Northern Territory: skilled nomination (subclasses 190 & 491)

The NTOMOL applies to the offshore priority stream only; onshore NT applicants are not limited to it.

Program facts captured 12 July 2026 from the official program site. States change requirements and reopen or close programs through the year — always check the official source for the current position.

Important notice: General information only — not immigration assistance or legal advice. For advice about your circumstances, contact a verified practitioner.

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2025–26 allocation

1,650 places (850 subclass 190; 800 subclass 491)

Program status at capture

Closed — the NT received enough applications to fully use its 2025–26 allocation and the portal is closed to new applications.

Published nomination requirements

As published by the program for 2025–26, in addition to the Department of Home Affairs criteria for each visa subclass.

Under 45 years of age, a full skills assessment, Competent English, at least 65 points, and evidence of financial capacity.
A commitment to live and work in the NT for at least three years after visa grant (the NT's published commitment period; most other states publish two years).
NT residents (subclass 190): at least two consecutive years living in the NT, two years' full-time work in the nominated or a related occupation, and employment available for at least a further 12 months.
NT graduates: a qualification from at least two academic years of full-time study at an NT institution, plus six continuous months living in the NT after completing it on a visa with unrestricted work rights.
Offshore applicants: generally considered for subclass 491 only, through an occupation on the NT Offshore Migration Occupation List (NTOMOL) plus three years' post-qualification experience in the previous ten.

NT Offshore Migration Occupation List (NTOMOL)

Applies to the offshore priority stream, which is generally considered for subclass 491 nomination only.

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ANZSCO	Occupation	190	491	Notes
233911	Aeronautical Engineer	—	Yes
141999	Accommodation and Hospitality Managers nec	—	Yes
231111	Aeroplane Pilot	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
334112	Airconditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
342111	Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic	—	Yes
323111	Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics)	—	Yes
323112	Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical)	—	Yes
121111	Aquaculture Farmer	—	Yes
351111	Baker	—	Yes
121312	Beef Cattle Farmer	—	Yes
331111	Bricklayer	—	Yes
312999	Building and Engineering Technicians nec	—	Yes
342311	Business Machine Mechanic	—	Yes
141111	Cafe or Restaurant Manager	—	Yes
331212	Carpenter	—	Yes
331211	Carpenter and Joiner	—	Yes
351311	Chef	—	Yes
134111	Child Care Centre Manager	—	Yes
252111	Chiropractor	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
272311	Clinical Psychologist	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
411711	Community Worker	—	Yes
312114	Construction Estimator	—	Yes
351411	Cook	—	Yes
272199	Counsellors nec	—	Yes
411214	Dental Therapist	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
252312	Dentist	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
253917	Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
321212	Diesel Motor Mechanic	—	Yes
251111	Dietitian	—	Yes
411712	Disabilities Services Officer	—	Yes
272112	Drug and Alcohol Counsellor	—	Yes
241111	Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
134499	Education Managers nec	—	Yes
272312	Educational Psychologist	—	Yes
341111	Electrician (General)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
341112	Electrician (Special Class)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
342313	Electronic Equipment Trades Worker	—	Yes
253912	Emergency Medicine Specialist	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
133211	Engineering Manager	—	Yes
411411	Enrolled Nurse	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
234915	Exercise Physiologist	—	Yes
411713	Family Support Worker	—	Yes
323211	Fitter (General)	—	Yes
323212	Fitter and Turner	—	Yes
323213	Fitter-Welder	—	Yes
332111	Floor Finisher	—	Yes
362211	Gardener (General)	—	Yes
253111	General Practitioner	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
234411	Geologist	—	Yes
233212	Geotechnical Engineer	—	Yes
333111	Glazier	—	Yes
391111	Hairdresser	—	Yes
134299	Health and Welfare Services Managers nec	—	Yes
251999	Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals nec	—	Yes
251911	Health Promotion Officer	—	Yes
231114	Helicopter Pilot	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
