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Chef

WA, Australia

70 pts

Points breakdown

  • Age 25
  • English 10
  • Education 10
  • Australian experience 5
  • Overseas experience 0
  • Australian study 5
  • Regional study 5
  • Specialist study 0
  • Professional Year 0
  • NAATI/CCL 0
  • Single 10
Total before state nomination 70 pts
Salary $80,000

Timeline

  1. Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer 26 May 2026

    Subclass 491 Β· WA Β· 85 pts

  2. Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer 22 May 2026

    Subclass 491 Β· WA Β· 85 pts

  3. Submitted Visa Application 07 Feb 2025

    Subclass 491 Β· WA Β· 85 pts

    Waiting for 20 months and 22 days

  4. Received State Nomination Approval 07 Feb 2025

    Subclass 491 Β· WA Β· 85 pts

  5. Received Preinvite from State 13 Dec 2024

    Subclass 491 Β· WA Β· 85 pts

    Pre invite received

  6. Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI) 08 May 2024

    Subclass 491 Β· WA Β· 85 pts

Expected visa grant

Onshore Non-Priority

Chef lodged Subclass 491 on 07 Feb 2025

About this estimate: Level 1 (priority occupations) and level 2 (onshore non-priority) each use grant samples from their own group.

Levels 3 and 4 (offshore non-priority) use a combined sample set because many past grant profiles do not say whether the person applied alone or with a partner or family. Combining them gives us more data for a stable estimate. Priority levels follow Direction 122.

Direction 122 started on 19 September 2026, so these estimates currently rely on data from before the change. We expect to need 4–6 weeks of data under the new rules, until around the end of October, for estimates to stabilise and reflect the new processing patterns. Treat them as provisional until then.

Waiting

20 months and 22 days

Through the range

~85%

0 days

Lodged

50%

16.3 months

90%

22.7 months

Sooner Average Later

  • 10% chance by

    14 Apr 2026

    14.2 months

  • 25% chance by

    11 May 2026

    15.1 months

  • 50% chance by

    18 Jun 2026

    16.3 months

  • 75% chance by

    11 Aug 2026

    18.1 months

  • 90% chance by

    30 Dec 2026

    22.7 months

  • 99% chance by

    25 Jun 2027

    28.6 months

How are visa processing time estimates calculated?

Your lodgement date position

Chef lodged Subclass 491 on 07 Feb 2025

Lodged before you
9
Lodged after you
124
Tracked total
133

Pending applicants by lodgement month

Your position among active SmartVisaGuide profiles Β· stacked by Direction 122 group

Pending visa applicants by lodgement month Monthly counts of pending Subclass 491 applicants, with Feb 2025 marked as your lodgement month. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Applicants 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in May 2023 (1 total) May 23 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Aug 2023 (2 total) 1 Priority applicant lodged in Aug 2023 (2 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Nov 2023 (1 total) Dec 23 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Jan 2024 (2 total) 1 Priority applicant lodged in Jan 2024 (2 total) Jul 24 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Oct 2024 (2 total) 1 Priority applicant lodged in Jan 2025 (1 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Feb 2025 (1 total) Feb 25 3 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Mar 2025 (8 total) 4 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Mar 2025 (8 total) 1 Priority applicant lodged in Mar 2025 (8 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Apr 2025 (6 total) 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Apr 2025 (6 total) 3 Priority applicants lodged in Apr 2025 (6 total) 3 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in May 2025 (9 total) 3 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in May 2025 (9 total) 3 Priority applicants lodged in May 2025 (9 total) 17 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2025 (31 total) 5 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2025 (31 total) 9 Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2025 (31 total) 6 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jul 2025 (11 total) 5 Priority applicants lodged in Jul 2025 (11 total) 2 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Aug 2025 (6 total) 4 Priority applicants lodged in Aug 2025 (6 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Sep 2025 (1 total) Sep 25 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Oct 2025 (2 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Oct 2025 (2 total) 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Nov 2025 (3 total) 1 Priority applicant lodged in Nov 2025 (3 total) 2 Priority applicants lodged in Dec 2025 (2 total) 3 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jan 2026 (7 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Jan 2026 (7 total) 3 Priority applicants lodged in Jan 2026 (7 total) 2 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Feb 2026 (7 total) 5 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Feb 2026 (7 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Mar 2026 (2 total) 1 Priority applicant lodged in Mar 2026 (2 total) 2 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Apr 2026 (7 total) 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Apr 2026 (7 total) 3 Priority applicants lodged in Apr 2026 (7 total) Apr 26 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in May 2026 (7 total) 6 Priority applicants lodged in May 2026 (7 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Jun 2026 (7 total) 6 Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2026 (7 total) 2 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jul 2026 (3 total) 1 Priority applicant lodged in Jul 2026 (3 total) 2 Priority applicants lodged in Aug 2026 (2 total) 2 Priority applicants lodged in Sep 2026 (2 total) Sep 26 YOU Visa lodgement month
Priority Onshore Non-Priority Offshore Non-Priority Your month

Important: This chart only includes SmartVisaGuide users actively tracking their visa profile. It is not the complete population of Subclass 491 visa applicants.

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