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@cloudqueen Social Worker 272511

South Africa living in South Africa

Awaiting Visa Priority

Joined 8M ago Seen 19H ago 3 events

Social Worker

South Africa

80 pts

Points breakdown

Age 30
English 20
Education 10
Australian experience 0
Overseas experience 15
Australian study 0
Regional study 0
Specialist study 0
Professional Year 0
NAATI/CCL 0
Partner English 5

Total before state nomination 80 pts

Timeline

Cleared Visa Medicals 01 Jan 2026

Subclass 491 · VIC · 95 pts
Submitted Visa Application 30 Dec 2025

Subclass 491 · VIC · 95 pts

Waiting for 9 months and 24 days
Received State Nomination Approval 13 Nov 2025

Subclass 491 · VIC · 95 pts

Expected visa grant

Priority

Social Worker lodged Subclass 491 on 30 Dec 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

9 months and 24 days

Through the range

~46%

0 days

Lodged

50%

10.9 months

90%

18.7 months

Sooner Average Later

10% chance by

07 May 2026

4.2 months
25% chance by

03 Jun 2026

5.1 months
50% chance by

25 Nov 2026

10.9 months
75% chance by

18 May 2027

16.6 months
90% chance by

22 Jul 2027

18.7 months
99% chance by

21 Feb 2029

37.8 months

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Your lodgement date position

Social Worker lodged Subclass 491 on 30 Dec 2025

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

Lodged before you: 84
Lodged after you: 48
Tracked total: 133

Pending applicants by lodgement month

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

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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