Sambry

21 minutes ago, Marisawright said:

I can guess your inevitable question - it says you only need 65 points to apply for a 189 visa, so why do I  need 90?

It's because it's a competition, not a queue.  They have a limited quota of visas to award each year.  They cherry-pick the people with the highest points first.  For a long time now, there have been so many people with 90+ points, they can fill their quota without having to go any further down the list.

The state-awarded visas (the 190 and the 491) are a little different.  They still look at the points, but they also look at other factors like your qualifications and your family connections.  So you have a better chance even with lower points - but points do still matter.  An agent will be able to tell you how much.

Thanks, I have done the Ielts test and scored a 7.

I have been looking on the government website and it seems like the number of points needed has gone down? But I might not be understanding it correctly. In the last invitation round it says 65 was the cut off. It’s all quite confusing...... 

I am looking for a local migration agent now hopefully one of them gets back to me before I book the tickets home! 

Hello,
I’m from the UK, I’m currently in QLD on a subclass 600 holiday visa with my girlfriend and 3 children (11,7 and 1) and that visa is coming to an end on the 5th of December. 
I am a carpenter by trade and after spending time here and the current covid situation we decided to try and stay (my parents live here in qld to they came out in 2008).  
We were hoping to get a subclass 189 visa, with 70 points. We submitted a submission of interest on the 29th of September but I am concerned that the process might take longer then we anticipated if it happens at all.

Had anyone else been in a similar situation? I’m really not sure if I should apply for another 12 month holiday visa (and not be able to work and home school children still) or just return to the uk and await a response from there. 

Work is my main issue, as we have been here nearly a year now with no income and our savings are staring to run low, and the open ended timings “could take years” have me feeling uneasy about it all. 

I’m expecting people to tell me to stop being so stupid and just go back to England but I’d like to try and stay if it’s an option at all, but right now I feel like I should just book the flights home.....

 thanks to anyone that reads!