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People's Republic of China
living in
NSW, Australia
Joined 1Y ago Seen 9M ago 2 events
NSW, Australia
100 pts
Subclass 189 ยท 100 pts
Waiting for 13 months and 20 days
Subclass 189 ยท 100 pts
University Lecturer lodged Subclass 189 on 03 Sep 2025
About this estimate: Level 1 (priority occupations) and level 2 (onshore non-priority) each use grant samples from their own group.
Levels 3 and 4 (offshore non-priority) use a combined sample set because many past grant profiles do not say whether the person applied alone or with a partner or family. Combining them gives us more data for a stable estimate. Priority levels follow Direction 122.
Direction 122 started on 19 September 2026, so these estimates currently rely on data from before the change. We expect to need 4โ6 weeks of data under the new rules, until around the end of October, for estimates to stabilise and reflect the new processing patterns. Treat them as provisional until then.
Waiting
13 months and 20 days
Through the range
~99%
0 days
Lodged
50%
3.1 months
90%
4.3 months
10% chance by
18 Nov 2025
2.5 months
25% chance by
25 Nov 2025
2.7 months
50% chance by
05 Dec 2025
3.1 months
75% chance by
24 Dec 2025
3.7 months
90% chance by
11 Jan 2026
4.3 months
99% chance by
19 Jul 2026
10.5 months
University Lecturer lodged Subclass 189 on 03 Sep 2025
Your grant is expected to be expedited because University Lecturer is a priority occupation under Ministerial Direction 122. This is reflected in the Expected Visa Grant dates above.
Your position among active SmartVisaGuide profiles ยท stacked by Direction 122 group
Important: This chart only includes SmartVisaGuide users actively tracking their visa profile. It is not the complete population of Subclass 189 visa applicants.
We have prepared a detailed s56 request analysis report (~2000 words) based on an analysis of recent s56 to grant timelines in the SmartVisaGuide database for Subclass 189 visas.
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