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@biotechy 1Y ago

VIC 190 granted Occupation: Systems Analyst Points : 95+ 5 Onshore Invite : 19 Dec 2023 Visa lodged : Feb 25, 2024 S56 for AFP : May 4, 2025 S56 for PCC: June 6, 2025 Grant : Aug 18, 2025 Points breakdown : Age : 30 PY : 5 PTE : 20 NAATI : 5 Work : 5 Study : 15 Master in Australia : 5 Single : 10 Vic nomination : 5 Good luck everyone!

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@biotechy 1Y ago

Golden email received for 189 visa 18/08 Offshore - Secondary school teacher (Uk) EOI 05/01/24 Invitation 07/11/2024 Application date 17/12/2024 Direct Grant (no commencement email) Total points 75

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189 Visa granted! Occupation: Medical Laboratory Scientist (priority) points 85 onshore Submitted 28/11/2024 Granted : 19/08/2025 12:30

What a long and grueling process, particularly the skills assessment with AIMS which took approx 1 year.

Best of luck everyone, I never thought my day would come :)

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@biotechy 1Y ago

491 visa granted! Northern Territory Cafe Manager Lodged: October 24, 2023 Granted: August 18, 2025 All self processed, no agents used.

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@biotechy 1Y ago

190 Visa lodged- 9th Jul 2023 Remedical- 4th Aug 2025 cleared 10th Aug Occupation: Developer Programmer Grant: 18th Aug

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@biotechy 1Y ago

VIC190 PR Granted Victoria 190 granted today. Occupation ICT business analyst Points 80 Invite 3rd Jan2024 Lodged 29 Feb 2024 Onshore 1st S56 15th May 2025 Primary applicant's AFP Submitted the response next day 2nd S56 17th July 2025 Partner's AFP Submitted the response next day. Granted 18th Aug 2025 10 AM

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@taransr 1Y ago

@gregormendel no recent grants for CET after 28 July. Any idea?

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@biotechy 1Y ago

491 visa granted ๐Ÿ˜‡ ACT Market Research Analyst Sri Lanka ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ

DOL 30th June 2023 Remedical 7th Aug 2025 Remedical performed 9th Aug Medical cleared 18th Aug Visa granted 18th Aug

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@biotechy 1Y ago

Onshore 190 190 Granted Qld Occupation- BA Preinvite- 01 Mar 2023 A lot of docs in between Final Invite- 13 June 2023 S56 For Medical - 08 May 25 Finally Finalized- 18/08/25

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@biotechy 1Y ago

Offshore 491 Sri Lanka Just got the news, Got the grant....!

Occupatiom: Mechanical Engineer DOL: 13th July 2023 (491) Remidical: 14th August 2025 State : NT Grant date : 18th August 2025

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@biotechy 1Y ago

491 One of my fb acquaintance got grant Marketing Specialist Lodged Feb2024 Granted today. Don't know other details

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@biotechy 1Y ago

Offshore Sri Lanka Visa granted, NSW , 491 -RDA Mechanical engineer D.O.L - 28th of June 2023 Medical - 4/8/2025 Medical clearance - 18/8/2025 Grant - 18/8/2025 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ

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@biotechy 1Y ago

189 visa granted

Date lodged: 27 nov 2024 S56: 27 May 2025 Granted: 18 Aug 2025 RN paediatrics 75 points

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@biotechy 1Y ago

My 189 visa has been finally granted!!!! RN medical Offshore Total points 75 Lodged last Dec 23, 2024 Grant date : August 18,2025

Thank you so much to this group for answering all our queries and giving us hope. Especially to you Aakriti Praying for everyone!

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@biotechy 1Y ago

By god's grace I got my189 visa granted today 18/08 Points 75 RN NEC Lodged on 19/12/2024

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@biotechy 1Y ago

189 Grant

Finally!!! The waiting is over Golden email received 18/08

Offshore Physiotherapist EOI 30/10/2024 Invitation 7/11/2024 Application date 20/12/2024 Direct Grant 18/08/2025

Total 80 points Age 30 English (PTE) 20 Overseas Work Experience 10 Education 15 Patner english 5

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@biotechy 1Y ago

Golden email received!! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™

Lodged date: 27 nov 2024 RN paediatrics 75 points De facto Granted: 18 Aug 2025 @ 0757 UK time 189

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@biotechy 1Y ago

491 Onshore State- NSW Occupation - ITC Business Analyst lodged Date,month & year : 30th December 2023 1st S56 on 12th May 2025 -Medicals for new born - Form80 for myself and my wife - New passport (Primay applicant)

2nd S56 on 12 August 2025 - Remedical for me (Primary applicant)

Visa Granted on 18th August 2025

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@biotechy 1Y ago

ECT๏ผŒ12.20 lodged๏ผŒ 8.18granted๏ผŒonshore, 189

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@biotechy 1Y ago

๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜189 Visa Approved ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜ โ€ขโ  โ 8 months since lodgement -direct grant -occupation: Chiropractor

Timeline: 9 January: Signed up with Call Australia Home Migration (Lesley Eckard). 17 January: Stage 1 of skills assessment done 25-28 June: Flew to NZ to complete stage 2 & 3 skills assessment taken 15 July: Husband did PTE academic 27 July: Received results- Passed Ccea skilled assessment August 2024: Obtained South Africa and Canadian PCC 15, 30 July: PTE Academic (missed superior in reading by a few points). 3rd attempt 27 Aug and missed reading again by 2 points for superior 18 September: Redid Pte (4th time & finally achieved 90 in all 4 components) 19 September: Submitted Ahpra application 2 Aug: EOI for 190 [85 points]: SA, NT and ACT and 189 visa [80 points] 23 September: EOI updated with increased points gained from Pte superior score 24 September: EOI SA received 6 Oct: SA Nomination submitted 25 Oct: Submitted additional docs for SA nomination 7 Nov: Received 189 visa invite 16 Dec: SA approves 190 Nomination. We have 60 days to apply. Decided to decline and apply for 189 visa 17 December: Lodged application for 189 visa 2 January: Did medicals 17 July: Submitted updated police clearances for Canada and South Africa 18 August: 189 Visa Approved (8 months since lodgement)

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@biotechy 1Y ago

Finally received VIC190 grant after 18 months of wait. First invite - Oct 19th 2023 Final invite - Dec 15th 2023 Lodged visa - Jan 5th 2024 1st S56 - April 8th 2025(baby medicals and pcc) 2nd S56 - July 17th 2025(remedicals) Grant - Aug 18th 2025

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@biotechy 1Y ago

Waheguru tera shukar hai๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™ DOL 29 june 2023 Status received to finalised Family of 4 Added son on 17 December 2024 through email. Got medical on 2nd Jan 2025. Got Platinum email (grant) today 18 august 2025 Occupation university lecturer .

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@biotechy 1Y ago

DOL 29 June 2023 Remedical on 5th Aug 2025. medical done 7th Aug 2025 Got Platinum email (grant) today 18 august 2025 Occupation Software Engineer NT

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@biotechy 1Y ago

DOL: 3 july 2023 (491) Remedical: 8 August 2025 Occupation: Architectural draftsperson State: ACT Grant date: 18 August 2025

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190 granted today Applied 21 Feb 2024 After 2 s56

Thank you to this group!!! Praise be to God!!!

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@biotechy 1Y ago

491 Offshore DOL: July 5th 2023 State: ACT

1st S66: Medical - 11th August 2025 Grant: 18th August 2025

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@biotechy 1Y ago

491 granted today Applied 20 July 2023 After 2 s56

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