📙 Daily Activity Report: 27 Nov 2025 This report summarises...
@gregormendel (1D ago| Updated 1H ago)📙 Daily Activity Report: 27 Nov 2025
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for Australian skilled visas (subclass 189, 190, and 491) based on crowdsourced data from the community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 VIC | Offshore Mechanical Engineer | 16 Jun 2023 → 27 Nov 2025 | 13 May 2025 (1st), 22 Aug 2025 (2nd), 31 Oct 2025 (3rd) |
| 491 QLD | Offshore Workplace Relations Adviser | 29 Feb 2024 → 27 Nov 2025 | 03 Nov 2025 Re-medical & Employment Evidence |
| 491 ACT | Offshore Maintenance Planner | 22 Sep 2023 → 27 Nov 2025 | 15 Sep 2025 |
| 491 ACT | Offshore Information & Organisational nec | 10 Aug 2023 → 27 Nov 2025 | UNKNOWN |
| 491 | Offshore (Saudi Arabia) | 31 May 2023 → 27 Nov 2025 | 18 Jul 2024 (1st), 19 Mar 2025 (2nd), 09 Jul 2025 (3rd), 03 Oct 2025 (4th) |
| 189 | Offshore Management Consultant | 27 Aug 2025 → 27 Nov 2025 | UNKNOWN |
| 189 | Onshore RN NEC | 27 Aug 2025 → 27 Nov 2025 | UNKNOWN |
| 190 NSW | Offshore Welder | 02 Jun 2024 → 27 Nov 2025 | 28 Oct 2025 Child Medical |
| 491 ACT | Offshore Chemistry Technician | 11 Aug 2023 → 27 Nov 2025 | 11 Sep 2025 Medical |
| 491 QLD | Offshore Civil Engineering Technician | 16 Oct 2023 → 27 Nov 2025 | 17 Sep 2025 Re-medical |
| 491 QLD | Offshore Civil Engineering Technician | 09 Aug 2023 → 27 Nov 2025 | 10 Sep 2025 Re-medical |
| 190 SA | Offshore Finance Manager | 18 Sep 2024 → 27 Nov 2025 | 29 Oct 2025 Polio certificates |
| 189 | Offshore RN (NEC) | 21 Aug 2025 → 27 Nov 2025 | UNKNOWN |
| 491 ACT | Offshore Uni Lecturer | 26 Aug 2023 → 27 Nov 2025 | 11 Sep 2025 |
| 190 NSW | Offshore Urban and Regional Planner | 04 Jun 2024 → 27 Nov 2025 | 22 Oct 2025 PCC and bank statement |
| 190 | Onshore Developer Programmer | 24 May 2024 → 27 Nov 2025 | 22 Oct 2025 ATO income statement |
| 190 | Offshore | 14 Nov 2023 → 12 Nov 2025 | 02 Sep 2025 Remedical + PCC |
| 491 ACT | Offshore Software Developer | 21 Sep 2023 → 27 Nov 2025 | Submitted 01 Oct 2025 |
| 491 SA | Offshore Chemistry Technician | 30 Jan 2024 → 27 Nov 2025 | 14 Oct 2025 PCC and remedical |
| 189 | Painter | 26 Aug 2025 → 27 Nov 2025 | UNKNOWN |
| 491 TAS | Onshore Mechanical Engineer | 10 Oct 2023 → 27 Nov 2025 | 16 Sep 2025 |
| 190 VIC | Offshore Software Engineer | 20 Dec 2023 → 27 Nov 2025 | 23 Sep 2025 Medicals for all members |
| 190 SA | Offshore CPM | 10 Sep 2024 → 27 Nov 2025 | 28 Oct 2025 Kids remedical |
| 190 | Offshore Civil Engineer | 23 Dec 2023 → 27 Nov 2025 | 23 Sep 2025 |
| 491 NSW | Offshore Marketing Specialist | 24 Feb 2024 → 27 Nov 2025 | 24 Oct 2025 |
| 189 | Onshore Economist | 27 Aug 2025 → 27 Nov 2025 | UNKNOWN |
| 491 TAS | Offshore IT Analyst | 26 Oct 2023 → 27 Nov 2025 | 18 Sep 2025 Re-medical |
| 190 VIC | Offshore Life Sciences | 22 Nov 2023 → 27 Nov 2025 | 05 Sep 2025 (1st) Remeds, 31 Oct 2025 (2nd) Form 815 |
| 491 TAS | Offshore Production or Plant Engineer | 18 Oct 2023 → 27 Nov 2025 | 17 Sep 2025 Health Examination |
| 190 TAS | Onshore Chef | 04 Aug 2024 → 27 Nov 2025 | 27 Oct 2025 Medical and AFP |
| 491 | Offshore Family of 4 | 09 Oct 2023 → 27 Nov 2025 | 16 Sep 2025 Medicals |
| 190 WA | ICT Security Specialist | 29 Jun 2023 → 27 Nov 2025 | 28 Jul 2025 Medicals and Police checks |
| 189 | Statistician | 25 Aug 2025 → 27 Nov 2025 | UNKNOWN |
| 491 NT | Offshore HR Advisor | 19 Oct 2023 → 27 Nov 2025 | 17 Sep 2025 Medical and PCC |
| 491 TAS | Onshore Developer Programmer | 08 Mar 2024 → 27 Nov 2025 | 04 Nov 2025 Medical and AFP |
| 491 NT | Offshore Graphic Designer | 16 Aug 2023 → 27 Nov 2025 | 15 Sep 2025 |
S56 Trends
No new S56 requests were reported for 27 November 2025. All S56 activity mentioned relates to previously issued requests that led to grants today.
