Applicants lodging an EOI for a Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) or Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) are subject to invitation rounds. In a snapshot of submitted Expression of Interest applications for Subclass 189 – Skilled Independent visa, accounting, programming and engineering occupations account for over 70 per cent of all EOIs in October 2019. Also, the 189 invites are divided into 60% pro-rata occupations and 40% non-pro rata occupations. The PR processing time clock starts once your SkillSelect EOI has been invited by DIBP and you have paid PR fees. I submitted my EOI for 189 on March 19th with 75 points for Analyst Programmer - 261311. I am just wondering what and when I can expect next? You can leave your current employer’s end date blank in EOI and the system will automatically add points as your work experience increases with time. However, this is the rough estimates and actual decision is only considered of Department of Home Affairs. POINTS : 85 ( age - 30, eng - 20, AU study - 5, Masters - 15, Aus Job - 5 Naati CCL - 5 Partners Competent English - 5 ) ANZSCO: 261313 (Software Engineer) Global Talent Independent Program (GTI - PR): EOI Submitted: 08-Dec-2019 Invited: 18-Dec-2019 Visa Submitted: 29-Dec-2019 Grant: 20-Jan-2019 lane: ACS: Submitted: 24/04/19, Outcome: 21/05/19 (Positive) EOI 189 (85): Where applicants have the same points, the EOI submitted earliest will receive the invitation. Hi, I have skill assessment in Systems Analyst and my partner has same skill assessment. So total points will be 75 (EOI date will change accordingly) , but I will lose 5 points in first week of October. What is an EOI (Expression Of Interest) ? Find out why and how the SkillSelect/EOI system works. Invitations are firstly issued to those with the highest point score. The waiting time to get an invitation could vary from 1 to 12 months at this time for some occupations. If you intend to apply for an Australian Points Tested Skills Visa or a Business Skills Visa, you have to first lodge an Expression of Interest (EOI) with the DoHA via SkillSelect. The Department of Home Affairs (DoHA) has released the statistical analysis of the 11 th June 2019 “Skill Select EOI Invitation Round” results. 189 invitations are solely based on high points however 190 invitations depend on the state’s demand of a particular job code. Under Manitoba’s EOI system, candidates are ranked out of 1,000 points for multiple factors including the candidate’s work experience, education, English or French language ability 11/08/2018: 189 EOI Invitations 11/08/2018: The 11th of August 2018 SkillSelect invitation round Unofficial results. This is for persons who lodged Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the General Skilled Migration or “GSM” visa subclass 189 (Skilled Independent) (Australian Permanent visa) and subclass 489 (Skilled Family Sponsored) (Australian Provisional visa). Example, Software Engineer (261313) with 75 points can expect to wait more than 8 months to receive 189 visa invite. I have lodged EOI on 12 Dec 2019 for subclass 189 at 85 points including my partner in it. Can anyone tell me the waiting time to receive an invite? The best candidates will then receive an invitation to apply for a visa Submit your updated EOI and wait for an invite. Aptech Global has presented the latest estimates of the Australia Processing time for visa subclass 189. Thanks, Sonia G Edited April 18, 2018 by SoniaG However, these are not Department of Home Affairs estimates. Am getting really anxious. Iscah's 189 EOI estimates for an invitation-----(As at 5th August 2017) Ok folks a lot of time has gone into this attached table. The 189 estimates are on the basis of Australia PR processing time, depending upon EOI lodgment date, effect date and occupation. The estimates are made on the basis of the Australia EOI application lodged, effected date and occupation. What are the chances of getting an invite at earliest? My EOI details : Code : 261313 Visa 189 only Date: 27 May 2018 Points:70 I will be able to update my EOI for spouse points by end of this week.