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📙 Daily Activity Report: 21 Apr 2026
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📙 Daily Activity Report: 20 April 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 20 April 2026 based on crowdsourced data from the community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 VIC | OFFSHORE Mechanical Engineer | 15 Jan 2025 → 20 Apr 2026 | 31 Mar 2026 Medical and polio certificate |
| 491 VIC | ONSHORE ICT Business Analyst | 06 Dec 2024 → 20 Apr 2026 | 20 Mar 2026 AFP, PCC and remedical |
| 190 NSW | ONSHORE Motor Mechanic | 03 Feb 2025 → 20 Apr 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 190 SA | ONSHORE Marketing Specialist | 03 Feb 2025 → 20 Apr 2026 | No S56 |
| 190 VIC | UNKNOWN ICT Business Analyst | 31 Jan 2025 → 20 Apr 2026 | No S56 (Straight grant) |
| 491 NT | ONSHORE Chef | 05 Dec 2024 → 20 Apr 2026 | 20 Mar 2026 Health check and additional payslips |
| 189 | ONSHORE Solicitor | 29 Nov 2025 → 20 Apr 2026 | No S56 (Direct grant) |
| 491 NT | ONSHORE Software Engineer | 12 Jan 2025 → 20 Apr 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 491 VIC | ONSHORE Early Childhood Teacher | 15 Apr 2025 → 20 Apr 2026 | 14 Feb 2026 - |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 VIC | OFFSHORE Mechanical Engineer | 15 Jan 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 Medical and polio certificate |
| 491 VIC | ONSHORE ICT Business Analyst | 06 Dec 2024 | 20 Mar 2026 AFP, PCC and remedical |
| 491 NT | ONSHORE Chef | 05 Dec 2024 | 20 Mar 2026 Health check and additional payslips |
| 491 VIC | ONSHORE Early Childhood Teacher | 15 Apr 2025 | 14 Feb 2026 - |
Invitation Activity
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Points | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 QLD | ONSHORE Civil Engineering Draftsperson | 95 | Age 30, Partner 10, Edu 15+5, Au Exp 5, NAATI 5, Skilled partner Civil Engineer |
| 190 QLD | OFFSHORE Construction Project Manager | 85 | Age 25, Edu 15, Exp 15, PTE 10, Skilled Partner 10, NAATI 5 |
| 190 QLD | ONSHORE Early Childhood Teacher | UNKNOWN | TO BE VERIFIED |
| 190 QLD | OFFSHORE Electrician | 65 | Work Exp 15, Skilled Partner 10, Proficient English 10 |
| 190 QLD | ONSHORE Mechanical Engineer | 100 | TO BE VERIFIED |
| 190 QLD | ONSHORE Registered Nurse Community | 85 | - |
| 190 QLD | ONSHORE Registered Nurse Perioperative | 85 | - |
Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests
S56 requests observed on 20 April 2026 primarily involved health-related documentation (medicals, remedicals, polio certificates) and character documentation (AFP, PCC). The requests were issued between 1-4 months prior to visa grants. Applications lodged in late 2024 and early 2025 received S56 requests in early 2026, suggesting a processing pattern where additional documentation is requested approximately 12-15 months after lodgement for non-priority occupations.
Priority occupations such as Early Childhood Teacher demonstrated significantly faster processing times (12 months from lodgement to grant for Subclass 491 VIC), compared to non-priority occupations like ICT Business Analyst and Mechanical Engineer which took 14-15 months. The Solicitor grant under Subclass 189 was notably fast at approximately 5 months with a direct grant and no S56 requests.
Several grants were processed without S56 requests (straight/direct grants), particularly for Subclass 190 applications in SA, VIC, and the Subclass 189 Solicitor case, indicating streamlined processing for certain profiles.
🔵 This data is crowdsourced and represents a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs has complete grant data. For invitation rounds, only Queensland has the complete round data for 20 April 2026.
🔴 Disclaimer: This blog post is an AI summary of community comments and may be refreshed as more information becomes available. Due to the nature of crowdsourced and AI-generated content, mistakes and discrepancies are possible. This information should be consumed with caution.
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Hi guys, I got my 1st S56 last Thursday, which only requested my daughter's TB screening as she has turned 2yo. No other materials were required. I've completed the test, and yesterday the status of the health assessment was updated to " Health clearance provided – no action required". But the visa processing status is still "initial assessment". Do I need to click "I confirm I have provided information as requested" under the Attach documents?
