This morning we again saw an exclusive update from industry heavyweight Iscah (shown below the feature image). It’s brief, but the main point is that the new points-based system reform is expected to officially take effect from March 2027!
It will place greater weight on educational background, high-level skills and age
The source of this information is Home Affairs
Australia’s 2027 EOI Points Reform — Implementation Date Confirmed
Because there had been some mix-ups in earlier releases, after seeing the update we checked with Iscah to confirm. The reply confirmed that the information did indeed come from a Department of Home Affairs response obtained through an FOI request. The most important point in that reply (shown above the feature image) is that the new system is expected to take effect from March 2027, with more details and transitional arrangements to be disclosed in the lead-up.
These specific priorities have already been mentioned in earlier reports and in the plans released by the Department:
- Educational background: higher qualifications such as a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree — in future the advantage of higher qualifications will be even more pronounced
- High-level skills: greater weight on whether the applicant has highly skilled work experience that meets the needs of the Australian market
- Age remains central. As mentioned before, the older the applicant, the lower the points weighting they are likely to receive
This news has been a long time coming — after such a long wait, the points-based system reform finally has an implementation date
We’ll keep following the further updates and details, and share them with you promptly
This time the news amounts to a fairly formal response, but the Department has cried wolf far too many times, so we should still wait for more official confirmation!
Perth and Adelaide Regional-Boundary Changes — How They Connect to the Points Policy
Separately, we also spoke with Iscah about the long-running question of how Perth and Adelaide are classified as regional areas, and the situation isn’t especially encouraging
For tomorrow’s Subclass 189 invitation round, we expect it should be a large one. In particular, with the current Subclass 189 backlog being fairly small, the new financial year approaching, and the new quota adding over 5,000 grant places, Subclass 189 could well deliver a big round! Let’s look forward to some good news from everyone!
Based on the EOI data updated at the end of May, together with the invitation data and invitation ratios from the previous two rounds, we’ve also estimated the approximate invitation scores for each occupation in this round under different invitation totals——3k/5k/8k/10k. You can refer to Image 2 for guidance
Of course, this estimate is largely drawn from file-retrieval data and EOI data, along with our projected modelling, so the scores may vary somewhat. Please treat it as a guide only — the actual invitation results will be confirmed by tomorrow’s round
This week’s regular livestream is being brought forward to 2pm tomorrow afternoon, where we’ll share first-hand Subclass 189 invitation data — you’re welcome to register! @Xingyao K-Shen Migration Agency
One more reminder for those of you in line for an invitation! Be sure to check that your documents are still within their validity period. We look forward to your good news!
