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Hello everybody Is there anyone here who has lodged 189 subclass on november 2024 and has not receive visa or S56 yet? I think there are only Iranians who are waiting for grant more than 1 year 😔

I am on a student visa (doctorate) which is valid until late next year. I am also waiting for 190 grant. If I am to travel and return before way before my student visa expires, do I need to apply for bridging B? Thanks in advance. @gregormendel @biotechy

How to know if its a big grants day?

Observe the grants self-reported by users on SmartVisaGuide database in the morning, till about mid-day. The number of self-reported grants are directly proportional to the total volume of grants over the day. So, on quiet days, you observe none/few self reported grants. On big volume days, you will observed 5 to 10 self-reported grants.

📙 Daily Activity Report: 27 Nov 2025

This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for Australian skilled visas (subclass 189, 190, and 491) based on crowdsourced data from the community.

Visa Grants

S56 Trends

No new S56 requests were reported for 27 November 2025. All S56 activity mentioned relates to previously issued requests that led to grants today.

Invitation Activity

Trends and Patterns

Visa Processing Times: - Priority Occupations (Health): Registered Nurses (RN NEC) continue to receive expedited processing with grants issued within 3 months of lodgement (August to November 2025). - Non-Priority Occupations: Processing times vary significantly, ranging from 3 months to over 2 years. The longest processing time observed was 2 years, 5 months, and 5 days for a 491 ACT Maintenance Planner lodged in September 2023. - Subclass 189: Grants processed within 3 months for applications lodged in August 2025, demonstrating faster processing for this visa category. - Subclass 190: Processing times range from 5 months to 2.5 years, with most grants taking 12-18 months. - Subclass 491: Processing times range from 8 months to over 2 years, with September 2023 lodgements receiving grants today.

S56 Request Patterns: - Medical examinations (including remedicals) remain the most common S56 request, particularly for applications lodged in 2023-2024. - PCC requests are frequently combined with medical requests, especially for offshore applicants. - Multiple S56 requests (2-4 rounds) were observed for several cases, particularly for applications with longer processing times. - Child-related S56s (medicals for children turning 12, 15, or 17) were noted in several cases. - Polio vaccine certificates were requested in multiple cases, particularly for offshore applicants. - Employment evidence and bank statements were requested in some cases.

State Activity: - TAS, ACT, QLD, and VIC showed significant grant activity for 491 visas. - NSW and SA showed activity for both 190 and 491 visas. - Most grants were for offshore applicants, with a smaller proportion for onshore applicants.

Occupation Trends: - Engineering occupations (Civil Engineering Technician, Mechanical Engineer, Production Engineer) featured prominently in today's grants. - ICT occupations (Software Engineer, Developer Programmer, ICT Security Specialist) also showed consistent grant activity. - Health occupations (RN NEC) demonstrated expedited processing as expected under Ministerial Direction 105.

⚠️ 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 visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs has complete grant data. For invitation rounds, only the respective states have complete round information.

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📣 New NT changes to offshore list on 26 Nov 2025

🔴 132211 Finance Manager removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 133512 Production Manager (Manufacturing) removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 135112 ICT Project Manager removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 221213 External Auditor removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 233311 Electrical Engineer removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 233512 Mechanical Engineer removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 233513 Production or Plant Engineer removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 233913 Biomedical Engineer removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 242111 University Lecturer removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 252711 Audiologist removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 261112 Systems Analyst removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 262113 Systems Administrator removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 263212 ICT Support Engineer removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 312111 Architectural Draftsperson removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 321111 Automotive Electrician removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 411611 Massage Therapist removed from NT Offshore List

I have lodged in October 2024 for Welfare Worker as offshore. Do I need to update my police clearance since its one year now? When can I expect my grant as I am worried I will update it now and later it crosses the two year wait period and I will have to update again.

Hey Gregor, @gregormendel it seems that the visa granting has slowed down during the invitation rounds. Today seems particualry slow for grants. I wonder if this job is done by the same case officers that grant visas and so thats the reason?

TAS Processing Times and Invitations Issued

Figures updated weekly. Last update - 26/11/25. 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 26/11/2025: - Subclass 190 - 72 ROIs invited - Subclass 491 - 33 ROIs invited

The lowest scores invited: - Subclass 190 - 36 points (Orange pass) - Subclass 491 - 43 points (Orange pass)

Number of ROIs on hand (ROIs with a status of Submitted after the invitation round has taken place): - Subclass 190 - 288 ROIs - Subclass 491 - 228 ROIs

Nomination places available: - Subclass 190 - 997 places - Subclass 491 - 576 places

Oldest nomination application lodged and not yet allocated to a case officer - 11/11/2025

Please guide me on how much time it will take to get the visa, advance thanx for guidance.

Vetassess - reduced my experience by three years out of five. They claimed that my degree wasn't relevant to my profession. Can I claim points according to my experience and not to vetassess? The reduction of years really reduces my points. Profession is - recruitment consultant.

