Offshore applicants may not know it more than those in onshore would have understood the predicament -of taking things lightly for an exchange for 190/189 invitation is the 491 conundrum.
I can only imagine the regret they must have faced and anxiety that caused them due to the fact they missed an opportunity they are not aware of until the very end -were holding a substantial visa like 491 is way better than having any TV that any onshore applicant can get closer to having.
Many might still think that -189 /190 is just around the corner ,were in reality is you can’t really predict what you're gonna end up having .
To tell the predicaments of those who have not been invited after letting 491 go- who now has way more worries on how to stay legally ,are now doomed up for a permanently temporary stay otherwise due to stricter rules ,ever changing landscape of migration and what not , when the times gets this tough- it is regretful to say no to what the universe has given us to dealt with .
491 is an under rated visa but it is really better to have not aimed on getting one at all if you’re still hesitant to take it.