Australian Visa News & Policy Analysis
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Is the Professional Year still worth 5 points? Keep the closure rumours, accounting PY, and points test reform separate
The Home Affairs points table still lists Professional Year at 5 points; but the accounting Professional Year has stopped new enrolments, and IT and engineering should be checked separately via the official ACS and EEA entry points.
Final 189 invitation round of the 2025-26 program year: announced for 4 June, results still pending
Home Affairs has flagged a 189 invitation round for 4 June 2026, but the official Current round still shows 13 November 2025, so this site treats it as awaiting results.
The CSOL occupation list and 189 invitation scores are not the same thing
The CSOL mainly serves employer-sponsored pathways; 189 invitation scores should be understood through SkillSelect rounds and 189-eligible occupations, and not all CSOL occupations should be mixed into the 189 table.
65 points is the submission threshold, not the 189 invitation score
The 65-point pass mark for the skilled migration points test is usually the minimum threshold; the actual invitation score depends on the invitation round, occupation, allocation, tie break, and the competition pool.
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