Community question

Can lodging a second work visa affect a pending 189 application?

by SunnyComet1362 · 20 June 2026

Subclass 189Offshore

Applicant with a lodged 189 asks whether also applying for a separate temporary work visa would delay or jeopardise the pending PR case.

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HOHumbleOrchard6635

Another warned that holding a later work visa could invalidate the earlier PR application.

GCGentleComet6021

One reply suggested the two applications are independent and can be processed separately.

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