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📙 Daily Activity Report: 08 Nov 2025

This report summarises visa grant activity and trends for 08 November 2025, based on crowdsourced data from the Australian skilled migration community.

Visa Grants

S56 Trends

No S56 requests were reported for 08 November 2025.

Invitation Activity

No invitation round data was reported for 08 November 2025.

Trends and Patterns

Visa Processing Times

Two Subclass 189 direct grants were reported today, both lodged in late August 2025. The General Practitioner case (priority occupation) received grant within approximately 2.5 months, while the ECT case (priority occupation) also received grant within the same timeframe. Both applicants reported uploading comprehensive documentation at lodgement to avoid S56 requests.

Key Observations

Both successful applicants emphasised the importance of uploading complete evidence at lodgement. The ECT applicant specifically noted not claiming Australian work experience but ensuring all overseas experience was thoroughly documented. The General Practitioner applicant similarly highlighted prompt document updates to avoid S56 requests.

🔵 This report represents crowdsourced data and is a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs has complete grant data for this period.

🔴 Disclaimer: This blog post is an AI summary of community comments and may be refreshed as additional data becomes available. Due to the crowdsourced and AI-generated nature of this content, mistakes and discrepancies are possible. This information should be consumed with caution.

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Comprehensive S56 Analysis Report

As a token of appreciation for our premium users, we have added another small feature to assist you in your visa journey. If you have a complete user profile with timeline entries, you will see a link to your Subclass's s56 analysis report, in your profile. This is an experimental AI driven feature, and the content, accuracy and format of the report will evolve over time.

Daily Updates: This report is automatically updated once per day, to incorporate the latest S56 and grants data from our database.

We have also shared raw data for your own analysis here.

👇 Sample Report in Comments 👇

@biotechy bro is there anyway to contact DHA as its been almost 3 weeks my employer responded for the employment verification they did and more than 2 months of commencement mail ? I think S56 would have been bettwe than this.

Hi everyone, I am an offshore applicant (India). Is there anyone who is applying for subclass visas (189, 190, and 491) under the agricultural consultant occupation this year or anyone who is already in the pool? I need help Can we connect?

FY2025-26 NSW/ACT Full Allocation update 7 Nov 2025

NSW has received total 3600 places (2100 for 190, and 1500 for 491) Last FY NSW had total 5000 places (3000 for 190, and 2000 for 491)

ACT has received total 1600 places (800 for 190 and 800 for 491 Last FY ACT has 1800 places (1000 for 190 and 800 for 491)

TAS has also received full allocation here.

Next 189 Invitation Round

DHA has announced that the next invitation round will on 13 Nov 2025. Assuming invitations are sent your occupation: your chances of invitation depend on total EOI point and EOI Date of Effect.

Data for past 189 rounds for all occupation is available on SmartVisaGuide: Click on Occupations in left navbar, select your occupation, and select Rounds on the occupation page.

🪧 Know more about Date of Effect here.

FY2025-26 Tasmanian Skilled Migration State Nomination Program Update - 7 November 2025

Full 2025-26 Nomination Allocations Announced Tasmania has now received its full nomination allocation for the 2025-26 program year. In total, including interim allocations, this comprises: * 1200 nomination places for subclass 190 (last FY was 2100) * 650 nomination places for subclass 491 (last FY was 760)

Migration Tasmania has now commenced weekly invitations to apply for nomination. Information will be posted on the Migration Tasmania website every week detailing: * the number of Registrations of Interest (ROIs) invited to apply for nomination * the lowest scores invited * nomination places available * number of ROIs on hand

Full release here.

📙 Daily Activity Report: 07 Nov 2025

This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 07 November 2025 based on crowdsourced data from the community.

Visa Grants

S56 Trends

Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests

The day saw significant S56 activity, particularly for remedicals and Form 815 health undertakings. Multiple offshore applicants from Pakistan and India who lodged in December 2023 received Form 815 requests for dependents, following earlier remedical requests in October 2025. This suggests a pattern of health-related follow-ups for applications approaching the two-year processing mark.

