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📙 Daily Activity Report: 10 Apr 2026

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190 Granted - South Australia

Finally received the golden email today! 🥂

Occupation: 263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer

Applied: 24/01/2025

Medical: 24/02/2025

Grant Date: 10/04/2026

S56: No (Direct Grant)

Note: We didn’t proactively upload PCCs or other documents after the initial lodgement; it was a direct grant. The status went from Received to Finalised today.

Hi All, I am on 491 Visa, going overseas for more than 2 months. Do I need to update the address in the portal?

Hi @everyone A quick query. Do I need to update about my marriage in Immi Account? Although I received my 189 Visa grant as single candidate and also made first entry to Australia as single. Your prompt response will be much appreciated.

SA Invitations issued - April 2026

Below you will find the relevant data for the invitations issued in April 2026: Skilled and Business Migration will continue to issue invitations monthly. The next invitation round will occur in early May 2026.

TAS Processing Times and Invitations Issued

Figures updated weekly. Last update - 9/04/26

ROIs invited to apply for nomination on 9/04/2026: Subclass 190 - 52 ROIs invited Subclass 491 - 26 ROIs invited

The lowest scores invited: Subclass 190 - 251 (Green pass) Subclass 491 - 66 points (Orange-plus pass)

Number of ROIs on hand (ROIs with a status of Submitted after the invitation round has taken place): Subclass 190 - 475 ROIs Subclass 491 - 404 ROIs

Nomination places available: Subclass 190 - 383 places Subclass 491 - 327 places

Nomination applications lodged but not yet decided: Subclass 190 - 305 applications Subclass 491 - 232 applications

Invitations issued but application not yet lodged: Subclass 190 - 68 invitations Subclass 491 - 53 invitations

Oldest nomination application lodged and not yet allocated to a case officer - 22/12/2025

📙 Daily Activity Report: 09 Apr 2026

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

Visa Grants

S56 Trends

Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests

One S56 request was reported for a 491 NSW onshore applicant who lodged on 25 January 2025. The request was for Polio vaccination documentation. This represents a routine health requirement request during visa processing.

For the WA 491 Pharmacy Technician grant, an S56 was issued on 25 March 2026 for a newborn addition to the application. The applicant had previously updated change of conditions for the baby on 20 February 2026. The visa was granted within two weeks of the S56 submission.

Processing Time Observations

Priority Occupations: The WA 491 Pharmacy Technician (priority occupation) case showed processing from lodgement (02 April 2025) to grant (09 April 2026) in approximately 12 months, despite an S56 request for a newborn.

Non-Priority Occupations: Processing times for non-priority occupations varied significantly: - VIC 190 ICT Business Analyst: approximately 16 months (20 Dec 2024 → 09 Apr 2026) - VIC 190 Computer Network and Systems Engineer: approximately 6 months (20 Oct 2025 → 09 Apr 2026), reported as direct grant with no S56 - NSW 190 Civil Engineer: approximately 12 months (09 Apr 2025 → 09 Apr 2026) - TAS 190: approximately 4 months (08 Dec 2025 → 09 Apr 2026)

⚠️ 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 (DHA) and individual states possess complete grant and invitation data.

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📙 Daily Activity Report: 08 April 2026

This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity based on crowdsourced data from the Australian skilled migration community for 08 April 2026.

Visa Grants

S56 Trends

No new S56 requests were reported for 08 April 2026.

Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests

Priority Occupations: The Enrolled Nurse (priority occupation) received a grant in approximately 10 months, significantly faster than non-priority occupations. The Physiotherapist (also priority) received a grant in approximately 10 months.

Non-Priority Occupations: Processing times for non-priority occupations varied considerably, ranging from 4 months to over 2 years. Applications lodged in late 2023 and early 2024 are now receiving grants. The longest processing time observed was for a WA 190 Hotel Manager (approximately 28 months), which involved multiple S56 requests related to pregnancy and newborn documentation.

Common S56 Requests: The most frequent S56 requests were for: - Medical examinations and remedicals - Employment evidence (payslips, reference letters, contracts, tax documents) - Police clearance certificates - Newborn-related documentation (birth certificates, passports, medicals)

Offshore vs Onshore: Both offshore and onshore applicants received grants, with no clear pattern indicating faster processing for either category. Processing times appear more dependent on occupation priority and completeness of initial documentation.

Family Applications: Several grants involved families with children, often requiring additional S56 requests for newborn documentation or child medicals.

State Variations: Grants were distributed across multiple states (VIC, SA, WA, QLD, TAS, NSW), with Victoria showing the highest activity on this day.

