The Magpie EOI Queue Checker shows how many SkillSelect Expressions of Interest are waiting in your queue: pick your visa (189, 190 or 491), occupation and points score to see how many EOIs score higher than you, how many are on the same points, and how the queue has moved month by month. Figures come from the Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI data and are updated every month.
Important: figures can change. This checker uses the month-end SkillSelect EOI data published by the Department of Home Affairs (last checked against the official SkillSelect dashboard on 27 October 2026), and the official invitation round results published by Home Affairs, the ACT Government and WA Migration Services. Governments revise data and change invitation rules at any time, so always confirm on the official Home Affairs website before you act. The result is general information, not migration advice.
How to read your EOI queue
- Still waiting: EOIs in this queue with the status Submitted, meaning they have not yet received an invitation.
- Ahead of you: submitted EOIs with a higher points score than yours. In Department invitation rounds, higher scores are invited first.
- On your points: EOIs with the same score. Ties are broken by the date of effect, the date your EOI reached its current score; the earlier date goes first.
- Behind you: submitted EOIs with a lower score than yours.
- <20: Home Affairs hides any count between 1 and 19. The checker counts each hidden group as 1, so real totals can be a little higher.
For 190 and 491 state-nominated visas, each state or territory chooses whom to nominate using its own criteria, such as occupation lists, work experience and residence, so points are only part of the picture. Use the state buttons to see each state’s queue. To check your points first, use our PR points calculator.
Past invitation cut-offs: 189, ACT and WA
Under your queue, the checker lists the official invitation cut-offs for your occupation from the last six rounds of each source, so you can see how the bar has moved:
- 189 and 491 family: the lowest SkillSelect points score invited in each Department of Home Affairs invitation round. “No invitations” means no EOIs were available, or none met that round’s parameters.
- ACT 190 and 491: the minimum Canberra Matrix score invited in each ACT round, for Canberra residents and overseas applicants. This is a Matrix score, not SkillSelect points, and it applies to the whole ANZSCO unit group.
- WA 190 and 491: the points score and EOI submission date of the last EOI invited in each WA round, by stream and where the applicant lives. WA ranks people living in WA first.
The cut-offs are checked against the official Home Affairs, ACT Government and WA Migration Services pages every month. A past cut-off does not mean the same score will be invited in the next round.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an EOI in SkillSelect?
An Expression of Interest (EOI) is an online profile you submit in SkillSelect to be considered for a skilled visa such as the 189, 190 or 491. You cannot apply for these visas until you receive an invitation, and invitations are issued from the pool of submitted EOIs.
How many points do I need for a 189, 190 or 491 visa?
The pass mark is 65 points. In practice many occupations need well above 65 to be invited, because invitations go to the highest-ranked EOIs first. The checker shows how many EOIs in your occupation are currently ahead of your score.
What does “<20” mean in the SkillSelect data?
Home Affairs does not publish exact counts between 1 and 19. Those cells are shown as “<20”: at least one EOI, but fewer than 20.
What points were invited for my occupation in recent 189 rounds?
Choose your occupation in the checker and look under “Past invitation cut-offs”. It shows the lowest points score Home Affairs invited for that occupation in each of the last six 189 rounds, taken from the official SkillSelect invitation round results, along with the ACT and WA state cut-offs where your occupation was invited.
Does a higher points score guarantee an invitation?
No. Points decide your ranking within a queue, but the number of invitations depends on each invitation round, the occupation ceiling and, for 190 and 491 state nomination, each state’s own selection criteria.
How long does an EOI stay valid?
A submitted EOI stays in SkillSelect for two years. If it is not invited in that time it expires and shows as Closed in the data.
Does one EOI equal one person?
Not always. A person can lodge more than one EOI, for example one for the 189 and another for a 190 in a particular state, so the figures count EOIs, not individual applicants.
How often is this data updated?
Home Affairs publishes month-end snapshots of the SkillSelect EOI pool, and this checker is refreshed every month after they are released. The month shown under “Your queue” is the snapshot date.
Can Magpie help me improve my ranking?
Yes. Umar Ashraf is a registered migration agent (MARN 2619222). We can review your points claim, your skills assessment and the state nomination pathways that suit your occupation. Book a consultation.
Data source and declaration
The figures in this tool are taken from the SkillSelect EOI data published by the Australian Government Department of Home Affairs, under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia licence. Magpie Consultants has reformatted the published month-end figures; counts between 1 and 19 are suppressed by the Department and shown as “<20”. Invitation cut-offs are taken from the official round results published by the Department of Home Affairs (SkillSelect invitation rounds), the ACT Government (Canberra Matrix invitation rounds) and WA Migration Services (State Nominated Migration Program). This tool is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department of Home Affairs, the ACT Government or the Government of Western Australia.
Disclaimer: This tool gives general information only and is not migration advice. The figures and cut-offs were last checked against the official Home Affairs, ACT Government and WA Migration Services pages on 27 October 2026, and they may revise the data or change invitation rules without notice. Please refer to the official websites before you act. A position in the queue or a past cut-off does not guarantee an invitation or nomination. For advice on your circumstances, book a consultation with a registered migration agent.
Terms of use: this tool is for personal use by visitors to this website. Automated access, scraping or bulk collection of data from this tool, and reproducing its presentation, is not permitted without written permission from Magpie Consultants.
Reviewed by: Umar Ashraf, Registered Migration Agent — MARN 2619222, Magpie Consultants, Melbourne