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Analysis and insights on Australian skilled migration data, trends, and policy changes.
5 August 2026
Will You Be Invited in the First 189 Round of 2026-27?
We project an 8,400–9,400-invitation first 189 round, then work out the points cutoff and date of effect it reaches in every occupation — including the 12 occupation groups that cannot be invited at all.
Read more →18 August 2026
How Many Points Do You Need for a 189 Invitation? How to Check Your Occupation's Cutoff, DOE and Queue Position
There is no single 189 cutoff — the same round can invite one occupation at the 65-point pass mark while another needs 90 points or more. A step-by-step guide to checking your own occupation's predicted cutoff and date-of-effect window for the next round, and your estimated queue position from the latest SkillSelect snapshot. Free, no account needed.
Read more →4 August 2026
Will You Be Invited This Financial Year? Your Rank vs the 189 Places Left
Introducing the invite window: your DOE-based queue rank drawn against this financial year's estimated 189 places for your occupation — with honest est. labels until official ceilings publish.
Read more →2 September 2026
Will You Be Invited in the First 189 Round of 2026-27? September Update
The same projection re-frozen on the August SkillSelect snapshot, one month before the round: an 8,400–9,400-invitation first 189 round, the points cutoff and date of effect it reaches in every occupation, and everything that moved since 5 August after the June round's lapsed invitations returned to the queue.
Read more →September 2026
189 EOI Forecast vs Reality: August 2026 Scorecard
We graded 68 of our July 189-pool forecasts against August’s real SkillSelect data: the whole pool landed within 0.6%, but only 40 of 68 occupation pools stayed inside our 80% ranges after lapsed June-round invitations flowed back into the queue. Full numbers, misses included.
Read more →August 2026
189 EOI Forecast vs Reality: July 2026 Scorecard
We graded 67 of our June 189-pool forecasts against July's real SkillSelect data: 2.2% average error, 65 of 67 inside our 80% ranges, and the score-level queues beat the naive baseline at every threshold. Full numbers, misses included.
Read more →July 2026
How Accurate Are Our EOI Forecasts? We Tested — Here Are the Numbers
The Immitrend Forecast Engine, validated against nine models across thousands of blind tests on real SkillSelect data.
Read more →March 2026
Understanding 189 Occupation Ceilings: The FOI Data Explained
What the tier system means for your visa prospects in FY 2025-26
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