491 - Turn down ITA

[SimontoOz 0]

Hi,

As the title says, what happens if I receive an ITA for a 491 visa and decide now is not the right time to apply? Does my EOI get deleted and if further down the line I want to try again do I need to submit another EOI? If it doesn't get deleted is there a time period I have to wait before a 2nd ITA can be issued and is there a limit on how many times I can say I don't want to lodge an ITA?

 

Thanks

[CapitalS 4]

20 minutes ago, SimontoOz said:

Hi,

As the title says, what happens if I receive an ITA for a 491 visa and decide now is not the right time to apply? Does my EOI get deleted and if further down the line I want to try again do I need to submit another EOI? If it doesn't get deleted is there a time period I have to wait before a 2nd ITA can be issued and is there a limit on how many times I can say I don't want to lodge an ITA?

 

Thanks

Im curious as to why after spending all that time and effort you wouldn’t want to lodge your visa? Obviously everyone has different circumstances but the process is taking so long just now that it probably won’t be into next year before visa is even processed and then you only have to activate the visa you don’t have to move immediately. That probably gives you a couple of years leeway  
 

you may never get invited again? 

[SimontoOz 0]

I understand why you ask, with the current situation (COVID) i feel it doesnt hurt to consider the impact on job availability/security and whether the risk is too great currently. Turning down an ITA would be the last resort (and extremly unlikely) but I couldn't find anything online as to what happens if I don't follow up on the ITA.

[paulhand 354]

7 minutes ago, SimontoOz said:

I couldn't find anything online as to what happens if I don't follow up on the ITA.

It's on the main Skill Select page:

"Your EOI will be removed from Skillselect:

• if you receive 2 invitations and you don't lodge a visa application in response to either of these invitations, or
• if you receive an invitation to lodge a visa application for a permanent or provisional visa and are subsequently granted that visa."

[SimontoOz 0]

Thanks @paulhand, i did look on there but must have missed it

[Marisawright 5,213]

8 hours ago, SimontoOz said:

I understand why you ask, with the current situation (COVID) i feel it doesnt hurt to consider the impact on job availability/security and whether the risk is too great currently. Turning down an ITA would be the last resort (and extremly unlikely) but I couldn't find anything online as to what happens if I don't follow up on the ITA.

Bear in mind that if you get the visa, all you're obliged to do is to visit Australia for a day - then the visa counts as "activated".  After that, you have almost 5 years to make the permanent move.