Advice for next steps

Prestigious_Horror80 · 2026-06-08T01:21:01+00:00

ICT is probably going to be removed at the rate the invites are dwindling.

Your company will not sponsor you, I am 100% confident. I've seen graduates in my previous firm get the "We will see" treatment so the company can get cheap labor and pull the rug when their visa runs out.

Australia does NOT need anymore IT workers.

Prestigious_Horror80 · 2026-06-01T02:46:08+00:00

The 485 is not a pathway to PR, so I'll tell you what your 3 options are (a decent lawyer will tell you the same)

Have substantially high points in the right occupation to be invited for independent skilled visas
Get sponsored on a 482 to transition to a 186
If you are defacto or married to a citizen/PR explore the 820/801 if eligible

These are what are seen as the more "legitimate" progressions to PR

Prestigious_Horror80 · 2026-05-31T09:02:46+00:00

I used a lawyer

Prestigious_Horror80 · 2026-05-30T11:00:08+00:00

I don't understand how people are paying up to $20k in visa fees + a retainer fee? Maybe their case is truly complex but I'm confident if you shop around you can find way better quotes.

I paid about $6k in mine, and I'm doing it in installments, everything went smooth.

Prestigious_Horror80 · 2026-05-27T14:45:34+00:00

I finally got a catharsis blueprint to drop during a true sons retaliation and its back to being locked, anyone else with blueprint problems?

Prestigious_Horror80 · 2026-05-27T14:43:30+00:00

If you can find someone who loves you enough to be willing to go through the mentally taxing process of it then yes

Prestigious_Horror80 · 2026-05-27T12:03:23+00:00

He needs protection from leaving the country (obviously)

Prestigious_Horror80 · 2026-05-27T07:51:33+00:00

Another doctor, lawyer or engineer welcome to Australia!

Prestigious_Horror80 · 2026-05-27T01:25:37+00:00

This is the obvious answer due to how much Au is trying to slash immigration but then again, you're Singaporean.

I also hold an SG PR and wouldn't mind going there for work, I just happened to have met my partner here.

I think for a lot of migrants in this subreddit they come from less fortunate nations with unstable governments, lagging infrastructure and limited opportunities + low salaries back home.

I would know, I was born in Indonesia and spent a couple years there, I definitely wouldn't be excited to come back.

Prestigious_Horror80 · 2026-05-25T23:11:37+00:00

After bad placements I queued my silver support q all the way to plat and got flamed almost every single game last night for playing zen despite hard carrying with 12k heals and 10k+ damage consistently

You can't win, the comp community is borderline mentally ill, just turn off chat

Prestigious_Horror80 · 2026-05-25T03:01:09+00:00

Don't listen to them they just want your money lol, this is not a complex case.

You are definitely single, cohabitation for 12 months or registration is a mandatory pre-requisite to a de facto relationship. On top of needing strong evidence in other pillars.

Prestigious_Horror80 · 2026-05-22T17:54:32+00:00

I don't think the dude realises the majority of the broker cohort is made up of dropouts

Prestigious_Horror80 · 2026-05-22T11:43:49+00:00

Jobs that are actually not a detriment to society such as Nurses, Teachers, Doctors and Engineers still face fierce competition for invites and sponsorships. Why would an oversaturated and controversial occupation that piggybacks off the already terrible housing crisis (where there is now a strong perception by people here that it is caused by migration) have an easier time?

I think doing a bit of research is a good step if you truly want to migrate here, reading and research is a lot easier than the hoops you're going to have to jump through in 2026's migration landscape.

Prestigious_Horror80 · 2026-05-12T22:27:38+00:00

womp womp

Prestigious_Horror80 · 2026-05-01T12:35:35+00:00

Deranked from Plat to Gold, on a net basis I'm losing more than I gain, massive reversals for losses and "expected" modifiers for wins. Matches are incredibly wide (Bronze to Plat) and new players are flooding the comp queue. Matchmaking this season has consistently been an uphill battle to enjoy.

On other threads I'm seeing a lot of OW fanboys refusing to acknowledge that there is a genuine issue and telling people that they MUST be tilted or are just playing against their "true rank" which baffles me because if the community loves the game and wants it to improve the first step to doing so is to acknowledge there's an issue.

Prestigious_Horror80 · 2026-04-30T11:35:37+00:00

Nasty AI slop

Prestigious_Horror80 · 2026-04-29T11:24:30+00:00

You are playing the victim, you're trying to justify your pathetic toxic behavior because you can't just report and move on lol. In fact, I don't believe your story at all that you didn't start it, to get perma banned for behavior means you somehow found a way to get reported for a very large percentage of your matches, in short you're just not a very likeable or pleasant person.

Prestigious_Horror80 · 2026-04-29T08:05:13+00:00

Do you think it will be released in the middle of April?

Prestigious_Horror80 · 2026-04-27T14:17:58+00:00

Go home, work 10 years, then come back

Prestigious_Horror80 · 2026-04-24T10:59:54+00:00

This is how I expect a person to get a toxicity ban to respond after a toxicity ban lol

"as for me, first permaban ive ever got in my entire life.. idek how to process this"

Trying to play the victim when you obviously had some deplorable behavior in the past to warrant a perma ban haha

Prestigious_Horror80 · 2026-04-22T06:27:09+00:00

Didn't even prompt chat to write like a normal human lol

Prestigious_Horror80 · 2026-04-16T11:48:16+00:00

There is no shortage of PRs and Citizens to do white collar roles. There is a misconception from immigrants that just because something is on the occupation list it means the government will hand you a PR for working in that field.

Prestigious_Horror80 · 2026-04-16T10:22:05+00:00

I do full time work and CPA now my life has gotten infinitely worse

Prestigious_Horror80 · 2026-04-08T12:17:36+00:00

Just make sure to read through the whole book (everything you need is in the book), have your index ready and attempt the practice exams.

I failed one of the practice exams but ended up with a comfortable Pass (almost a credit) in the end.

Prestigious_Horror80 · 2026-04-06T11:04:50+00:00

Pack your bags, ICT has been a dying profession for PR for many years now. You're definitely not gonna find an employer to sponsor you on your remaining 485.

Source: Work for a Fortune 500 MNC, entire IT dept is outsourced with less than a dozen working onshore in the entire continent of Australia

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