Inge R

History, which is not that much in demand I requested an estimate (estimateinvite@iscah.com) at ISCAH (they mentioned in a newsletter that you could do this for free, and they gave me 11 May or 11 June. Since I really need to have a visa in December, I am now also in the process of applying for the 489 SA (80 points, 29 Jan). That should take around 5 weeks before I would get the invite. But I am still hoping for the 189 (70 points) on 11 March or even 11 April. Every year, you can see a major drop in Jan-Feb-March-April to only 300-600 invites a month And after that, who knows what will happen with the elections. Fingers crossed!

The visa processing times have been slightly changed today: 7-8 months for the 190 (this was 7-9) and 6-8 months for the 189 (this was 7-8). When (if) you receive a nomination and you do not wish to loose time on waiting for your medical examination, you can already have that before receiving an official invite: https://www.am22tech.com/generate-hap-id-for-medical-before-submitting-visa-application/ @JDJones: that could also help you save some time when you are in that time crunch between July and November.

Thanks for the info, @Karstedt! I have decided to wait one month and then apply for the 489 to make sure that I will get in. I prefer SA over Tasmania All those insecurities because of the elections are tough! Keep you posted.

That would be awesome! But how do you know about this short backlog? I can only find data on 3-5 months backlog. Thanks for letting me know in advance! I just found out that I could also apply for the 489 South Australia. That would only take 5 weeks of processing time (minimum 80 points) and then you would receive an invite immediately with a 7-9 months processing time. I am planning on moving late January, preferably to NSW, since there are more rural/remote history teaching jobs there. But I am a bit scared that the backlog is 3-5 months and that the processing times for the 189 or 190 will increase again. I also do not expect an invite for the 190 (75 pints) from NSW based on the last historical data. Does anyone have any insight in the processing times of the visa? Is that seasonal? A few months back the processing times were way longer.

Congrats!! I would be dancing on the table! 7/8 months starts after handing in all documents I assume. Please keep us posted on how long this process takes. Good luck!! Fingers crossed you will receive THE news in a few months only. Cheers!

Hi you all, I am a secondary school teacher too and I applied for for the 189 (70 points) and 190 (NSW - 75 points) too on the 14th of January. I (obviously) haven't heard anything yet, but I hope for an invite for the 189 soon. Some interesting resources that I found that may be of use for you all too: https://fortunechance.com.au/skilled-migration-news-nov-dec-2018/ As you can see in the overview, secondary teachers are in the top 10 (number 8 and have been there for the past year, so that gives me hope ). That would mean a waiting time of 2 months only with 70 points. However, this latest prediction from another website says that I will be invited in May: http://www.iscah.com/3750-2/ Both websites publish monthly reports that might be worth following. Good luck waiting and hoping!! Best, Inge