Australia’s Skilled and Business Migration program continued its steady invitation rounds in January 2026, issuing invitations across all four streams of the 2025–26 General Skilled Migration (GSM) program. The latest round reflects ongoing demand for skilled professionals in priority sectors such as health, engineering, education, and trades.

Below is the official data for invitations issued in January 2026, along with the total invitations issued so far in the 2025–26 program year.

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Invitations Issued – January 2026

ANZSCO Sub-major Group Subclass 190 (Jan 2026) Subclass 491 (Jan 2026) Total (Jan 2026) Subclass 190 (2025–26 to date) Subclass 491 (2025–26 to date) Total (2025–26 to date)
13 Specialist Managers 17 4 21 32 16 48
14 Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers 0 1 1 0 9 9
22 Business, Human Resource and Marketing Professionals 4 12 16 23 33 56
23 Design, Engineering, Science and Transport Professionals 51 12 63 116 46 162
24 Education Professionals 18 4 22 42 10 52
25 Health Professionals 68 1 69 168 6 174
26 ICT Professionals 1 32 33 7 84 91
27 Legal, Social and Welfare Professionals 7 2 9 23 4 27
31 Engineering, ICT and Science Technicians 7 18 25 19 35 54
32 Automotive and Engineering Trades Workers 10 3 13 24 13 37
33 Construction Trades Workers 27 3 30 76 13 89
34 Electrotechnology and Telecommunications Trades Workers 20 1 21 59 3 62
35 Food Trades Workers 0 3 3 0 9 9
36 Skilled Animal, Agricultural and Horticultural Workers 0 1 1 0 1 1
41 Health and Welfare Support Workers 5 9 14 12 33 45
51 Office Managers and Program Administrators 0 3 3 9 6 15
Total 235 109 344 610 321 931

Key Highlights

  • A total of 344 invitations were issued in January 2026.

  • Health Professionals received the highest number of invitations in this round.

  • Strong demand continues for Engineering, ICT, Education, and Trades occupations.

  • Overall, 931 invitations have been issued so far under the 2025–26 GSM program.

Skilled and Business Migration has confirmed that invitation rounds will continue on a monthly basis, with the next round expected in early February 2026.

This ongoing trend provides positive signals for skilled migrants planning to apply under Subclass 190 and Subclass 491 pathways.

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