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Architectural Draftsperson

Egypt

75 pts

Points breakdown

  • Age 30
  • English 10
  • Education 15
  • Australian experience 0
  • Overseas experience 10
  • Australian study 0
  • Regional study 0
  • Specialist study 0
  • Professional Year 0
  • NAATI/CCL 0
  • Single 10
Total before state nomination 75 pts

Timeline

  1. Submitted Visa Application 18 Jun 2025

    Subclass 491 Β· NSW Β· 90 pts

    Waiting for 16 months and 13 days

  2. Received English Test Results 25 Mar 2025

    Subclass 491 Β· NSW Β· 90 pts

  3. Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI) 23 Dec 2024

    Subclass 491 Β· NSW Β· 90 pts

  4. Received Skill Assessment Approval 21 Jul 2024

    Subclass 491 Β· NSW Β· 90 pts

Expected visa grant

Priority

Architectural Draftsperson lodged Subclass 491 on 18 Jun 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

16 months and 13 days

Through the range

~78%

0 days

Lodged

50%

5.5 months

90%

18.7 months

Sooner Average Later

  • 10% chance by

    30 Oct 2025

    4.4 months

  • 25% chance by

    06 Nov 2025

    4.6 months

  • 50% chance by

    01 Dec 2025

    5.5 months

  • 75% chance by

    23 Oct 2026

    16.2 months

  • 90% chance by

    08 Jan 2027

    18.7 months

  • 99% chance by

    10 Aug 2028

    37.8 months

How are visa processing time estimates calculated?

Your lodgement date position

Architectural Draftsperson lodged Subclass 491 on 18 Jun 2025

Your grant is expected to be expedited because Architectural Draftsperson is a priority occupation under Ministerial Direction 122. This is reflected in the Expected Visa Grant dates above.

Lodged before you
42
Lodged after you
88
Tracked total
131

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 Jun 2025 marked as your lodgement month. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Applicants 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Aug 2023 (2 total) 1 Priority applicant lodged in Aug 2023 (2 total) Aug 23 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Nov 2023 (1 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Jan 2024 (2 total) 1 Priority applicant lodged in Jan 2024 (2 total) Mar 24 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Oct 2024 (2 total) Oct 24 1 Priority applicant lodged in Jan 2025 (1 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Feb 2025 (1 total) 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) Jun 25 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) 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) Dec 25 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 (6 total) 4 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Feb 2026 (6 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) 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) Jul 26 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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