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We had an invitation to apply for nomination within 10 days of submitting EOI. It is coming up to 4 weeks now since applying for nomination and they say it takes roughly 6 weeks to process? I was a bit confused as to which part the points etc comes into it. Is it the first invitation to apply for nomination that they look at occupation and points score? I’m hoping we hear very soon and can submit our application ?

Hi, sorry to jump in on your post. We also lodged our EOI in August for NSW with 65 points and had an invitation to apply for nomination within 10 days. We are now waiting for invitation to apply ( it’s been 3 weeks exactly) since we lodged for nomination. They say it’s around 6 weeks to get invited to apply but yours was super quick, 4 months in total, that’s brilliant! Hoping ours goes like that. My partner is a plumber so not sure if different occupations are different.

My partner is a plumber. Fingers crossed you hear soon. Will have to keep each other updated :)

Hi everyone, so after submitting an eoi for 190 NSW, we received a nomination invite in 10 days. Applied for nomination and now wait for up to 6 weeks to hopefully get the invite to apply for visa. Just wondering at what point do they they take points into consideration? Is it the initial invite for nomination they look at points or might we be in for a long wait when we actually apply for the visa due to only having 65 points. Sorry if that sounds confusing!!

Thank you.. we very nearly went for PTE but thought we would try for 190. We are so keen to get the ball properly rolling.. the IELTS has been so stressful!!

Well we have now decided to opt for 190 NSW as yet again the ielts writing was not enough to get superior. We feel we already wasted far too much time and money on these tests an we just really want to get there. Even though we had our heart set on QLD, we will be ecstatic to be able to go to NSW. It’s 2 years and when we visited we actually loved the northern rivers area which is close to the border of QLD. Fingers crossed we won’t be waiting too long for 190 with 65 points! Hope you hear soon for your grant!!

Fab news on your invite! There is still hope then for 70 points! That is good news:)

Sorry to jump in on your post, this sounds promising for those who can only get 70 points! Let’s hope they continue with the high number of invites. We are hoping for an invite within 5-6 months hopefully sooner when we get 70 points :)

Yes that’s right, he already has 10 points for English which gives us 60 so the 20 will give us 70. Fingers crossed for us all! ?

We are in the exact same boat as you! My partner is a plumber, Submitted eoi for 189 with 60 points in feb knowing we would need to get the extra points.. my partner has his 3rd IELTS year next week after only missing on one section by .5! If he can get superior we will have 70 points am fingers crossed we are really hoping for an invite within a few months! Good luck with PTE[emoji106]?

Hi, just wondering if there are any plumbers in the process yet and if so what are your time scales like? I’m a little confused with the non pro rata jobs? Does a plumber come under that? We ha e had an EOI in since feb on 60 points for a 189 which we k ew would never be enough but wanted to put something in whilst we worked on getting higher points in the IELTS which my partner is doing next Saturday for the 3rd time. We need 8 in each section l, He has just missed by half a mark in the writing so really hoping for it this time to update our EOI to 70 points. We have our heart set on QLD which is why we are going for the 189 but if this doesn’t happen will have to consider 190. Anyone else in a similar situation?

Congratulations on your husband getting the results!! My partner is sitting his 3rd IELTS test next Saturday. We need 8 in every section and unfortunately the last two times he has missed out with the writing only by half a mark getting 7.5. He has got 8.5 an 9’s with the others l. It’s been awful and we’re still really stressed about it. He is practicing like mad and doing writing tests every day. We need the 8’s so we get 20 points to take us to 70 :) ??

Hi! I will be honest, my partner said it is not an nice experience at all.. I don’t agree with how they mark it and we very nearly went for the PTE as it is computer marked but as he knows the set up with ielts now l, we felt another shot at it would be best. It’s very frustrating as he got over 8 in each part except for the writing with 7.5 [emoji35] If he doesn’t get it this time l, were not sure where to go from here. Time is goin passing an we just want to get there! What are your plans? You going for a 189? Where you thinking of going in Australia?

Ah sorry I see.. So annoying isn’t it that QLD don’t sponsor for these jobs:( we have family near the Sunshine Coast too around half hour from Brisbane city. It’s good you have only waited 5 months with them only inviting 300 as well, so hopefully now they they will be inviting more.. iv got my heart set on hearing by Dec. Just need him to get the 8’s in his test in couple of weeks. It’s so harsh when he is getting 8.5’s and 9’s but then a 7.5 in writing [emoji35][emoji35][emoji22] Aww really hope you get a grant soon ?

It’s harsh isn’t it! How come you couldn’t get state sponsorship if you don’t mind me asking? I’m just hoping and praying we can get the English score to get us up to 70? we were then thinking to give it til the end of the year ( hoping we would have an invite by then ) otherwise we were goin to look into state sponsorship but this means not goin to QLD which is where my sister an family are. We want to go to Brisbane :) how about you?

Hi, congratulations!! Bet you are thrilled! This gives me hope for us.. we submitted a 189 in feb but with only 60 points.. knowing we wouldn’t get an invite with those points, my partner is due to re take ielts in 2 weeks to hopefully get the superior and take us up to 70 points ( need to get this now due to 65 points being a minimum ) we are desperate for the 189 as we have our hearts set on QLD and they are not sponsoring for plumbers (general) I really hope we can submit new EOI with 70 points in August and won’t be waiting a lifetime for an invite! ?

Hi there, just wondering when you lodged your EOI with 60 points and how long it took you to get an invite? We have submitted ours for a 189 with only 60 at the moment ( my partner is a plumber an will try and get extra 10 points doing English again end of June. We want to go to QLD which is why we have done 189 as they are not sponsoring for plumbers but we may have to consider the 190.

Hi, Our eoi has been submitted ( my partner is the main applicant being a plumber) we only have 60 points at the moment after two ielts tests. He will be sitting it again end of June to try an get superior so we will have hopefully have 70 points. They are not inviting at the moment les than 70, not sure how long that will last. Think 189 visas are difficult to get at the moment but we want to go to QLD and they are not sponsoring for 190 we are using an agent so haven’t done Medicals, police checks etc yet.

Sounds good! I kind of wish we were doing the 189 for the timescale but we really really want to go to QLD. Is it the first time doing an English test? My partner has done the Ielts twice and got 7s, was half a mark off getting 8's in all the sections last time! So frustrating! Was going to try PTE but it looks very different and he isn't sure it's for him. Hope all goes well with yours

Yeah it definitely seems the best option at the moment.. only problem is we are going to Queensland as have family there and they are currently not sponsoring for our occupation which is why we are going for the 189. Our EOI is in on 60 points just so it's there and we are working on updating it to 70. Really hope they start inviting on lower points sooner rather than later. Where are you heading?

We are using the emigration group which are based in chester. Been great so far.

Hi, sorry to jump In on your post. Just wondering what visa you have gone for I saw you had been invited with 65 points pretty quickly:) it's such a Knox back when you get told you only need 60 points.. my partner gets the 60 with the ielts and has passed the skills assessment but now have to try an do English again to try an get the superior for 70 points. We are trying for the 189 on my partners job as a plumber.

Yes that's it, it is a teaching qualification you need not just a childhood qualification. I have done 4 years in total but still not a teaching degree so it doesn't count.

Unfortunately this occupation is not on the list ( only a manager of a nursery ) I have level 5 advanced diploma in childcare which will be fine to work out there but not to be the main visa applicant. We are going on my partners job which is a plumber