Every Friday, Newstars shares our internal
grant and invitation data for popular visa categories.
Current visa processing time estimates on the Department of Home Affairs website:Department updates visa processing times | 189/190/491 — faster or slower? Employer-sponsored visas still prioritised!
Newstars Internal Data — This Week
2023 Jan 9 – Jan 13
Multiple Subclass 491 Grants
Multiple Subclass 190 Grants
Subclass 189 Grants — October Last Year
Subclass 186 DE — Accounting Occupation
Applied 2021.
Subclass 143 Contributory Parent Visa Grants
Applied November 2016; further information requested at end of last year. Subclass 143 further information requests now running to early April.
Subclass 820 Partner Visa Grant
Subclass 870 Sponsored Parent (Temporary) — Sponsorship Eligibility
Victoria State Nomination Confirmed
South Australia State Nomination Pre-invitation (Offshore Applicants Only)

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NSW latest Subclass 190 — more occupations, lower scores, larger allocations!
Department processes 4.3 million visas in 7 months — daily decisions recently exceeding 3,500!
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Want an unexpected invitation for Australian skilled migration? Start with this step.
Want an unexpected invitation for Australian skilled migration? Start with this step.
Want an unexpected invitation for Australian skilled migration? Start with this step.
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Reply: 001 → Latest Subclass 189 EOI official report
Reply: 002 → Subclass 189 Skilled Independent migration
Reply: 003 → Subclass 190 state nomination by state
Reply: 004 → Subclass 489 regional state nomination
Reply: 005 → International student entrepreneur and investor migration
Reply: 006 → Parent migration visas
Reply: 007 → Employer-sponsored visas
Reply: 008 → Subclass 485 Graduate Work visa
Reply: 009 → Partner migration / points bonus
Reply: 010 → Work experience points
Reply: 011 → Professional Year (PY) points
Reply: 012 → NAATI/CCL points
Reply: 013 → Regional area points
Reply: 014 → Visitor visas
Reply: 015 → Working holiday visa
Reply: 016 → TAFE study
Reply: 017 → Canadian migration for Australia-based international students
Reply: 018 → Subclass 407 Training visa
Reply: 019 → Subclass 408 Temporary Activity visa
Reply: 020 → New Zealand migration
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