Move the slider to see how your points would have performed in every invitation round since January 2022.
At 85 points, you would have cleared the 189 cutoff in all 10 rounds where Sonographers received invitations since 2022. The highest bar was 85 points. The catch: no Sonographers were invited in the other 3 of the last 13 rounds.
Cutoff up 20 points. Sonographers need notably more points now than in early 2022: cutoff has climbed from 65 to 85 across 10 invitations.
The cutoff above is what got invited. This is the other half of the picture: how many people are sitting in the pool right now, and where you'd fall among them.
At 85 points, 2 Sonographer EOIs in the May 2026 189 pool are at or above your score. Under the points ranking, higher scores are considered first, with ties broken by the date the EOI was submitted.
Source: official SkillSelect EOI data, Australian Government · as at May 2026
Highlighted bars are EOIs at or above your points. These counts include only EOIs with a status of Submitted: people still waiting in the pool for an invitation. Once an EOI is invited, lodged, or closed, it has left the queue, so counting those would overstate how many people are actually ahead of you.
15 in the pool. As at May 2026, 15 Sonographer expressions of interest were sitting in the 189 pool, waiting for an invitation. The largest cluster sits at 65 points.
The Sonographer 189 pool has fallen from 31 in May 2025 to 15 now.
An EOI moves through four stages. This chart counts only the first one. Here's the full picture so the numbers make sense.
Where you stand means how many people could be invited before you. That's only the people still in the queue with you, which is the Submitted pool. Everyone else has already been invited, has applied, or has left. Adding them would either inflate the number or compare people at completely different stages, and both mislead more than they help.
Sonographer (251214) is on the MLTSSL, eligible for the 186, 189, 190, 482, 491, 494 visa programs. Skills assessment via ASMIRT.
Across the 13 fully-itemised invitation rounds since January 2022, Sonographer received 189 invitations in 10 of them, and was skipped in 3. Where invitations were issued, the bar has trended upward (from 65 to 85 points). The most recent invitation was 4 June 2026, with the cutoff at 85 points. The Department of Home Affairs doesn't publish round-by-round occupation selection logic, so historical patterns shouldn't be read as forecasts.
Sonographer has also picked up Subclass 491 (Family Sponsored) invitations in 2 of the 13 rounds since 2022. Cutoff range: 65–75 points. The most recent 491 (FS) invitation was 25 May 2023 at 65 points.
The 491 (FS) is a 5-year provisional visa with different requirements from the 189. It needs an eligible family sponsor (Australian citizen, permanent resident, or eligible NZ citizen) who lives in a designated regional area, and the visa holder must live and work in a designated regional area for the visa's duration. Pathway to permanent residence is via Subclass 191.
| Round date | 189 cutoff | 491 (FS) cutoff |
|---|---|---|
| 4 June 2026 | 85 pts | — |
| 13 November 2025 | 75 pts | — |
| 21 August 2025 | 80 pts | — |
| 7 November 2024 | 75 pts | — |
| 5 September 2024 | 80 pts | — |
| 13 June 2024 | Not invited | — |
| 18 December 2023 | 65 pts | — |
| 25 May 2023 | 65 pts | 65 pts |
| 8 December 2022 | 65 pts | 75 pts |
| 6 October 2022 | 65 pts | — |
| 22 August 2022 | 65 pts | — |
| 21 April 2022 | Not invited | — |
| 21 January 2022 | Not invited | — |
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The most recent Sonographer 189 invitation was 4 June 2026, with the cutoff at 85 points. Across the 10 rounds that invited Sonographers since 2022, the cutoff has ranged from 65 to 85 points.
Different visas, different lists, different ends. The 189 is permanent residence, points-tested, employer-independent, and uses the MLTSSL for occupation eligibility. The 482 Skills in Demand is a temporary employer-sponsored visa that uses the Core Skills Occupation List (which also includes Sonographer). The 189 sends invitations based on a points ranking. The 482 requires a sponsoring employer who passes labour-market testing.
For the 189 visa, yes. ASMIRT is the designated assessing authority for ANZSCO 251214 (Sonographer). An EOI submitted without a positive skills assessment can't translate into a granted visa. Skills assessments have their own fees, processing times, and document requirements. Check the assessing authority's website for the current process specific to your qualifications and work experience.
No one can answer that honestly, and anyone selling certainty about future cutoffs is overstepping. What the data shows is the cutoff for Sonographers has trended upward since 2022. The Department of Home Affairs sets the program direction. The official SkillSelect page publishes new rounds when they happen.
As at May 2026, 15 Sonographer expressions of interest were waiting in the 189 pool: people who have lodged an EOI and not yet been invited. It's a monthly snapshot from official SkillSelect data, and it shows how crowded the pool is at each points score, not who gets invited (the Department of Home Affairs doesn't publish that).
These occupations share the same 4-digit ANZSCO unit group as Sonographer and are also eligible for the 189. Cutoffs and invitation rates often diverge sharply between them.
This is general information about historical 189 invitation rounds. It isn't immigration advice for your situation. Only a registered migration agent (MARA) or Australian legal practitioner can advise on whether you meet visa requirements. Find a registered agent at mara.gov.au.
