📙 Daily Activity Report: 18 October 2025 This report...
@gregormendel (1D ago| Updated 2H ago)📙 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
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 NSW | Offshore Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | 25 Jun 2025 → 18 Oct 2025 | - |
| 190 NSW | Offshore Secondary School Teacher | 23 Jun 2025 → 18 Oct 2025 | - |
| 190 WA | Onshore Secondary School Teacher | 25 Jun 2025 → 18 Oct 2025 | - |
| 491 SA | - Mechanic | 03 Jul 2023 → 18 Oct 2025 | 08 Aug 2025 AFP, Remedicals |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 491 SA | - Mechanic | 03 Jul 2023 | 08 Aug 2025 AFP, Remedicals |
| 190 - | Onshore - | 19 Jun 2025 | 18 Oct 2025 Polio |
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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S56 Request on 18 Oct 2025: - 190 ONSHORE Lodged 19 June 2025 S56 for Polio
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EOI 25/01/2025 Pre-inv 10/04/2025 Lodge 25/06/2025 190 GRANTED 18/10/2025 Secondary school teacher WA 75 points Onshore
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NSW 190 granted RN (aged care) 80+5 points EOI April 4 Pre invite 17 April Nomination lodged 29 Aril Nomination approved 30 April Visa lodged 25 June Medical done 1 August Grant 18 Oct ( straight grant from received) Family of 3 from offshore. Done the whole process ourselves.
Profile Summary for @knabin75 Nominated Occupation: 254412 Registered Nurse (Aged Care) (Priority) Unit Group: 2544 Registered Nurses Country of Residence: Finland Assessing Authority: ANMAC Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 3M 23D)
Total Points: 80 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 10 - Partner (Competent English): 5 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 18 Oct 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Visa Granted - 01 Aug 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 27 Jun 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Booked Medicals for Visa - 25 Jun 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 30 Apr 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Received State Nomination Approval Nomination approved within 10 hours of application. - 30 Apr 2025 * 190 * 85 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa - 29 Apr 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Submitted Nomination Application to State - 17 Apr 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Received Preinvite from State - 04 Apr 2025 * 80 pts * Received Skill Assessment Approval ANMAC skill assessment received. - 04 Apr 2025 * 80 pts * Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI) EOI submitted 189 EOI submitted 190 Vic and NSW - 10 Jan 2025 * 80 pts * Applied for Skill Assessment - 21 Dec 2024 * 80 pts * Received English Test Results PTE 90 in each section.
VISA GRANTED in 3M25D SC190 - NSW Secondary School Teacher 75pts Offshore Timeline: March 3, 2025 - Lodged EOI April 29, 2025- Pre-invite May 2, 2025 - Final invitation June 23, 2025 - Lodged Visa July 17, 2025 - Health Assessment Cleared October 18, 2025 - Granted
Finally got my 491 visa Granted on 18/10/2025 🥳
Visa applied on 03/07/2023 S56 08/08/2025 for AFP and Medicals again Got visa granted on 18/10/2025 State SA Occupation Mechanic
Is this real? (Subclass 189) Invitation: 8.21 and lodged on the same day Visa granted: 9.24 It took about one month
I saw it too, maybe it was onshore with high priority occupation?
its ect so possible
Hi guys, I'm new here. I was invited 7th october 2024, and waiting for my visa, and lodged 10th of december 2024, why is my profile saying "waiting invite"?
how will the profile know u have lodged visa until you add entries (top left New Event) :)
I was looking for something to do that in Edit profile. Thanks :)