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Hi everyone,
My wife is currently studying Master of Information Systems (MIS) at ECU, but due to the high points requirement for 190/491 visas, we’re exploring alternative pathways. We’re considering switching to Early Childhood Teaching (ECT) or Enrolled Nursing during our 485 TR visa (3-year stream) to improve our PR prospects.
However, we’re confused about which option would be better:
ECT – Many migration lawyers recommend this, but with so many people opting for ECT, is it still a safe choice for state nomination?
Enrolled Nursing – How does this compare in terms of demand, PR pathways, and state sponsorship opportunities?
Would love insights from anyone who:
Switched to ECT/Nursing on a 485 visa.
Has experience with recent state nominations (WA/other states) for these fields.
Can advise on long-term viability (e.g., oversupply risks, employer sponsorship options).
Thanks in advance!
Hi everyone, I hope everyone is doing great. Just wanted to ask one thing i have got skill assessment done via ACS. Just wanted to check for how long assessment is valid for immigration as my acs letter states it is valid for 24 months but while submitting eois there is a clause that assessment is valid for 36 months unless shorter expiry date mentioned. So just wanted the clarification on this.
Thanks in advance
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Hi, as a Western Australia 190 Higher Education Graduate Visa nominee, I listed only my current job (which is less than 6 months old) in the employment history section of my 190 application. This is because I did not claim any points for work experience. However, in Form 80, I intend to provide a full employment history dating back to 2000. Would this discrepancy between the 190 application and Form 80 raise any issues with my application? Pl note I have not claimed points for my previous employment.
Tasmanian Update 15 May 2025 Registrations of Interest restrictions for remainder 2024-25 program year: With demand for nomination now exceeding the remaining places available for the Tasmanian Skilled Migration State Nomination Program, from 5:00 pm Monday, 19 May 2025, Registrations of Interest (ROIs) will only be accepted from candidates who are allocated a Gold Pass.
The Gold Pass category – which applies to candidates who have a skills assessment and eligible employment related to a critical role – will then close at 5:00pm Monday, 16 June 2025, with no further ROIs accepted for the remainder of the 2024-25 program year.
Migration Tasmania will resume accepting ROIs from all eligible candidates when the 2025-26 program commences. Further information regarding the 2025-26 program will be published on the Migration Tasmania website and in our newsletter when it becomes available.
Migration Tasmania will continue to assess applications for nomination that have been lodged but not yet decided. However, with few nomination places remaining, not all applicants will be nominated this program year.
Once all nomination places are used, any applications approved will be nominated after Tasmania receives its nomination allocation for the 2025-26 program year.
ROIs that are not invited to apply for nomination before the end of the program will continue to be held in the Application Gateway and considered for an invitation to apply for nomination when the 2025-26 program opens.
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Good Morning one more round for NSW 190 and it was all Offshore. Just wants to know is there any chance for people living onshore with NSW. Either 189 or 190, as per my search I think people with good experience are getting invite in NSW but with 2years of workvisa how can we surpass experience of OFFshore people. Any Data analyst here who have researched on nsw immi trend data.
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Where do we upload the renewed police clearance reports?
My PCC has expired (it was obtained over a year ago), and I have obtained a new PCC from Australia and my home country. I wanted to know which section of the submitted visa I should upload these new police reports to. Is it to the "Other Documents" section or "Character History, Evidence of - COUNTRY" section?
Thank you very much!
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Planning Levels
Migration Planning Levels refers to the total number of migration places i.e. the TOTAL NUMBER OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY VISA GRANTS planned for the Financial Year (FY). Each grant consumes one place from the planning level. The place is consumed when visa is granted, regardless of when the visa was lodged, lodgement could be in the same FY, or the previous FY or anytime in the past.
For example: FY2023-24 Subclass 190 planning level is 30,400 places. If a family of 3 (husband, wife and child) gets a 190 grant today, it will consume 3 places from the planning level, leaving (30,400 - 3) = 30, 397 places.
Therefore, the total number of visa grants for subclass 189, 190 and 491, in any FY, is generally limited by the planning levels for that FY.
Note: The planning level is not the same thing as State Nomination Allocation (which is discussed further).
State Nomination Allocation
State Nomination allocation refers to the TOTAL NUMBER OF PRIMARY APPLICANTS a state can nominate (for Subclass 190 and 491) in the FY. State Nomination refers to a Full Invite, not a preinvite. Each FY, DHA will allocate a certain number of state nomination places to each state. The state nomination allocation is generally in sync with FY planning levels.
For example: For FY2023-24, total Subclass 190 state nomination allocation is 10, 300 and Subclass 491 allocation is 6400, which is distributed between states and territories.
A Full 190 or 491 Invite means the state will nominate the applicant in SkillSelect and the applicant will receive an Invitation to Apply Visa (ITA). Each time a state nominates an applicant, it will consume one place from its state nomination allocation. The applicant will then lodge the visa and the visa application may contain more than one applicant (primary + secondary). This means, whenever the visa is granted, the grant will now consume places (equal to number of applicants in visa application) from the planning level of the FY in which the grant takes place.
For example: For FY2023-24, VIC has a Subclass 190 State Nomination of 2700 places. Let's say VIC issues a full invite to an applicant, and the applicant has a skilled partner. After issuing full invite VIC will have 2700 - 1 = 2699 nomination places left. The applicant will now lodge the 190 visa and include the skilled partner in the visa application. Whenever the visa gets granted, it will consume 2 places (1 primary + 1 partner) from the planning level of the FY in which the grant takes place.
Resources
I moved to WA less than 2 months ago on 16 March and received a preinvite for CPM. I don't have a lease, a car or a WA license. But I do have the following: 1. Bank statements for March, April and May 2. Salary Slips 3. Job contract letter explaining that I need to work from the office and live close. 4. I found a room via flatmates but I don't have a contract, only verbal agreement.
What else can I provide? I have a Telestra sim card but I forgot to change the address from NSW to WA on that. Please help!
Hi Gregor sir/anyone else, I know this might not have a complete and direct answer but I'm looking for some inputs based on past experiences. Does DHA target to close open applications (i.e., those pending with S56) towards the end of a Financial Year instead of picking up new applications and processing them in order to finish the quota of planned numbers to be met? Thanks in advance