The Expression of Interest for Australia is the first step for most self-sponsored skilled settlement streams. The Expression of Interest for Australia is submitted online through the SkillSelect system. This article explains this mechanism in detail.
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The Expression of Interest for Australia (EOI) is an online application on the SkillSelect system, through which candidates declare their settlement intent and provide information on points score, occupation, education, and experience.
The EOI is not a visa application. After submitting the EOI, candidates wait for Home Affairs or the states to send an Invitation to Apply (ITA) based on points score and occupation. Only after receiving an ITA can a candidate submit an official visa application.
Information required in the EOI
The Expression of Interest for Australia requires detailed information: personal and passport details, intended occupation (by ANZSCO code), Skills Assessment already obtained, English test results, work experience in and outside Australia, education level, and marital status.
Each factor is automatically scored under the points test. The EOI also allows candidates to nominate which state they wish to apply for state nomination from (for 190 and 491). The EOI is valid for 2 years and can be updated.
Process from EOI to invitation
Home Affairs holds regular invitation rounds. In each round, the system ranks EOIs by points score and invites the highest-scoring candidates for each occupation, within the quota limits.
In practice during 2025-2026, the competitive points score for receiving an invitation under the 189 stream has typically been around 85-95+ points, much higher than the minimum of 65 points. Interested individuals should check the published results of invitation rounds on the Home Affairs website.
You should refer to official Home Affairs website and Home Affairs – Skilled visas to check current conditions.
Summary
The Expression of Interest for Australia (EOI) is an online application on SkillSelect, not a visa application. It requires personal information, ANZSCO occupation, Skills Assessment, English proficiency, and experience. Valid for 2 years and can be updated. Home Affairs holds invitation rounds based on points; in practice during 2025-2026, 85-95+ points are needed for the 189 stream, despite the minimum of 65. You should check the current invitation round results.