Invitation Activity
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Points | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 NSW | Onshore Software and Application Programmer nec | 90+5 | Full Invite 27 Nov 2025, Preinvite 06 Nov 2025 |
Trends and Patterns
Visa Processing Times: - Priority Occupations (Health): Registered Nurses (RN NEC) continue to receive expedited processing with grants issued within 3 months of lodgement (August to November 2025). - Non-Priority Occupations: Processing times vary significantly, ranging from 3 months to over 2 years. The longest processing time observed was 2 years, 5 months, and 5 days for a 491 ACT Maintenance Planner lodged in September 2023. - Subclass 189: Grants processed within 3 months for applications lodged in August 2025, demonstrating faster processing for this visa category. - Subclass 190: Processing times range from 5 months to 2.5 years, with most grants taking 12-18 months. - Subclass 491: Processing times range from 8 months to over 2 years, with September 2023 lodgements receiving grants today.
S56 Request Patterns: - Medical examinations (including remedicals) remain the most common S56 request, particularly for applications lodged in 2023-2024. - PCC requests are frequently combined with medical requests, especially for offshore applicants. - Multiple S56 requests (2-4 rounds) were observed for several cases, particularly for applications with longer processing times. - Child-related S56s (medicals for children turning 12, 15, or 17) were noted in several cases. - Polio vaccine certificates were requested in multiple cases, particularly for offshore applicants. - Employment evidence and bank statements were requested in some cases.
State Activity: - TAS, ACT, QLD, and VIC showed significant grant activity for 491 visas. - NSW and SA showed activity for both 190 and 491 visas. - Most grants were for offshore applicants, with a smaller proportion for onshore applicants.
Occupation Trends: - Engineering occupations (Civil Engineering Technician, Mechanical Engineer, Production Engineer) featured prominently in today's grants. - ICT occupations (Software Engineer, Developer Programmer, ICT Security Specialist) also showed consistent grant activity. - Health occupations (RN NEC) demonstrated expedited processing as expected under Ministerial Direction 105.
⚠️ 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 represents a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs has complete grant data. For invitation rounds, only the respective states have complete round information.
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s56 Requests on 27 Nov 2025: None seen today (could be some out there but didnt see any)
NSW190 Offshore Welder Lodged 02 Jun 2024 s56 28 Oct 2025 Child Medical Granted 27 Nov 2025
Finally got our visa granted today @dk123 DOL 22/09/2023 S56 15 /09/2025 Family of 4 65 points ACT 491 visa (off shore) Occupation Maintenance Planner Visa grant after 2yrs 2 months and 5 days Best of luck everyone. This web site provided all the information we needed all througj this journey. Thank you .
ACT 491 Offshore Information & Organisational nec Lodged 10 Aug 2023 Granted 27 Nov 2025 75 pts
190 VIC Offshore Lodged 16 June 2023 1st S56 - 13 May 2025 2nd S56 - 22 August 2025 3rd S56 - 31 October Grant - 27Nov 2025 Mechanical Engineer Offshore (IND)
Visa granted: 491 Offshore Family of four DOL: 31 May 2023 1st S56: 18 July 2024 For updated PCC for entire family, employment evidence for myself and Updated Polio vaccine certificates for entire family. Evidence for spouse functional english
We lost interest and hope and we moved to saudia and started life there.
