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📙 Daily Activity Report: 18 October 2025

This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and related activity reported by the community on 18 October 2025.

Visa Grants

S56 Trends

Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests

Two S56 requests were reported today. One case involved a request for AFP and remedicals for a 491 SA Mechanic application lodged in July 2023, with the S56 issued in August 2025. Another case involved an onshore 190 application lodged in June 2025, with an S56 for Polio vaccination issued on 18 October 2025.

The 491 SA Mechanic case demonstrates an extended processing timeline of over two years, with an S56 request occurring approximately 25 months after lodgement. This case subsequently received a grant on the same day as this report.

Visa Processing Observations

Priority occupations (Health and Teaching) continue to demonstrate faster processing times. The Registered Nurse (Aged Care) case from NSW received a grant in approximately 3 months and 23 days, while both Secondary School Teacher cases (NSW and WA) were processed in approximately 3 months and 25 days. All three priority occupation cases were straight grants without S56 requests.

In contrast, the non-priority occupation (Mechanic) experienced significantly longer processing, taking over two years from lodgement to grant, with an S56 request for AFP and remedicals issued during the process.

All reported grants today were for subclass 190 and 491 visas. NSW and WA states featured prominently in the 190 grants, with both onshore and offshore applicants receiving approvals. Family sizes ranged from single applicants to families of three.

Useful Resources

• S56 Request Details: https://smartvisaguide.com/cheekybear3321
• NSW 190 Grant Profile: https://smartvisaguide.com/knabin75

⚠️ Disclaimer: This blog post is an AI summary of the comments below and may be refreshed as more comments arrive. Due to the nature of crowdsourced and AI-generated content, mistakes and discrepancies are possible. This information should be consumed with caution.

📊 This data is crowdsourced and represents only a subset of total activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and individual states possess complete data on visa grants and invitation rounds.

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Claiming Experience for Skill Select EOI After VETASSESS Assessment

My VETASSESS skills assessment (civil engineering technician) deducted one year as a qualifying period from my job. For my Skill Select EOI, which asks for the start date of my closely related occupation, should I enter my true employment start date or the 'date deemed skilled for points test advice” as per my Vetasses skills assessment outcome letter?

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NSW Program Updates NSW Government has received an interim allocation for the 2025-26 Skilled Migration Program from The Department of Home Affairs.

The NSW interim allocation includes:

• Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) – 200 places
• Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – 180 places

Invitation Rounds for the Subclass 190 Visa

Next week we will be undertaking an invitation round for NSW nomination for the subclass 190 visa whilst we await the full allocation from Home Affairs. To ensure eligibility, we recommend keeping your SkillSelect EOI up to date and making sure that you can provide valid supporting evidence for all claims should your EOI be selected.

NSW Priority Sectors

NSW Government is working with the Australian Government to deliver shared migration priorities through the NSW State Migration Plan. Delivering priorities such as boosting the care economy and building more homes requires the attraction and retention of skilled workers. The NSW State Migration Plan will build on existing programs to support successful outcomes for skilled migrants in NSW.

The NSW Priority Sectors are: Construction (infrastructure and housing), Net Zero and Energy Transition, Care and Support Economy, Digital and Cyber, Agriculture and Agrifood, and Advanced Manufacturing.

Published Skills Lists

NSW has published NSW Skills Lists for the 2025-26 program year. The lists are provided at the ANZSCO unit group level, with separate lists for the Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) and the Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass 491).

All occupations within an identified unit group that are eligible for the respective visa are eligible for an invitation for NSW nomination. Occupations that do not appear on the NSW Skills Lists will not be considered for an invitation for NSW nomination.

Update on the Subclass 491 Visa Nominations

Application for the Subclass 491 visa (all Pathways) are closed to new applications at this stage.

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491 Visa – Time to Relocate to Regional + Address Evidence While Offshore?

Hi everyone,

I lodged my 491 visa in December 2023, and received an s56 request in October 2023 for remedicals, which has since been cleared. I'm currently on a Bridging Visa A and living in a non-regional area for work reasons.

As you know, once the 491 visa is granted, the following conditions will apply:

• 8578 – Must notify of certain changes
• 8579 – Must live, work or study only in a designated regional area
• 8580 – Must provide evidence of residential addresses if requested
• 8581 – Must attend an interview if requested

I have a couple of questions I hope someone can help with:

• After the visa is granted, how much time is given to relocate to a regional area to comply with condition 8579? Is there a grace period, or is the expectation to move immediately?

• We have offshore travel planned for 2-3 months soon after the visa grant. To save on rent during that time, we’re planning to store our belongings at a friend’s place (which is in a regional area).

• What kind of address evidence does Home Affairs accept to show we are residing in a regional area? Would temporary storage at a friend’s place be sufficient?

• Do we need to show lease agreements, utility bills, or anything else to satisfy condition 8580?

Appreciate any guidance from others who have been through this or have insights.

Thanks in advance!

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After s56 submittion for AFP and Medical How long does it takes normally to finalise the application ?

s56 received on 02/oct/2025 s56 submitted on 14/oct/25

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Hi all, just wondering if it is worth for me to wait another month or so for the next 189 round? I'm now worried about this after seeing the last round in Aug.

