Jag Khairra

Hi Greg, You got nothing to worry about. Changing address does not make your application from onshore to offshore. 189 can be granted whilst you are onshore or offshore.

Plumbers will get invitation very quickly, even on 60 points.

Or they simply enrol into appropriate courses (through student visas) and get skills and experience towards PR It is a common trend in WHV community looking to prolong their stay and pathways towards PR.

We have been receiving emails since yesterday! I hope they process all Priority 5 applications by next year. Some applicants have been waiting since 2008.

DIAC is introducing this model from July 2012. The Model is proposed to commence on 1 July 2012. As of this date, new applicants for independent, family or state/territory sponsored migration would need to submit an EOI and be issued with an invitation before lodging a visa application, unless eligible for transitional arrangements. The first round of invitations is expected to occur in January 2013. Transitional arrangements currently apply to certain people who, on 8 February 2010, held or had applied for a Skilled – Graduate (subclass 485) visa. This group is able to apply for a permanent skilled visa under the previous system, until the end of 2012. There are no additional transitional arrangements in relation to the Model. More info on: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/skilled-migrant-selection-model.htm FAQs: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/pdf/model-faq.pdf