Disclaimer

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📊 This data represents a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs has complete grant statistics. Individual experiences may vary significantly from the trends observed here.

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@gregormendel I have noticed everytime I come closer to my timeline for visa grants suddenly timeline goes up. As previously it was 10 months 22 days for retail pharmacist occupation and my waiting time as of today is 9 months 11 days. Now i can see today’s grants is within one year or 11 months and some days. Which is very frustrating being an offshore without any job. Waiting time is going up everytime. I have no clue now when can i expect my grant as i can see on Immi account my status is still received and haven’t received any s56 or any other request. Proactively submitted my all Pcc and medical and other supporting documents. I am so disappointed with this time frame. Could you guide or provide me any idea when can i get my grant?

@gregormendel @biotechy I have been asked for PCC of non-migrating partner, although I had submitted one issued by district police headquarter but that has not been entertained. the S56 asked for acknowledgment of application at RPO( ISSUING AUTHORITY FOR STANDARD PCC). Ihave uploaded the same although the actual PCC may take around 1 month.Should i expect grant at the end of 28 day period or will I get grant only after uploaded standard PCC of partner?

Hi @gregormendel @biotechy What is the processing time for 491SE Visa?

📙 Daily Activity Report: 07 Apr 2026

This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 07 April 2026, based on crowdsourced data from the skilled migration community.

Visa Grants

S56 Trends

Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests

S56 requests continue to focus on standard documentation requirements including medicals, police clearance certificates (PCC), and functional English evidence for secondary applicants. One case required additional documentation for a newborn passport, while another involved court-specific issue order documentation. Direct grants were observed for both priority (Retail Pharmacist) and non-priority (Construction Project Manager) occupations.

Priority occupations (Hospital Pharmacist, Retail Pharmacist, Registered Nurses nec, Secondary Teacher) demonstrated visa processing times ranging from 11 to 12 months. Non-priority occupations showed processing times between 12 to 13 months for Subclass 190, and similar timeframes for Subclass 491.

Several applicants reported self-managing their applications successfully, including complex cases involving court orders. One Environmental Research Scientist completed the entire journey from student visa to PR grant over 4 years while simultaneously completing a PhD and gaining Australian work experience.

An Early Childhood Teacher grant was reported at 85 points for Subclass 189, though the applicant noted that 90 points is increasingly becoming the safer threshold for this visa subclass.

📊 This report represents crowdsourced data and is a subset of total visa activity. Only DHA has complete grant data.

🔴 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.

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@gregormendel / @biotechy my skills assessment expires in 45 days, still waiting for an invite. I switched to a new company but still working in my nominated occupation. Also I will cross 8 years of experience in 30 days. Do I need a fresh skills assessment?

Hi @Gregormendel sir,

I have some doubts . I have applied for TRA MSA but have not received the result yet, and I have 5.6 years of experience. My question is:

To prove my experience, should I apply for MPA? Should I take the PTE now? Is MPA mandatory?

Applied as mechanical engineering technician..

SA 190 Offshore – EOI update after nomination invite?

Hi all,
We received an SA 190 offshore nomination invite, but before submitting the state nomination application, we noticed that my partner skills assessment was not entered in the EOI, even though it already existed at the time of submission.

My English points were already counted, so this looks like an under-claim, not an over-claim.

Has anyone updated their EOI at this stage and still proceeded normally with SA nomination?
Did you also submit an explanation letter?

Any real experience would be greatly appreciated.

📙 Daily Activity Report: 03 Apr 2026

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Has any one received grant of Feb/march 2025 lodged application (non - priority occupation)? By when can we expect grant of march 2025 application? Any insight would be appreciated. Thank you @gregormendel pls guide

SA April 2026 Round

Skilled and Business Migration continues to invite clients across the four streams of the 2025-26 General Skilled Migration program.

Below you will find the relevant data for the invitations issued in April 2026:

Just a very interesting observation: DOHA seems to be have been processing and issuing 190 grants in a largely time-based (first-come, first-serve) basis for over a month, considering our recent entries of 190 grants are pretty much all between 14 and 16 months, with just a few exceptions. Quite interesting to see, because I do not remember seeing such a prolonged pattern in the past. Correct me if I were wrong.

If someone applied for 186 and gets S56 form what sort of extra documents they can request for.

Can they ask for code work which I have performed or backend of coding system?

