{"id":329,"date":"2026-01-20T18:56:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T07:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/springmigration.com.au\/?p=329"},"modified":"2026-01-21T00:45:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T13:45:50","slug":"wa-state-nominated-migration-program-december-2025-invitation-round-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/springmigration.com.au\/th\/wa-state-nominated-migration-program-december-2025-invitation-round-update\/","title":{"rendered":"WA State Nominated Migration Program: December 2025 Invitation Round Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e23\u0e31\u0e10\u0e1a\u0e32\u0e25\u0e23\u0e31\u0e10\u0e40\u0e27\u0e2a\u0e40\u0e17\u0e34\u0e23\u0e4c\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e2d\u0e2a\u0e40\u0e15\u0e23\u0e40\u0e25\u0e35\u0e22\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e01\u0e32\u0e28\u0e40\u0e23\u0e34\u0e48\u0e21\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e2a\u0e33\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e42\u0e04\u0e23\u0e07\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u00a0<strong>WA State Nominated Migration Program (SNMP) 2025 \u2013 2026<\/strong>\u00a0following the issuance of remaining places by the Department of Home Affairs. This update is a significant milestone for skilled professionals seeking permanent residency via state nomination in Western Australia.<br>Key Highlights of the December Round<br><strong>Invitation Date:<\/strong>\u00a0The most recent invitation round was issued on\u00a0<strong>5 December 2025<\/strong>.<br><strong>Program Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Ordinary invitation rounds are now officially underway for the current program year.<br><strong>Data Availability:<\/strong>\u00a0Detailed invitation data, including the number of invitations issued and point cut-offs, has been published in the dedicated 2025\u201326 Invitation Round section of the SNMP page.<br>Overview of the 2025-26 State Nomination Requirements<br>To be successful in this program, applicants must navigate a multi-step process and meet specific stream requirements.<br>The 9-Step Pathway to Approval<br><strong>Lodge an Expression of Interest (EOI):<\/strong>\u00a0Submit your profile via the Department of Home Affairs&#8217; SkillSelect system.<br><strong>Prepare Documents:<\/strong>\u00a0Ensure all evidence of skills, English proficiency, and employment is ready.<br><strong>Receive an Invitation:<\/strong>\u00a0WA Migration Services issues invitations based on state priority.<br><strong>Lodge State Nomination Application:<\/strong>\u00a0Once invited, you must apply directly to Western Australia for nomination.<br><strong>Assessment and Outcome:<\/strong>\u00a0The state assesses your application for nomination.<br><strong>Nomination in SkillSelect:<\/strong>\u00a0If successful, WA nominates you in the SkillSelect system.<br><strong>Lodge Visa Application:<\/strong>\u00a0You then lodge your formal visa application (Subclass 190 or 491) with the Department of Home Affairs.<br><strong>Visa Assessment:<\/strong>\u00a0The federal government assesses your final visa application.<br><strong>Registration:<\/strong>\u00a0Upon approval, you register your arrival or visa status with WA Migration Services.<br>Summary of Stream Requirements<br>The 2025-26 program is divided into three primary streams, each with unique criteria for the\u00a0<strong>190 (Permanent)<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>491 (Regional)<\/strong>\u00a0visa types:<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Western Australian Government has announced the commencement of the ordinary invitation rounds for the\u00a02025\u201326 State Nominated Migration Program (SNMP)\u00a0following the issuance of remaining places by the Department of Home Affairs. This update is a significant milestone for skilled professionals seeking permanent residency via state nomination in Western Australia.Key Highlights of the December RoundInvitation Date:\u00a0The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"saved_in_kubio":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/springmigration.com.au\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/springmigration.com.au\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/springmigration.com.au\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/springmigration.com.au\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/springmigration.com.au\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=329"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/springmigration.com.au\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":331,"href":"https:\/\/springmigration.com.au\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329\/revisions\/331"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/springmigration.com.au\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/springmigration.com.au\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/springmigration.com.au\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/springmigration.com.au\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}