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Hey @all
Thought of sharing this - I found a FOI request on the no.of visa grants for the occupation group '2335 - Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers' from July 2025 to April 2026. The grant number is almost 1000. My assumption is around 1150 till June 2026.
So, It looks like there will not be any 189 invites for us this year too. If they are following the same tier system as last year.
@gregromendel and @biotechy, I'm in VIC metro and waited for an invite for the whole 2025-2026 FY with 100pts. Should I just leave Aus & apply offshore ROI for other states that may consider?
I don't want to move offshore because of the onshore preference - but if that can at least get me an invite? then I might.
Is it just me or VIC pre-invites doesn't make sense this FY? Are they using AI or something picking out random profiles like a lottery?
I saw a Mechanical Engineer who was invited on 1st May with 90 points, while there are others waiting at 100. I don't think being single is also an issue, as I know few other Mech Engg with skilled partners still waiting at 100.
Today ICT BA with 100 points & 80K salary was invited. While I can see there are others in this platform with 100 points & 90-100K salary still waiting.