happyisland

They will announce it when they reopen for invitations as stated on the website.

Another take on the cut to immigration numbers, makes for quite an interesting read. A cut of 20,000 is quite a big number, especially if you take into consideration that NZ visas now also form part of skilled visa quotas.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/may/24/the-cut-to-the-migration-program-is-more-politics-than-policy

2 hours ago, jonnyah2006 said:

There's a series of emails published here http://www.iscah.com/official-reasons-daha-inviting-300-per-round-189-visa/ which goes into detail as to why the invitation rounds are low. Essentially it's down to work load and ot was originally meant to be a temporary measure, however, it was approved for the rest of the financial year.

Thanks for posting that - good explanation I wasn't aware of.

I guess the big question is whether the staffing situation improved.

1 minute ago, Lavers said:

Patrick

Is the 190 visa the same as 189 visa apart from the fact that you are tied to the territory for two years. is it still a permanent residency visa?

Is that a rhetorical question?

4 minutes ago, Kriss said:

Hi yes the job position is irrelevant, the main thing that concerns me is if the amount of applicatants on 75 increases then they will still be ahead of 70 pointers meaning it may never get granted for 70 pointers. I have a migration agent aswell, I think they are all saying the same thing. However, people on here are saying that this has happened before i.e, the points fluctuating throughout the year, but my research shows not to this extent and definitely never in the last 5 years has EOI point minimum been so high. This leaves me to predict that 75 points is the new base minimum for EOI non pro rata applications and unfortunately nobody has given me any factual evidence to suggest otherwise!! 

You can view minimum points for invitation rounds going back about 2 or 3 years on skillselect site.

We're all in the same boat, I'm also waiting for the points to drop by 5 so I can get an invite. Not everyone has 75 or 80 points. 70 points will probably the minimum requirement for an invite for most (depending on occupation).

Yes, the points were very high the last few months. We can't say what the minimum points will be for the next round, but one thing you can be sure of is that they'll certainly be lower than they were in the last few months - as points always reset in July. For my occupation, the points need to drop to 70 before I'll get an invite, and as they're currently on 75 they will most certainly drop again - if not now then in a month or 2 - refer to skillselect site.

No need to stress about it - sit back and wait. The points will come down again.

 

5 hours ago, Meltingpot_Pete said:

May I ask what's your score and occupation category?

 

70 points, 261312 / Developer Programmer

6 minutes ago, Meltingpot_Pete said:

Thanks happyisland. My dilemma is if I get the 190 sponsorship from a state I'm not interested in moving to.

I'm in the exact same situation. I launched a 189 and 190 EOI - would like to go to QLD, but might not get a 189 invite in the next year due to current high points situation.

However, the way you should look at it is : the 190 is a stepping stone to get to where you want to get. It's a case of I wait for the 189, I might not get a visa at all, and if I get an EOI for the 190 I will highly likely get an invite in the next few weeks (my points will drop by 5 in September 2019). I'd rather get an OZ visa than not at all.

On 27/06/2018 at 03:17, Meltingpot_Pete said:

Hi guys,

 

I recently received my assessment results from CPA Aus and can now begin the application process. Could someone help me with my doubts. I'll be applying under the Management Accountant occupation.

1. Can I apply for 190, 189 and 489 at the time same time?

My preference is the 189.

2. What are the timelines for each one? My points for each visa are.

189 - 75 points

489 - 85 points

190 - 80 points

 

Any feedback would be very helpful. Thanks

Pete

I would most certainly launch an EOI for both a 189 and 190. It doesn't cost any extra and increases your odds quite a bit on the 190 as you get an extra 5 points.

My understanding is that only 2.5% of the occupation ceiling are allocated to accountants vs 6% for other occupations.

Have a look here to see how long you'll wait on 75 points vs 80 points for an Accountant (that is if invites are sent out, as they stopped invites for accountants a while back).

http://www.iscah.com/unofficial-skill-select-results-20th-june-2018/

Effectively, 489, 189 and 190 visas need 65 points to get an invite from 1 July 2018.

https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2018L00920/Explanatory%20Statement/Text

Can anyone tell me what the current waiting times are for a developer programmer 261312?
I launched an EOI with 70 points NSW.