For priority occupations (Registered Nurse), visa processing was notably faster at 5 months compared to non-priority occupations. The longest processing times were observed for applications lodged in mid-2023, with most taking 2+ years to finalise. Direct grants without S56 requests remain rare, with only one Carpenter case reported.

Common S56 requests included remedicals, employment evidence, AFP checks, and PCC. Several cases involved multiple S56 rounds, particularly for medical clearances and police checks. Family size appears to correlate with additional S56 complexity, especially for health undertakings.

News and Updates

• TAS Full Allocation: Tasmania has announced full nomination allocation for FY2025-26
• ACT and NSW Full Allocation: Both ACT and NSW have received their full allocation for the financial year
• Upcoming 189 Round: DHA will conduct a 189 invitation round on 13 November 2025

Useful Resources

• TAS Full Nomination Allocation Announcement: https://smartvisaguide.com/posts/10207
• ACT and NSW Full Allocation Update: https://smartvisaguide.com/posts/10219

⚠️ 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 report represents crowdsourced data and is a subset of total activity. Only DHA and individual states have complete grant and invitation data.

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TAS Update 06 Nov 2025

Migration Tasmania has started to invite ROIs for the 2025-26 program year. Below you will find the relevant data. ROIs invited to apply for nomination on 6/11/2025: - Subclass 190 - 70 ROIs invited - Subclass 491 - 30 ROIs invited

The lowest scores invited: - Subclass 190 - 324 points (Green pass) - Subclass 491 - 83 points (Orange pass)

Number of ROIs on hand (ROIs with a status of Submitted after the invitation round has taken place) - Subclass 190 - 404 ROIs - Subclass 491 - 275 ROIs

Nomination places available (this will be updated once we receive our final allocation). Oldest nomination application lodged and not yet allocated to a case officer - 14/10/2025 Tasmania's final allocation for 2025-26 is expected to be confirmed in the coming weeks.

📙 Daily Activity Report: 06 Nov 2025 This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 06 November 2025, based on crowdsourced data from the community.

Visa Grants

S56 Trends

Invitation Activity

NSW 190 Round (06 Nov 2025)

TAS Preinvites (06 Nov 2025)

Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests

The S56 requests on 06 November 2025 primarily involved medical examinations for offshore 491 applicants who lodged their visas between November 2023 and April 2024. One applicant received a request for Health Undertaking Form 815 in addition to remedicals. This pattern suggests DHA is actively processing offshore 491 applications from mid-2023 to early 2024.

For visa grants, S56 requests predominantly involved remedicals and PCC updates, particularly for applications lodged in 2023. Priority occupation applicants (Primary School Teacher, Hospital Pharmacist) received grants within 6-8 months despite multiple S56 requests, while non-priority occupations experienced processing times ranging from 11 months to over 2 years. The longest processing time observed was for a 491 NT External Auditor (lodged October 2023, granted November 2025).

NSW conducted a substantial 190 invitation round covering 23 occupations, all for onshore applicants with points ranging from 75 to 110 (inclusive of state nomination). Tasmania issued preinvites for both 190 and 491 pathways, targeting graduates and established residents.

⚠️ 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 represents a subset of total activity. Only DHA and individual states possess complete grant and invitation data. For NSW invitation rounds, this summary reflects reported invitations only; NSW holds the complete round data.

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State and Territory nominations for FY2025-26 Using interim allocations only: The number of EOIs that have received nominations from state and territory governments from 1 July 2025 to 31 October 2025.

Source: DHA Website

WA has received additional interim allocation. More here

We should be approaching an inflection point this program year.

As noted in, our 190 backlog level has been reduced by around 4000 last program year, down to the near 35000 level.

This year, while we still do not have the State and Territory nomination quotas yet, based on what we have heard, namely the quotas will be reduced by around 22% across States and Territories, we can use 13200 as an approximate number for all 190 nominations. Then using 2 as the approximate family size, we would have no more than 26400 nominations for 190 visa this program year.

