A point about the 189 visa application

My journey to securing the 189 Australia visa was full of ups and downs. Mostly downs. There are so many things changing about the EOI and the lodgement, and so few of the details are documented, thousands of clueless aspirants are just waiting for things to happen. There are forums, hundreds of forums, where people are just swapping and sharing ‘what they know’. There are so many aspirants who have submitted an EOI (expression of interest) with the basic 60 points. And are waiting, just waiting patiently, for more than one and a half years. I didn’t know people had that kind of patience.

So here is an important point about the application process. The points matter, both for the EOI process, as WELL as for the visa grant application. There are those buffoons who will tell you that the points you score matter only for the EOI. And that once the visa application is submitted, the points dont matter, and things will take time on their own.

As Donald Trump declared , wrong.  Maybe this is not true for all trades in the list, but there is a lot of competition for software engineers . Most of the aspirants are flooding the system with the bare minimum points. No problem there, but you will end up waiting a long time. Some for years.

I submitted my EOI with 80 points, it was accepted the next week for the 189 indepenant visa. Later I submitted my visa application,and visa was granted on the 37th day. Direct grant. Without any correspondence from the case officer. Having a higher score allowed me to cut queues and get there sooner. And no, I did not engage an agent.

If you are serious about getting the visa and moving to Australia permanently, I only have one point to contribute. Try and increase your point score. Don’t be satisfied with the basic 65 points application. Keep on trying to increase your point score. This will result in your EOI getting picked up faster, and you will get your visa sooner. Contrary to popular beliefs, your EOI score matters for the visa grant application.

The way the rules are currently setup, the only part of the application the aspirant can easily control is the English language test. The points for experience will take time, as the aspirant has to actually spend those years gaining experience. The points for age…is ..err..ditto. Same for higher education. But the english language test can be beaten. With some hard work, of course. If you score the minimum of 50+, you will qualify for the minimum 65 points. But score higher, and your overall points can be increased. And chances improved. So do not be satisfied with the minimum. Try and improve your score.

Good luck. See you on the other side.

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