@zippyfox1462

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@zippyfox1462 Engineering Manager 133211

Bhutan living in Bhutan

Awaiting Visa Priority

Joined 3y ago Seen 10h ago 1 events

Engineering Manager

Bhutan

80 pts

Points breakdown

Age 25
English 20
Education 15
Australian experience 0
Overseas experience 15
Australian study 0
Regional study 0
Specialist study 0
Professional Year 0
NAATI/CCL 0
Partner English 5

Total before state nomination 80 pts

Timeline

Submitted Visa Application 20 Jul 2026

Subclass 189 · 80 pts

Waiting for 3 months and 8 days

Expected visa grant

Priority

Engineering Manager lodged Subclass 189 on 20 Jul 2026

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 4–6 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

3 months and 8 days

Through the range

~66%

0 days

Lodged

50%

2.9 months

90%

4.7 months

Sooner Average Later

10% chance by

30 Jul 2026

10 days
25% chance by

09 Oct 2026

2.7 months
50% chance by

17 Oct 2026

2.9 months
75% chance by

06 Nov 2026

3.6 months
90% chance by

09 Dec 2026

4.7 months
99% chance by

16 Jun 2027

10.9 months

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Your lodgement date position

Engineering Manager lodged Subclass 189 on 20 Jul 2026

Your grant is expected to be expedited because Engineering Manager is a priority occupation under Ministerial Direction 122. This is reflected in the Expected Visa Grant dates above.

Lodged before you: 59
Lodged after you: 13
Tracked total: 73

Pending applicants by lodgement month

Your position among active SmartVisaGuide profiles · stacked by Direction 122 group

Priority Onshore Non-Priority Offshore Non-Priority Your month

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