Then we will have delays due to documentation gathering and two onshore candidates applying as a couple (primary and secondary), we would have even less actual lodgements. Last program year, a total of roughly 29000 applications for 190 visa were lodged, so this program year, we can also take an educated guess that no more than 25000 applications will be lodged.

Using some very rough math, the backlog should be reduced by at least 8000 by the end of this program year and if we still have 33000 planning level for 190 visa the next program year, then the backlog would be even lower than the planning level, which means even more people will get processed within 12 months.

Regardless, a lot of us who apply for 190 this program year will get processed within 12 months even if we are not priority candidates. Hopefully this helps.

📙 Daily Activity Report: 05 November 2025 This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for Australian skilled visas (subclass 189, 190, and 491). Analysis is based on crowdsourced data from the community.

Visa Grants

S56 Trends

Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests

The day saw a cluster of S56 requests for subclass 491 applications lodged between March and April 2024. Medical requests dominated the S56 activity, with all five reported cases requiring medical examinations. Additional documentation requests included AFP checks, bank statements, tax documents, and police clearance certificates. The pattern suggests DHA is actively processing 491 applications from the March-April 2024 cohort, with medical clearances being a key checkpoint before finalisation.

Visa Processing Observations

Subclass 189: Two direct grants were reported for Civil Engineering occupations (Civil Engineer and Civil Engineering Draftsperson), both lodged in December 2024 and granted in November 2025. Processing time was approximately 10-11 months. Both applicants were onshore with 75-90 points.

Subclass 190 NSW: Two grants were reported for offshore applicants in Civil Engineer and QA Manager occupations. Processing times ranged from 15-16 months (May-July 2024 lodgements to November 2025 grants). Both cases received S56 requests for medicals in late October 2025, shortly before grant.

Activity levels were notably quiet for the day, with community members commenting on the low volume of grants. One observation noted that DHA may need to accelerate processing in the January-April 2026 window to meet planning levels.

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

📊 This data represents a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has complete grant and processing data.

Useful Links

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What is the status of s56 subclass 190 older files of December 2023.

How many days from S56 to grant? It depends on a multitude of factors, but generally its takes from 1 to 12 weeks for most (not all) applicants to get grant after s56 request is fulfilled. The best way to answer this would be to look at the latest s56 to grant timelines for your subclass. We have provided the data here.

Tasmanian Skilled Migration State Nomination Program Update - November 2025 Additional interim nomination allocation While the Australian Government has not yet confirmed full program year nomination quotas for 2025-26, it has provided a further interim allocation of skilled visa nomination places to states and territories. For Tasmania, this allocation provides a further 450 places: - 300 for subclass 190 - 150 for subclass 491.

The 2025-26 Tasmanian Skilled Migration Program opened to new Registrations of Interest (ROIs) on 14 October 2025, with only candidates issued a Gold Pass invited to apply for nomination.

With this additional allocation, we will commence weekly invitation rounds with invitations expected to be issued across Gold, Green and Orange Pass categories.

Information will be posted on the Migration Tasmania website every week detailing: - the number of ROIs invited to apply for nomination - the lowest scores invited - nomination places available - number of ROIs on hand

I applied for a 491 visa (offshore-India-software engineer) on Feb 27th, 2024, and on Nov 3rd, 2025, I received an S56 request for a new PCC (from India) and evidence of relationship with spouse. What documents can I submit for evidence of relationship with spouse? The household bills are not in our name since we stay with my parents.

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Lately, it feels like there are more people stuck waiting after s56 requests than those actually getting grants or new invites. Wouldn’t be surprised if some recently invited applicants get their grants before many of us who’ve been waiting since our s56 stage. 😅 2 years and 3 months already.

DHA trying hard to make me give up and i am here keeping my tormented hope high at 11 months. Lol

FY2025-25 State and Territory nominations Using interim allocations only: The number of EOIs that have received nominations from state and territory governments from 1 July 2025 to 30 September 2025:

My last message in this group. This page has been really helpful for tracking visa related queries.

Lodged 190 visa: 09/04/2024 S56: 2/10/2025 for AFP and re-medicals. Granted: 3/11/2025

Occupation: Systems analyst

Thanks guys and good luck everyone.