📙 Daily Activity Report: 26 Nov 2025

This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 26 November 2025, based on crowdsourced data from the community.

Visa Grants

S56 Trends

Invitation Activity

Trends and Patterns

Visa Processing Times: Priority occupations (Health) continue to demonstrate expedited processing. Two Registered Nurses and one Psychologist received grants within 3 months of lodgement (all lodged 26 August 2025). A Physicist also received a grant within 3 months. In contrast, non-priority occupations show significantly longer processing times: an ICT Business Analyst (VIC 190) took 30 months, a Building Inspector (491) took 22 months, and a Network Administrator (TAS 190) took 13 months.

S56 Activity: Limited S56 activity reported today, with one request for medicals for an Engineering Technologist who lodged in October 2024. The VIC ICT Business Analyst who received a grant today had an S56 request in May 2025 for medicals and AFP, approximately 6 months before grant.

TAS Invitation Activity: Tasmania issued multiple preinvites across both 190 and 491 streams. Notable is the diversity of pathways including Skilled Graduate (TSG) and Skilled Employment pathways. The Skilled Employment pathway appears to accommodate applicants working in fields different from their skill assessment occupation.

🔴 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 crowdsourced information and is a subset of total activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs and individual states have complete data. For invitation rounds, only the relevant state has comprehensive round information.

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Has anyone heard of any invitations for Primary School Teachers since June 2025?

NSW Invitation Round 25 Nov 2025

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NSW Invitation Round is happening now !!!!!!!

Is there anyone 189 NOV 2024 round Still waiting? ?? Already 1 year

📙 Daily Activity Report: 25 Nov 2025

This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 25 November 2025, based on crowdsourced data from the Australian skilled migration community.

Visa Grants

S56 Trends

Invitation Activity

Trends and Patterns

Visa Processing Times: Priority occupations (Physiotherapist, Registered Nurse Aged Care) continue to receive expedited processing with direct grants within 3 months of lodgement. Non-priority occupations show varied processing times, ranging from 3 months (189 grants lodged in August 2025) to nearly 2 years (491 SA Advertising Specialist lodged January 2024).

S56 Activity: Recent S56 requests focus on standard documentation including Form 1221, Form 80, PCC, and employment evidence. One case required Polio vaccination documentation. The WA Social Worker case received three S56 requests over a 2-month period before grant.

NSW Invitation Round: NSW conducted a 190/491 round on 25 November 2025, inviting across diverse occupations. Points ranged from 65 (Occupation Therapist) to 110 (ICT Project Manager). ICT and Engineering occupations dominated invitations with points between 95-110. Health occupations received invitations at lower points (65-90).

Direct Grants: Multiple 189 direct grants were issued for August 2025 lodgements, indicating efficient processing for complete applications with all documentation submitted upfront.

Useful Resources

• ICT Business Analyst Profile: https://smartvisaguide.com/surajkandi

⚠️ 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 a subset of total activity. Only DHA and individual states have complete data. For invitation rounds, this summary reflects reported cases only—the state holds complete round information.

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Very very slow visa grants for 190?

Hi, we have additional medical for my 2y/o son for IGRA. The panel clinic just submitted to Immi the negative result last 21-Nov. The Health status now is 'Examination ready for assessment, no action required'. May I know normally how long BUPA will take the assessment?

When will they start processing this year's 190 lodgements?

I have been tracking 190 grant database here for a while, and I have been seeing grants for 190 applications lodged from July 2023 to June 2024, especially July 2023 to December 2023, in the last month or so.

In contrast, as of 30 September 2025, based on the data provided by FOI requests, only 5 out of the 1610 cases lodged by 30 September 2025 in this program year have been processed.

I have also note seen 190 visa grants for those applied during the current program year in our database here either.

So, when will they start processing this year's 190 applications? Seems very different from the last program year, where they almost immediately started processing current cases.