141311	Hotel or Motel Manager	—	Yes
233511	Industrial Engineer	—	Yes
271299	Judicial and Other Legal Professionals nec	—	Yes
232112	Landscape Architect	—	Yes
362213	Landscape Gardener	—	Yes
312511	Mechanical Engineering Draftsperson	—	Yes
312512	Mechanical Engineering Technician	—	Yes
134211	Medical Administrator / Medical Superintendent	—	Yes
251211	Medical Diagnostic Radiographer	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
234611	Medical Laboratory Scientist	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
253999	Medical Practitioners nec	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
322311	Metal Fabricator	—	Yes
241311	Middle School Teacher / Intermediate School Teacher	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254111	Midwife	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
233611	Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)	—	Yes
321211	Motor Mechanic (General)	—	Yes
321213	Motorcycle Mechanic	—	Yes
263112	Network Administrator	—	Yes
254211	Nurse Educator	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254311	Nurse Manager	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254411	Nurse Practitioner	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254212	Nurse Researcher	—	Yes
134212	Nursing Clinical Director	—	Yes
251312	Occupational Health and Safety Adviser	—	Yes
252411	Occupational Therapist	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
251411	Optometrist	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
253514	Orthopaedic Surgeon	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
253321	Paediatrician	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
324111	Panelbeater	—	Yes
351112	Pastrycook	—	Yes
253915	Pathologist	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
252511	Physiotherapist	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
334111	Plumber (General)	—	Yes
252611	Podiatrist	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
224412	Policy Analyst	—	Yes
132411	Policy and Planning Manager	—	Yes
399213	Power Generation Plant Operator	—	Yes
241213	Primary School Teacher	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
133513	Production Manager (Mining)	—	Yes
133112	Project Builder	—	Yes
612112	Property Manager	—	Yes
253411	Psychiatrist	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
272399	Psychologists nec	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254412	Registered Nurse (Aged Care)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254413	Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254414	Registered Nurse (Community Health)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254415	Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254416	Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254417	Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254421	Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254418	Registered Nurse (Medical)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254422	Registered Nurse (Mental Health)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254425	Registered Nurse (Paediatrics)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254423	Registered Nurse (Perioperative)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254424	Registered Nurse (Surgical)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254499	Registered Nurses nec	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
253112	Resident Medical Officer	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
411715	Residential Care Officer	—	Yes
333311	Roof Tiler	—	Yes
134311	School Principal	—	Yes
241411	Secondary School Teacher	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
231213	Ship's Master	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
321214	Small Engine Mechanic	—	Yes
272499	Social Professionals nec	—	Yes
272511	Social Worker	—	Yes
271311	Solicitor	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
251214	Sonographer	—	Yes
241599	Special Education Teachers nec	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
241511	Special Needs Teacher	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
139999	Specialist Managers nec	—	Yes
253311	Specialist Physician (General Medicine)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
252712	Speech Pathologist / Speech Language Therapist	—	Yes
233214	Structural Engineer	—	Yes
272115	Student Counsellor	—	Yes
133611	Supply and Distribution Manager	—	Yes
312116	Surveying or Spatial Science Technician	—	Yes
232212	Surveyor	—	Yes
121221	Vegetable Grower	—	Yes
333411	Wall and Floor Tiler	—	Yes
322313	Welder (First Class)	—	Yes
134214	Welfare Centre Manager	—	Yes
272613	Welfare Worker	—	Yes
411716	Youth Worker	—	Yes

