Hi all. I am seeing many grants recently (Congratulations to you all!). A thing common to a lot of them is that the applicants were invited on 7th November, but they applied around 22nd/23rd November. This makes me wonder what is the most common reason for this 15-day gap? Is it PCC or something else? I expect (mostly hope) to get an invite soon. Getting a PCC isn't costly in my country. So I am thinking about keeping it ready. Maybe this way I can avoid long gaps between my invitation and application dates. Anyone has any thoughts on this?
Hi all. I am seeing many grants recently (Congratulations to...
India
Civil Engineer
@mohitg · 1Y ago
It was based on several factors: 1. After accepting the NSW pre-invite, I realised that 190 has very long processing times (~ 4x-5x that of 189). 2. My chances to get a 189 invite are high. 3. I'd need to spend application fees for both 190 and 189 (in the future). I don't have that kind of financial resources to be able to bear both (each application is approx. 3-4 months salary to me). I had already spent AUD 330 on the pre-invite which I was never getting back. 4. If I did accept the 190, my EOI would get locked and I cannot receive 189 until the 190 is processed. 5. I eventually removed 190 and 491 in their entirety from my EOI. Had I received and rejected another 190 from any other state, the total rejected invitations would become '2', That means, that EOI would go to waste.
I now know that I should submitted several EOIs in the first place. I guess hindsight is 20/20. So I took a safe gamble (imo). I also took opinions from several people to reach that conclusion.
@loopychicken3383 · 1Y ago
Fair enough mate. All the best to you for the 189. Hopefully you will get it. Cheers!!!
@mohitg · 1Y ago
Thank you!