Please let me know

📙 Daily Activity Report: 02 April 2026

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

Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests

S56 activity remains minimal for the day. One offshore 491 applicant who lodged in April 2025 received an S56 request, though the specific content was not disclosed. Among visa grants, only two applicants reported S56 requests: one NSW 491 Civil Engineer received a general S56 in December 2025 (requesting updated job payslip, AFP check, and rental agreement), and one NSW 491 Early Childhood Teacher received an S56 in late February 2026. The majority of grants were direct grants with no S56 requests.

Priority occupation processing continues to demonstrate faster timelines. The Early Childhood Teacher (priority occupation) received a grant in approximately 1 month from lodgement, while non-priority occupations showed processing times ranging from 3 to 11 months. Construction Project Managers (offshore NSW 190) experienced processing times of 10-11 months, while onshore applicants in Civil Engineering and Geotechnical Engineering saw processing times of 3-13 months.

All NSW 190 grants reported were direct grants with no S56 requests, suggesting streamlined processing for complete applications. Family sizes ranged from single applicants to families of 4, with no apparent correlation to processing times.

📊 Note: This data represents a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs has complete grant statistics. Individual processing times vary based on case complexity, completeness of applications, and priority occupation status.

🔴 Disclaimer: This blog post is an AI summary of community comments and may be refreshed as more 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.

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Hello everyone,

I was wondering if someone would be able to clarify a couple things for me regarding the requirements to lodge a ROI for the 491 visa in Victoria.

I will be starting my job as an Enrolled Nurse with an agency in regional Victoria (the agency has an office in a regional town). The live in Melbourne website says that there are no requirements for minimum work experience but 4 most recent payslips need to be provided.

I also read that if I am claiming income as a casual employee then the most recent 8 payslips need to be provided.

I wanted to know whether I would need to wait 4-8 weeks before loding my ROI or whether I can do it now. And how much time do we get to provide any required documents if the ROI is selected?

Lastly, would my emplyment with a nursing agency be an issue for the 491 eligibilty?

Thank you.

Upcoming NSW Skilled Migration Invitation Round

Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) Investment NSW will conduct a Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) invitation round in the week commencing 13 April 2026.

To ensure invitations are issued based on the most current information available, we would like to remind applicants and migration professionals to ensure Expression of Interest (EOIs) in SkillSelect are up to date by COB Sunday, 12 April 2026.

Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass 491) - Pathway 2 An invitation round for Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass 491) Pathway 2 will follow in the week commencing 27 April 2026.

To ensure invitations are issued based on the most current information available, we would like to remind applicants and migration professionals to ensure Expression of Interest (EOIs) in SkillSelect are up to date by COB Sunday, 26 April 2026.

Please note that invitation rounds are highly competitive and only occupations on the NSW Skills Lists are eligible for an invitation.

Public Holidays: The NSW Business and Skilled Migration office will be closed for the Easter public holidays from Friday, 3 April 2026 (Good Friday) through Monday, 6 April 2026 (Easter Monday). The office will reopen on Tuesday, 7 April 2026.

Contact: If you have any questions, please contact skilled.migration@investment.nsw.gov.au in the first instance.

📙 Daily Activity Report: 01 April 2026

This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 01 April 2026 based on crowdsourced data from the community.

Visa Grants

S56 Trends

Invitation Activity

Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests

Common S56 Requests: - Medicals/Remedicals: Multiple cases across all subclasses, particularly for offshore applicants and dependents. Polio and TB screening requests were common for children. - Police Clearance Certificates (PCC): Frequent requests for fresh PCCs, especially for offshore applicants. Some cases required MOFA attestation. - Employment Evidence: Several requests for payslips, tax assessments, bank statements, reference letters, and employment contracts. - Health Undertakings (Form 815): Requested for health-related conditions. - AFP Checks: Australian Federal Police checks requested for onshore applicants.

Processing Observations: - Priority Occupations (Health and Teaching): Grants processed in 2-3 months (e.g., Special Needs Teacher: 2M 30D, Secondary Teacher: ~1M, Occupational Therapist: ~2.5M). - Non-Priority Occupations: Significantly longer processing times ranging from 9-34 months. ICT and Engineering occupations showed processing times of 12-16 months, while some Chef and Accountant applications took 24-34 months. - Direct Grants: Several cases reported no S56 requests, resulting in faster processing. - Multiple S56s: Some applications received 2-3 S56 requests, extending processing times considerably.

News and Updates

No specific news or announcements were included in today's comments.

⚠️ 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 DHA and individual states have complete data. For invitation rounds, this summary reflects reported invitations only; states hold comprehensive round data.

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