491 · 10 × 186 · 10 × 189
Note
First round expected in November, then roughly monthly (15 Oct briefing). ROI $60, once per program year; nomination $180.
VIC program page ↗All VIC 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
openNot listed1704686–– / –23All NSW data
open190, 4912256082491 · 95 · 13 Nov 2024900 / –14All VIC data
openNot listed522429–– / –4All QLD data
open · onshore onlyNot listed382523–– / –4All SA data
open190, 491645851–– / –6All WA data
openNot listed171412–1,250 / 8007All TAS data
closedNot listed121510–– / –0All NT data
openNot listed402923–– / –6All 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 1 community-reported 190 and 491 invitation for Solicitor, the median was 95 points.

Cut-off history

Where it ranks · 189

#4
of 170 occupations invited
▲ Top 2%▲ Rising
#4
This occupation · most invited →least invited

1,656 invites last 2 FY · busiest 8,043 · typical 52

Most consistently invited

invited 4 of 4 rounds

oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

845
last FY · 3 rounds
811
so far · 1 round
▲ +188% per round

Round to round · last 2 FY

90
306
449
811
90858065

▲ Rising · 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:
  • 189Federal
    65
    Est. Invitations
    696–811
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    15 Oct 2026
  • 189Federal
    80
    Est. Invitations
    386–449
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    85
    Est. Invitations
    261–306
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189FederalCommunity
    90
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    90
    Est. Invitations
    76–90
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189FederalCommunity
    90
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 491VICCommunity
    95
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    85
    Est. Invitations
    63–100
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
FederalSkillSelectOfficialState governmentCommunityCrowdsourced

How many Solicitor visas are actually granted?

146 skilled visas for Solicitor in 2024-25, the 77th most of 581 occupations. 2025-26, provisional: 175–187 × 189, 25–34 × 190, 6–24 × 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
146−65%
5525–34*−31%
53175–187*−82%
29+45%
96–24*—
0—

— means last year had fewer than 20 grants. Tap a colour to show or hide its line. The grey area is the total.

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Solicitor visa grants to main applicants, by programme year and visa
YearTotal186190491189494
2015-16239111842042
2016-17216142311780
2017-18226105641560
2018-19233181153970
2019-20152211091210
2020-21763034660
2021-221115345940
2022-2314845781780
2023-244132080113020
2024-2514629559530
2025-26*——25–346–24175–187—

Where they were granted

Nominated by, 2024-25. Coloured by how each state's share of Solicitor 190 grants compares with its usual share of all 190 grants.

Map of Australia coloured by where Solicitor 190 grants went compared with usualNew South Wales — 19Victoria — 14Queensland — 4South Australia — 1Western Australia — 5Tasmania — 7Northern Territory — 0Australian Capital Territory — 5NSW19VIC14QLD4SA1WA5TAS7NT0ACT5
  1. 1NSWMore than usual35% · usually 23%19
  2. 2VICAbout usual25% · usually 27%14
  3. 3TASToo few to saytoo few to compare7
  4. 4WAToo few to saytoo few to compare5
  5. 5ACTToo few to saytoo few to compare5
  6. 6QLDToo few to saytoo few to compare4
  7. 7SAToo few to saytoo few to compare1
  8. 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)
All 190 grants by state

Who was granted

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

  1. 1China28.9%
  2. 2Malaysia10.3%
  3. 3South Africa7.4%
  4. 4India6.5%
  5. 5Singapore5.9%
77%
applied from within Australia in 2024-25113 of 146 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 Legal admissions authority of a state or territory, 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 Solicitor subclass 189?

Solicitor last invited (189) 15 October 2026 at 65 points; ranged 65–90 over its last 6 invited rounds. At 65 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 15 October 2026 were invited.

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

In the 15 October 2026 round, Solicitor EOIs at 70 points or more were invited; at 65 points, those with a date of effect on or before 15 October 2026; at 60 or less, none. ImmiTrend estimates 696–811 invitations, 100% of the 696 EOIs at 65+ points.

Is the Solicitor subclass 189 cut-off rising or easing?

Easing: across the last 6 189 rounds the Solicitor cut-off ranged 65–90, from 90 (5 September 2024) to 65 (15 October 2026).

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

Over Solicitor's last 6 invited 189 rounds (latest 15 October 2026) cut-offs ranged 65–90. Met: 95: 6 of 6, 90: 6 of 6, 85: 4 of 6, 80: 2 of 6, 75: 1 of 6, 70: 1 of 6. At 65 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 15 October 2026 were invited.

Check how your own points and Date of Effect rank →

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

For Solicitor: subclass 491 was last invited at 95 points (13 November 2024).

How do I compare to applicants who got invited for Solicitor?

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 Solicitor; samples may be incomplete.

Which states nominate Solicitor for 190/491?

Solicitor is on the current 190/491 state nomination lists of: 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 Solicitor?

About 223–338 subclass 189 places are estimated left for Solicitor in FY2026-27 after the 15 October 2026 round, of 1034 for the year. Home Affairs has not yet published FY2026-27 occupation ceilings, so the places are an ImmiTrend estimate.

How often are Solicitor invitation rounds held?

Subclass 189: 1 federal round so far in FY2026-27 (15 October 2026); Solicitor received invitations in 1 of them. State nominations in FY2024-25: subclass 190 invitations on no round dates and subclass 491 on 1 round date (VIC; 95–95 points).

How many Solicitor visas were granted in 2024-25?

146 main applicants: 55 through 190, 53 through 189, 29 through 186 and 9 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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