How many Expression of Interest (EOIs) should I submit ?

Important Information

• 📧 You can use the same email address for all EOIs.
• 💼 Full Invite means when your State Nomination has been approved. It does not refer to the Preinvite.
• 🇦🇺 If you are onshore, you can only submit (190/491) EOIs for the state you live in + WA.
• 1️⃣ If you accept a Full Invite from NSW, you will become permanently ineligible for any future 190 or 491 invite from NSW. So think carefully before accepting a 491 invite. If a full 491 invite is issued by NSW, you will no longer be able to get NSW190, ever. This is also true for ACT, however, under some circumstances, ACT can offer you a re-invite for the same subclass.
• 📆 If you accept one Full Invite for any subclass from any other state, generally, the same state will not offer you a second invite in the same Financial Year (FY).
• 👨🏻‍💻 Some States need ROI which you can check here.

Why submit separate EOIs?

• 🔻 Some states like QLD demand a separate EOI, otherwise your EOI will not be considered for invitations
• ‼️ Some states (WA, for example) will automatically send 491 invite first (if you have selected 190+491 in EOI), since the total score for 491 is higher than 190. This happens for states which invites purely on EOI points.
• 🔒 If you select multiple states in a single EOI, any full invite from any state will lock the EOI and it will not be available for further invites. This means, for example, if you have received 491 full invite from NT, you can NO longer pursue 189, or 491/190 options from other states.
• 🔓 If you select 189 and 190/491 in single EOI, you will have the same issue as the previous point. Moreover if you have received a 190/491 preinvite, with your full invite being processed, if you receive 189 invite in the middle of this, you EOI will again get locked. This means the state may decline your application (which may be okay, if you want to proceed with 189).

Therefore, to meet state specific requirements, to keep things streamlined and to avoid above-mentioned issues, the formula (for number of EOIs) described below is optimal.

How many EOIs to submit ?

Assuming your nominated occupation is eligible for the selected subclass and the desired states, we generally recommend that you submit:

• 1 EOI for Subclass 189
• 1 EOI for 491 Family Sponsored Stream (if you are eligible)
• 1 EOI per state (190+491) for all states except:
  • For WA, submit one EOI for WA + 190 and one EOI for WA + 491

For example: If your occupation is eligible for subclass 189 and all states, you will end up submitting:

• 189 (1 EOI) +
• 491 Family Sponsored Stream (1 EOI) +
• 190/491 (7 EOIs) +
• WA190 (1 EOI) +
• WA491 (1 EOI) +

= Total 11 EOIs (assuming you are interested in all states).

📍This is the minimum number of recommended EOIs in this chosen example. However, depending on your personal situation, you may need to submit more or less number of EOIs.

Want to Minimise the Number of EOIs (Offshore Only)?

For offshore applicants, based on the formula discussed above, you may end up with 10+ EOIs in some cases.

If you are happy with any 491/190 invitation from any state, and are willing to accept the first invitation that comes along, then you can greatly reduce the number of EOIs required to only 3 EOIs:

• Submit one EOI for QLD and select both 190 and 491.
• Submit one EOI for SA and select both 190 and 491.
• Submit one last EOI, select 189 and select all other states (190 and 491 for all)

Multiple Skill Assessments

• If you have skill assessments in multiple occupations and want to submit multiple EOIs:
  • Onshore: Allowed for NSW, WA and ACT.
  • Offshore: Allowed for NSW, WA and ACT.
    • Additionally, allowed for TAS if applying under OSOP Stream (EOI Only), and allowed for SA if applying under Offshore stream (EOI Only).
    • For SA Offshore stream, while the state doesn't strictly prohibit multiple EOIs, it still says that "While we understand there may be circumstances where you may need to submit more than one EOI, candidates who are found to be submitting numerous EOIs may not be selected for South Australian nomination. "

Read more

• Which states require an ROI?
• Which states and subclasses can I apply for my occupation?