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💼The total quota for the 189 visa this year is 16,900, and in this round, 7,973 invitations were issued, leaving around 8,000 remaining spots. You can refer to the minimum invitation scores for various occupations. The best advice is to prepare yourself to score higher than the cutoff, especially in terms of language, work experience, and education.
🛠️This 189 invitation round showed interesting trends, particularly for construction-related occupations. Many of these only required 65 points, especially for trade roles linked to construction. This round can be considered quite generous, but the scores might go up in the future. So, if your goal is to get a 189 visa this year, take a good look at this data.
📈Popular occupations like accounting, IT, and engineering were also invited, but the required scores were very high, mostly ranging between 95-100 points.
🏗️The clear winners in this round were construction-related occupations, with Quantity Surveyor (75 points), Civil Engineer (80 points), and Architectural and Landscape Designers (75-80 points) being invited. These occupations are likely to remain a trend in the coming years, so take advantage of this opportunity.
⚖️Although the 189 quota has decreased to 16,900 this year, significantly lower than last year's 30,000, the 189 visa remains the most stable, least risky, and fastest route compared to 190, 491, and 482 visas. Based on current trends, it takes around 3 months to get an invitation, with some applicants receiving one within a month. Luck plays an important role here.
🌟For professions like IT and accounting, other visa pathways (190, 491) have higher barriers, with added work requirements or pathway closures. Therefore, those in these fields should prioritize the 189 visa.
🍀Best of luck to everyone! The 189 quota for this financial year is already 47% used up, and the next round will likely be next year, so make sure you have a solid plan in place.
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