I haven't provided ROI for VIC 190 or 491 because the processing times are almost 2 yrs. Thank you

Hi @gregormendel I’d really appreciate some guidance on this situation,

I’ve included my child as a migrating family member in my visa application. However, I don’t have the child’s father’s signature on Form 1229, though I’ve attached supporting evidence explaining this. If we happen to receive an S56 request because of the missing signature, can I temporarily remove my child from the current application so that my visa can be granted, and then later obtain sole guardianship proof and apply for a child visa separately?

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Hi @gregormendel any specific reason why the grants are too slow this FY? Any specific reasons driving this which are on top of your head or is it just a general delay?

Hi guys, I have completed my second round of medical exams on the 30th of September in France and on my ImmiAccount I still have the following message

"Examinations in progress

A panel clinic is currently processing this person's health examination(s) in eMedical. This screen will be updated once this person's case has been submitted to the department for processing. This may not occur until all results are finalised after the person has left the clinic. Ongoing delays should be followed up with the clinic in relation to the progress of your health examination results. Do not contact the department about this matter."

I contacted the clinic in France and they told me standard processing time is 7 to 10 working days however for my first medical it was cleared in 3/4 days.

Seems like its taking too long this time, what do you guys think ?

Notes from TAS Webinar today - TAS 491 OSOP Pathway (for offshore) not open yet, an occupation list will be released if/when it opens. Submit EOI (no ROI), wait for invite, if invited then lodge ROI. - Offshore ONLY have the option of 190 Health/Teaching Job Offer Pathway. There is no other option at the moment. - TAS sometimes does withdraw nomination even after full nomination, if fraud is found to have taken place. - ECT working in kindergarten is not Gold pass (but is still high priority), Gold is only for ECTs working in Schools. - If you want to change the attributes you have claimed, you need to withdraw current ROI, and submit new one with correct attributes. - TAS still waiting on state nomination allocation from DHA. - When TAS looks at an application and it doesn’t meet the claimed requirements, then still try to see if you meet some other pathway/subclass requirements - TAS Eligibility Checker tool is work in progress (to incorporate updates). Will be released soon. - To meet $57K income requirement, you CAN NOT combine more than 1 job. It has to be 1 job, you can claim your highest paying job. - Visa Expiring Soon and waiting for invite? TAS CAN NOT priortise your application on this basis. But if you have received pre-invite, and waiting for Nomination, then TAS can possibly assist you in expediting your application (email them). - What takes priority? Attribute color or score? Priority goes to highest SCORE. - When will Orange pass be invited? It all depends on how much allocation, and how many Gold, Green Orange Plus Orange in queue. Invitations are issued based on SCORE. - Can not accept Salary BACKPAY to meet new salary requirements. Clock start when you actually start getting the new higher rate, can’t backdate.

Email: skilled@migration.tas.gov.au

Alhamdulilah :) Visa Granted Yesterday :) Applied on 12 May 2025

Any suggestions when will they clear the backlog from 189 Dec 2022 round, it’s nearly 3 years since i’ve been waiting for the grant 😔

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Hi, just wanted to check ICT offshore with 105-491 and 95-190 and 32 EOI's all states all subclasses what are the chances this year? Age- 30 PTE-20 Single -10 NAATI-5 EXP-10 EDU-15 STATE-5/15

Clarification Regarding Re-Medicals and Health Assessment Status on ImmiAccount

I am seeking clarification regarding the status of the health examinations for my partner and myself, as displayed in our ImmiAccount. Below are the details and my queries:

Question 1: Health Assessment Status on ImmiAccount

• My wife and I received an S56 request for re-medicals, and additionally, my wife was requested to undergo an AFP check.
• My wife completed her re-medicals on 8th October, and I completed mine on 9th October. As of now, under the Health Assessment tab:

For myself, the status reads: "Health clearance provided – no action required. All health examinations required for the specified visa subclass have been finalised. Processing of this person's visa application can now continue. This will not occur until a case officer investigates the case in line with published processing times for the visa that has been applied for. Do not contact the department about health examinations in the meantime."

Question: Does this mean my medicals have been cleared by BUPA?

For my wife, the status reads: "Examinations ready for assessment – no action required. The required health examinations have been completed and submitted by the panel clinic to the department. This person's case will be processed or referred to the department's migration medical services provider, Bupa Medical Visa Services, for further assessment."

Question: Does this mean her medicals are still under assessment and not yet cleared by BUPA?

Question 2: “I confirm I have provided the information as requested” Button

I have uploaded the latest AFP on 10th October 2025. Under the Attach Documents section of our ImmiAccount, I still see a button labeled: “I confirm I have provided the information as requested.”

Question: Should I click this button, or is it only necessary after uploading specific documents?

ACT Nominated Migration Program Occupation List (NMPOL)

The ACT Nominated Migration Program Occupation List was last updated on 10 October 2025. It applies to all Canberra Matrix, regardless of when they were submitted.

Source: ACT Website

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