The central distinction
If a July snapshot contains 120 EOIs in INVITED status, the defensible statement is that 120 published EOIs were observed in INVITED status at that snapshot. It does not establish that 120 invitations were issued in July.
Why stock can move
A status stock can rise or fall as EOIs enter the published slice, leave it, change status, expire or are affected by source revisions. Subtracting June stock from July stock produces a net stock change—not the total number of individual transitions.
The five displayed statuses
- SUBMITTED
- EOIs observed in submitted status.
- INVITED
- EOIs observed in invited status; not invitations issued that month.
- LODGED
- EOIs observed in lodged status; not a visa-processing-time measure.
- HOLD
- EOIs observed in hold status.
- CLOSED
- EOIs observed in closed status.
Compare like with like
Keep the profession, pathway, state scope and snapshot aligned. Subclass 189 is national. Subclasses 190 and state-nominated 491 have state and territory dimensions.
Next
Read the guide to observed invited points or return to the full methodology.