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My partner and I were granted our 491 visa yesterday. I am currently offshore due to a parent’s medical condition, while my wife is onshore.
We have been living in Sydney, and my wife is employed with a company based there. Her notice period with the employer is two weeks. She also has offshore travel planned for next week for a duration of three weeks or more.
We would like your advice on the most appropriate course of action in the following circumstances:
Option 1: If relocation to a regional area is required immediately, my wife is prepared to resign from her position straight away and cancel her planned travel. In this case, I would also make arrangements to travel to Sydney sooner to move to regional suburb.
Option 2: Alternatively, she could proceed with her planned offshore travel, return to Australia, serve her notice period with the employer, and then relocate to a regional area.
Could you please advise which option would be more appropriate to ensure compliance with our visa conditions?
TAS Processing Times and Invitations as at 05 Feb 2026
ROIs invited to apply for nomination on 05/02/2026: - Subclass 190 - 35 ROIs invited - Subclass 491 - 26 ROIs invited
The lowest scores invited: - Subclass 190 - 51 points (Orange pass) - Subclass 491 - 37 points (Orange pass)
Number of ROIs on hand (ROIs with a status of Submitted after the invitation round has taken place): - Subclass 190 - 484 ROIs - Subclass 491 - 199 ROIs
Nomination places available: - Subclass 190 - 698 places - Subclass 491 - 486 places
Nomination applications lodged but not yet decided: - Subclass 190 - 266 applications - Subclass 491 - 166 applications
Invitations issued but application not yet lodged: - Subclass 190 - 104 invitations - Subclass 491 - 70 invitations
Oldest nomination application lodged and not yet allocated to a case officer - 03/12/2025