FY2025-26 Occupations removed from SA Offshore List

❌ 131112 Sales and Marketing Manager ❌ 131113 Advertising Manager ❌ 131114 Public Relations Manager ❌ 133511 Production Manager (Forestry) ❌ 133513 Production Manager (Mining) ❌ 141111 Cafe or Restaurant Manager ❌ 141999 Accommodation and Hospitality Managers nec ❌ 142115 Post Office Manager ❌ 149112 Fitness Centre Manager ❌ 149212 Customer Service Manager ❌ 212411 Copywriter ❌ 212412 Newspaper or Periodical Editor ❌ 212413 Print Journalist ❌ 212415 Technical Writer ❌ 212416 Television Journalist ❌ 212499 Journalists and Other Writers nec ❌ 221111 Accountant (General) ❌ 221112 Management Accountant ❌ 221113 Taxation Accountant ❌ 221213 External Auditor ❌ 221214 Internal Auditor ❌ 222111 Commodities Trader ❌ 222112 Finance Broker ❌ 222113 Insurance Broker ❌ 222199 Financial Brokers nec ❌ 222311 Financial Investment Adviser ❌ 223111 Human Resource Adviser ❌ 223112 Recruitment Consultant ❌ 223113 Workplace Relations Adviser ❌ 223211 ICT Trainer ❌ 224111 Actuary ❌ 224112 Mathematician ❌ 224113 Statistician ❌ 224611 Librarian ❌ 224912 Liaison Officer ❌ 225111 Advertising Specialist ❌ 225112 Market Research Analyst ❌ 225213 ICT Sales Representative ❌ 225311 Public Relations Professional ❌ 225499 Technical Sales Representatives nec ❌ 231111 Aeroplane Pilot ❌ 231113 Flying Instructor ❌ 231114 Helicopter Pilot ❌ 232311 Fashion Designer ❌ 232312 Industrial Designer ❌ 232412 Illustrator ❌ 232413 Multimedia Designer ❌ 251311 Environmental Health Officer ❌ 251312 Occupational Health and Safety Adviser ❌ 271111 Barrister ❌ 271214 Intellectual Property Lawyer ❌ 271299 Judicial and Other Legal Professionals nec ❌ 272111 Careers Counsellor ❌ 272112 Drug and Alcohol Counsellor ❌ 272113 Family and Marriage Counsellor ❌ 272114 Rehabilitation Counsellor ❌ 272115 Student Counsellor ❌ 272199 Counsellors nec ❌ 312913 Mine Deputy ❌ 313113 Web Administrator ❌ 313199 ICT Support Technicians nec ❌ 321211 Motor Mechanic (General) ❌ 321213 Motorcycle Mechanic ❌ 321214 Small Engine Mechanic ❌ 324111 Panelbeater ❌ 332211 Painting Trades Worker ❌ 342311 Business Machine Mechanic ❌ 342315 Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) ❌ 351111 Baker ❌ 351112 Pastrycook ❌ 351211 Butcher or Smallgoods Maker ❌ 351311 Chef ❌ 351411 Cook ❌ 362212 Arborist ❌ 362213 Landscape Gardener ❌ 394111 Cabinetmaker ❌ 411411 Enrolled Nurse ❌ 411711 Community Worker ❌ 411712 Disabilities Services Officer ❌ 411713 Family Support Worker ❌ 411715 Residential Care Officer ❌ 411716 Youth Worker ❌ 441211 Emergency Service Worker

NT has removed the following occupations from the FY2025-26 Offshore list today.

ROIs open today and within hours, the following occupations were removed from the offshore list:

🔴 132311 Human Resource Manager removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 133111 Construction Project Manager removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 149212 Customer Service Manager removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 149311 Conference and Event Organiser removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 221112 Management Accountant removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 223111 Human Resource Adviser removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 223112 Recruitment Consultant removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 224999 Information and Organisation Professionals nec removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 225113 Marketing Specialist removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 225311 Public Relations Professional removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 233211 Civil Engineer removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 251511 Hospital Pharmacist removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 251513 Retail Pharmacist removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 261111 ICT Business Analyst removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 261312 Developer Programmer removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 262111 Database Administrator removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 311215 Pharmacy Technician removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 312211 Civil Engineering Draftsperson removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 312212 Civil Engineering Technician removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 313112 ICT Customer Support Officer removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 511111 Contract Administrator removed from NT Offshore List 🔴 511112 Program or Project Administrator removed from NT Offshore List

Updated 24 Nov 2025 here

📙 Daily Activity Report: 24 November 2025

This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 24 November 2025, based on crowdsourced data from the skilled migration community.

Visa Grants

S56 Trends

Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests

The S56 requests observed today show a mix of standard compliance checks. Two offshore applicants received S56 requests: one for Form 815 (health undertaking) for a Retail Pharmacist who lodged in June 2025, and another for remedicals and spouse functional English evidence for an Electrical Engineer who lodged in May 2024.

For granted visas, S56 requests varied significantly. Priority occupation applicants (Health professionals) received expedited processing with minimal S56 intervention - the Intensive Care Specialist only received a PCC request, while the Physiotherapist had no recorded S56. Non-priority occupations showed similar patterns, with the Carpenter receiving no S56, and the Painter receiving only an updated Polio vaccination request close to grant. The 491 University Lecturer case involved complex health-related S56 and S57 requests spanning multiple months, including remedicals and additional medical examinations for a dependent with health concerns.

News and Updates

NT and SA Registers of Interest (ROIs) opened on 24 November 2025. NT ROIs were expected to open on this date as previously announced.

Useful Resources

• NT ROI Opening Announcement: https://smartvisaguide.com/posts/10848
• S56 Request Details: https://smartvisaguide.com/lmemo

⚠️ Disclaimer: This blog post is an AI-generated 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 and verified against official sources.

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

Useful Links

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