The Department of Home Affairs has announced transitional arrangements for replacing the Subclass 489 with Subclass 491.

10th September 2019 - The last day to issues invitations on the submitted EOIs by any State and Territory Authority.

15th November 2019 - The last day for any invited applicant to lodge their visa. After 15th September 11:59 PM, Subclass 489 will ceases and no further lodgements can be made via the Immi Portal.

16th November onwards - Migrants will be able to lodge EOIs for the Subclass 491 as new points test will be introduced.

16th November 2022 - Introduction of the Subclass 191.  This allows applicants with Subclass 491 to apply for their Permanent Residency

Note: During this transition, migrants who have lodged EOIs for Subclasses 189 and 190 will not be affected and can be issued invitations.

Source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/what-we-do/skilled-migration-program/recent-changes

To hear more about these changes please attend the Migration 2019 National Conference on 15 November, the day before the new changes.  For tickets please click here: https://legaltrainingaustralia.com/conference-cpd/