Official sources

Northern Territory: skilled nomination (subclasses 190 & 491)

The NTOMOL applies to the offshore priority stream only; onshore NT applicants are not limited to it.

Published nomination requirements

As published by the program for 2025–26, in addition to the Department of Home Affairs criteria for each visa subclass.

Under 45 years of age, a full skills assessment, Competent English, at least 65 points, and evidence of financial capacity.

A commitment to live and work in the NT for at least three years after visa grant (the NT's published commitment period; most other states publish two years).

NT residents (subclass 190): at least two consecutive years living in the NT, two years' full-time work in the nominated or a related occupation, and employment available for at least a further 12 months.

NT graduates: a qualification from at least two academic years of full-time study at an NT institution, plus six continuous months living in the NT after completing it on a visa with unrestricted work rights.

Offshore applicants: generally considered for subclass 491 only, through an occupation on the NT Offshore Migration Occupation List (NTOMOL) plus three years' post-qualification experience in the previous ten.

NT Offshore Migration Occupation List (NTOMOL)

Applies to the offshore priority stream, which is generally considered for subclass 491 nomination only.

Swipe sideways to view every column.

ANZSCO	Occupation	190	491	Notes
233911	Aeronautical Engineer	—	Yes
141999	Accommodation and Hospitality Managers nec	—	Yes
231111	Aeroplane Pilot	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
334112	Airconditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
342111	Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic	—	Yes
323111	Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics)	—	Yes
323112	Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical)	—	Yes
121111	Aquaculture Farmer	—	Yes
351111	Baker	—	Yes
121312	Beef Cattle Farmer	—	Yes
331111	Bricklayer	—	Yes
312999	Building and Engineering Technicians nec	—	Yes
342311	Business Machine Mechanic	—	Yes
141111	Cafe or Restaurant Manager	—	Yes
331212	Carpenter	—	Yes
331211	Carpenter and Joiner	—	Yes
351311	Chef	—	Yes
134111	Child Care Centre Manager	—	Yes
252111	Chiropractor	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
272311	Clinical Psychologist	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
411711	Community Worker	—	Yes
312114	Construction Estimator	—	Yes
351411	Cook	—	Yes
272199	Counsellors nec	—	Yes
411214	Dental Therapist	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
252312	Dentist	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
253917	Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
321212	Diesel Motor Mechanic	—	Yes
251111	Dietitian	—	Yes
411712	Disabilities Services Officer	—	Yes
272112	Drug and Alcohol Counsellor	—	Yes
241111	Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
134499	Education Managers nec	—	Yes
272312	Educational Psychologist	—	Yes
341111	Electrician (General)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
341112	Electrician (Special Class)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
342313	Electronic Equipment Trades Worker	—	Yes
253912	Emergency Medicine Specialist	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
133211	Engineering Manager	—	Yes
411411	Enrolled Nurse	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
234915	Exercise Physiologist	—	Yes
411713	Family Support Worker	—	Yes
323211	Fitter (General)	—	Yes
323212	Fitter and Turner	—	Yes
323213	Fitter-Welder	—	Yes
332111	Floor Finisher	—	Yes
362211	Gardener (General)	—	Yes
253111	General Practitioner	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
234411	Geologist	—	Yes
233212	Geotechnical Engineer	—	Yes
333111	Glazier	—	Yes
391111	Hairdresser	—	Yes
134299	Health and Welfare Services Managers nec	—	Yes
251999	Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals nec	—	Yes
251911	Health Promotion Officer	—	Yes
231114	Helicopter Pilot	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
141311	Hotel or Motel Manager	—	Yes
233511	Industrial Engineer	—	Yes
271299	Judicial and Other Legal Professionals nec	—	Yes
232112	Landscape Architect	—	Yes
362213	Landscape Gardener	—	Yes
312511	Mechanical Engineering Draftsperson	—	Yes
312512	Mechanical Engineering Technician	—	Yes
134211	Medical Administrator / Medical Superintendent	—	Yes
251211	Medical Diagnostic Radiographer	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
234611	Medical Laboratory Scientist	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
253999	Medical Practitioners nec	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
322311	Metal Fabricator	—	Yes
241311	Middle School Teacher / Intermediate School Teacher	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254111	Midwife	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
233611	Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)	—	Yes
321211	Motor Mechanic (General)	—	Yes
321213	Motorcycle Mechanic	—	Yes
263112	Network Administrator	—	Yes
254211	Nurse Educator	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254311	Nurse Manager	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254411	Nurse Practitioner	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254212	Nurse Researcher	—	Yes
134212	Nursing Clinical Director	—	Yes
251312	Occupational Health and Safety Adviser	—	Yes
252411	Occupational Therapist	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
251411	Optometrist	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
253514	Orthopaedic Surgeon	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
253321	Paediatrician	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
324111	Panelbeater	—	Yes
351112	Pastrycook	—	Yes
253915	Pathologist	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
252511	Physiotherapist	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
334111	Plumber (General)	—	Yes
252611	Podiatrist	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
224412	Policy Analyst	—	Yes
132411	Policy and Planning Manager	—	Yes
399213	Power Generation Plant Operator	—	Yes
241213	Primary School Teacher	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
133513	Production Manager (Mining)	—	Yes
133112	Project Builder	—	Yes
612112	Property Manager	—	Yes
253411	Psychiatrist	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
272399	Psychologists nec	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254412	Registered Nurse (Aged Care)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254413	Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254414	Registered Nurse (Community Health)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254415	Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254416	Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254417	Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254421	Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254418	Registered Nurse (Medical)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254422	Registered Nurse (Mental Health)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254425	Registered Nurse (Paediatrics)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254423	Registered Nurse (Perioperative)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254424	Registered Nurse (Surgical)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
254499	Registered Nurses nec	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
253112	Resident Medical Officer	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
411715	Residential Care Officer	—	Yes
333311	Roof Tiler	—	Yes
134311	School Principal	—	Yes
241411	Secondary School Teacher	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
231213	Ship's Master	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
321214	Small Engine Mechanic	—	Yes
272499	Social Professionals nec	—	Yes
272511	Social Worker	—	Yes
271311	Solicitor	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
251214	Sonographer	—	Yes
241599	Special Education Teachers nec	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
241511	Special Needs Teacher	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
139999	Specialist Managers nec	—	Yes
253311	Specialist Physician (General Medicine)	—	Yes	Licence/registration evidence required
252712	Speech Pathologist / Speech Language Therapist	—	Yes
233214	Structural Engineer	—	Yes
272115	Student Counsellor	—	Yes
133611	Supply and Distribution Manager	—	Yes
312116	Surveying or Spatial Science Technician	—	Yes
232212	Surveyor	—	Yes
121221	Vegetable Grower	—	Yes
333411	Wall and Floor Tiler	—	Yes
322313	Welder (First Class)	—	Yes
134214	Welfare Centre Manager	—	Yes
272613	Welfare Worker	—	Yes
411716	Youth Worker	—	Yes