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They are still inviting carpenters with 55+5 as we submitted our EOI just before the invitations stopped for this financial year. Feedback from a contact in the department stated he has looked at our application and we should be invited in the next round for 190! I reckon electricians /nurses are the same. They have no date for when the invitations are going to open again but will be after June 30th. dont know if this helps but thought I’d share what I know. Not sure why you have not been invited I know a nurse last September who submitted EOI , got invited and got visa all within 5 weeks (189 with 65 points as far as I know! ) she was in Sydney.

Can you direct me to where the info is on electricians having the largest amount of places? Would like to see if I can find similar for carpenters! Thanks again for your help and feedback.

You deserve it so enjoy the feeling , it feels like a never ending battle lately with visa stuff! I need to look up carpenters I read someplace they have a huge quote but only filled a small amount however I don’t know if I am reading the correct info! Yeah every time we speak to companies in Sydney recently they talk about how hard it is to find tradesmen particularly electricians and carpenters. A lot of them are sponsoring too. We had a PR application started two months ago through our employer in WA but it fell through last minute! Been here 5 years so same as you it’s our final chance I think! Am feeling so over visas allergic!

Thanks Steve this gives me some hope , huge congrats I’m sure you are delighted.

Thanks Waris, That’s not good news. Back to sponsorship route I guess for us then, as our visa expires in July. Fingers crossed they do another invitation round before the end of program year and we’re all invited!! ?

Steveq ...can I ask if your nsw nomination was approved in June or May? I read your time line but I’m unsure was it 2/5 or 2/6 you applied? Partner has 55+5 points Carpenter waiting on EOI (9 business days so far!). It’s high in demand in nsw so we were hoping for a quick turnaround going by others experiences but now reading nsw are not issuing any more invites for June is alarming. Thanks for sharing your timeline.