Southlander Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 We have slightly gone off topic here, Paul had kindly answered the questions posed and said one might require a crystal ball to correctly guess. That's just the way the world is working now unfortunately. I think what @31Hillbury was asking is for a RMA to fact check the comment suggesting that our 190 visas could never be granted (withheld indefinitely) and more recently pulled out entirely. @Ausvisitor Your point #1. NSW are already open to occupations we originally applied under. @Marisawright Our occupations are being selected pre covid and now during covid, so the states are still open to offshores both periods. You may draw your own conclusions to that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhand Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 5 minutes ago, Southlander said: a RMA to fact check the comment suggesting that our 190 visas could never be granted (withheld indefinitely) and more recently pulled out entirely. s65 of the Migration Act requires the Minister to grant a visa if all legislative criteria are met or, otherwise, refuse it. However, there is no time constraint and s65 is subject to s84, which "allows the Minister to suspend the processing of applications for visas of a kind specified in a determination made under that section." 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 (edited) I wonder if there's another, underlying question here. That question is: "If I have been invited for a 190, does that mean I am guaranteed to get a grant in due course (assuming I meet all the criteria)? Or can the state withdraw their invitation? If they are allowed to withdraw, do they have to justify their withdrawal and does the applicant have any recourse if they do?" To me it seems much more likely, if allowed, that they'd withdraw their invitation rather than leave applicants hanging in limbo forever. At some point they'll want to take a decision and clean out all the outstanding stuff one way or another. Purely out of self-interest - it makes their statistics look bad. So that would be the question on my mind. Edited January 4, 2022 by Marisawright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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