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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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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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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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Tasmanian Skilled Migration State Nomination Program Update

Application Gateway Now Available The Migration Tasmania Application Gateway is now open to new Registrations of Interest. New settings and processing arrangements apply. The Australian Government has not yet finalised state and territory nomination allocations and nomination cannot be confirmed until this occurs.

Updated Information for 2025-26 Program Settings

Subclass 190 TSE Health and Allied Health Occupations

The following occupations have been included of health and allied health occupations eligible under the subclass 190 Tasmanian Skilled Employment pathway, eligible for nomination after six months employment.

272 Social and Welfare Professionals - 272311 Clinical Psychologist - 272312 Educational Psychologist - 272313 Organisational Psychologist - 272314 Psychotherapist - 272399 Psychologists nec - 272511 Social Worker

311 Medical Technicians - 311211 Anaesthetic Technician - 311212 Cardiac Technician - 311213 Medical Laboratory Technician - 311214 Operating Theatre Technician - 311215 Pharmacy Technician - 311216 Pathology Collector / Phlebotomist - 311217 Respiratory Technician - 311299 Medical Technicians nec

411 Health and Welfare Support Officers - 411111 Ambulance Officer - 411112 Intensive Care Ambulance Paramedic (Aus) - 411411 Enrolled Nurse

Remote Work for the Tasmanian Established Resident Pathway

For this pathway, Remote work refers to employment arrangements in which individuals residing in Tasmania perform work duties from within the state for a company or organisation that is located outside Tasmania, whether elsewhere in Australia or overseas. This includes roles where the worker delivers services, expertise, or digital outputs - such as IT support, software development, design, or consulting - to the external company, not to Tasmanian clients or consumers.

For example, a software engineer living in Hobart who provides backend development services to Google in California is engaged in remote work under this definition.

Individuals working for companies located outside Tasmania who deliver services to Tasmanian clients or markets are not considered remote workers under this definition. They will be classified as employees of a well-established Tasmanian business if those services are delivered at a Tasmanian worksite or worksites.

More details here.

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FY2025-26 Updates to NSW Skills List

Your occupation needs to be on the NSW Skills list to be eligible for 190 and 491 (Pathway 2 and 3). All occupations are eligible for 491 Pathway 1 (as long as on the DHA list). NSW has not officially opened for FY yet, so this may or may not be the final list.

Unit group refers to the first 4 letters of your Occupation Code, and NSW lists are given on the basis of Unit Group. All occupations under the given Unit Groups are eligible.

NSW Skills List - Subclass 190

Total: 77 unit groups

NSW Regional Skills List - Subclass 491

Total: 78 unit groups

📍 Following changes have been made this FY:

1212 removed from NSW190 Skills List 2245 added to NSW190 Skills List 2347 added to NSW190 Skills List 3424 added to NSW190 Skills List 3613 added to NSW190 Skills List 2245 added to NSW491 Skills List 2331 added to NSW491 Skills List 2347 added to NSW491 Skills List 3613 added to NSW491 Skills List

📋 The complete list is available here.

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FY2025-26 TAS State Nomination Program

The Australian Government has not yet finalised state and territory nomination allocations. However, in anticipation of receiving an allocation, the Tasmanian Skilled Migration State Nomination Program will open on 6 October 2025.

New settings and processing arrangements will apply.

The Migration Tasmania Application Gateway is undergoing maintenance and updates. We expect that it will be open to new Registrations of Interest by close of business 10 October 2025.

Program Changes and New Features

Following analysis of program outcomes and stakeholder feedback, updates have been made to improve the application process, clarify requirements and priorities, and manage program risks.

Key changes include: - An easier to navigate website - Updated and clearer minimum eligibility criteria - Updated priority attributes - A revised ROI ranking system - Changes to income thresholds based on updates to Australian median and average earnings and the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold - Simplified and clearer detailed policy guidance in the Additional Information, Exclusions and Definitions section of the Migration Tasmania website - The service fee to apply for nomination has increased to $370 ($407 including GST). There remains no charge to submit a Registration of Interest.

Detailed information about the changes can be found HERE

Candidates who have submitted an ROI in the last six months may wish to withdraw it and submit a new one, as the changes to priority attribute ranking criteria may significantly improve chances of selection.

Visit TAS website here.

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Skillselect data is now updated till 30 September 2025

Select your occupation here and click on the SkillSelect tab.

Victoria’s 2025–26 Skilled Migration Program now open

Victoria’s skilled migration program is now open to applicants in Victoria and overseas.

Program allocation The Australian Government’s Department of Home Affairs has provided Victoria with a small interim allocation for the 2025–26 program year: - 200 places for the Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) - 180 places for the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) The full allocation for the 2025–26 program is expected to be confirmed by the Department of Home Affairs in the coming weeks. Updates will be shared on the Skilled Migration Program page and through the Live in Melbourne website.

Existing ROIs If you have an active Registration of Interest (ROI), it will remain valid for consideration in the 2025-2026 program. You only need to submit a new ROI if your information has changed.

New applicants can apply under two visa pathways: - Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) - Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) To be considered, you must submit a SkillSelect Expression of Interest and a Registration of Interest.

Note: Only 1 ROI is allowed per applicant, and the ROI can only select 1 occupation and 1 subclass (regardless of how many EOIs you have submitted).

Published 2 OCTOBER 2025. Read more here