2nd S56: 19 March 2025 for remedicals of all family 3rd S56 : 09 July 2025 for Updated PCC for Son who became older than 17years 4th S56: 3rd Oct 2025, PCC, polio vaccine certificate for me and family
Visa received: 27 Nov 2025
Invitation - Aug 21 2025 Lodge - Aug 27 2025 (I had to submit 2 PCCs, but 1 PCC took long, so i added the doc in mid-October. Medical exam was done around 25 Aug, but then official receipt by Immi was 2 weeks later - i think it took some time for clinic to upload the result to Immi website)
Grant - Nov 27 2025 (Today!) Offshore 189 Occupation - management consultant Score - 90 pts
Is this 190
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Onshore I got my 189 Grant🎉 Today (27th Nov) Invite : 21 Aug 2025 Date of lodgement: 27 Aug 2025 Occupation- RN NEC with 80 points
NSW Full Invite Today Preinvite on 6 Nov 2025 Software and application programmer nec 90+5 Overseas experience: 3 years Australia experience: 5 Australia study Age: 32 Onshore
Nominated Occupation: 223113 Workplace Relations Adviser Unit Group: 2231 Human Resource Professionals Country of Residence: Pakistan Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: ROL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 8M 29D)
Total Points: 70 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 25 - English Language: 10 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 15 - Partner (Competent English): 5 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 27 Nov 2025 * QLD491 * 85 pts * Visa Granted - 03 Nov 2025 * QLD491 * 85 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Re-medical & Employment Evidence. - 29 Feb 2024 * QLD491 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 15 Feb 2024 * 70 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 16 Dec 2023 * 70 pts * Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI) - 10 Dec 2023 * 70 pts * Received Skill Assessment Approval
Nominated Occupation: 232411 Graphic Designer Unit Group: 2324 Graphic and Web Designers, and Illustrators Country of Residence: Russia Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 2Y 3M 11D)
Total Points: 65 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 25 - English Language: 10 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 5 - Single: 10 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 27 Nov 2025 * NT491 * 80 pts * Visa Granted - 07 Oct 2025 * NT491 * 80 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer - 15 Sep 2025 * NT491 * 80 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer - 16 Aug 2023 * NT491 * 80 pts * Submitted Visa Application
491 Offshore Visa Lodged - 11/08/2023 S56 - medical 11/09/2025 Visa granted - 27/11/2025 State - ACT Occupation - Chemistry Technician
491 Offshore Visa Lodged – 16 Oct 2023 S56 (Re-medical only) – 17 Sep 2025 Medical Cleared – 22 Sep 2025 Visa Grant – 27 Nov 2025 Qld, civil engineering technician Family 4 from Sri Lanka.
🇦🇺 491 – Offshore QLD – CET GRANTED 🎉 Civil Engineering Technician Visa Lodged – 09 Aug 2023 S56 (Re-medical Request) – 10 Sep 2025 Medical Cleared – 22 Sep 2025 Visa Grant – 27 Nov 2025
With the grace of God, Golden email received Offshore 190 Grant Finance Manager SA 27 Nov 25 Grant issued 29 Oct 25 s56 for polio certificates 25 Dec 25 medicals 18 Sep 24 Application submitted Aug 24 SA Invitation received Mar 24 EOI submitted Managed it end to end myself with no agent. Indebted to folks on this platform for their guidance.
189 granted! RN (NEC) - 80 points Offshore EOI - Jan 2025 Updated - April 2025 Invited - 21/08/2025 Granted - 27/11/2025
Dol 26 Aug 23 S56 11 sep 25 Granted 27 Nov 2025 Family of 4 Uni Lecturer 491 ACT Offshore
Nominated Occupation: 232611 Urban and Regional Planner Unit Group: 2326 Urban and Regional Planners Country of Residence: Vietnam Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 5M 23D)
Total Points: 65 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 25 - English Language: 0 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 15 - Skilled Partner: 10 (Occupation: University Lecturer), Skill Level: 1, Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 27 Nov 2025 * NSW190 * 70 pts * Visa Granted Thank God! Good luck everyone. - 14 Nov 2025 * NSW190 * 70 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer PCC - 30 Oct 2025 * NSW190 * 70 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer bank statement - 22 Oct 2025 * NSW190 * 70 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer PCC and bank statement - 04 Jun 2024 * NSW190 * 70 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 02 May 2024 * 65 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 19 Apr 2024 * 65 pts * Received Preinvite from State Firstly, I intend that my husband is the main applicant. Then, I decided to retake PTE to increase my chances as well. Luckily, I got an invitation right after registering PTE re-exam. Thank God! - 19 Feb 2024 * NSW190 * 70 pts * Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI)
190 Granted Onshore Developer Programmer
Family of Four Lodge date- 24/05/2024 S56 22/10/2025 ATO income statement Grant Today 27/11/2025
190 Offshore Invitation Received : 16-10-23 Visa App Lodged : 14-11-23 S56 for Remedical + PCC : 02-09-25 Grant : 12-11-25
One of my friend got his 491 ACT visa grant today Ldged 21 sep 2023 s56 submitted on 1st Oct 2025 Granted 27 Nov 2025 Software Developer Offshore
491- SA Offshore (SL) Points - 75 Occupation - Chemistry Technician (ANZSCO Code: 311411) EOI - 12/04/2023 Pre invite - 28/11/2023 Invitation - 18/12/2023 Visa lodged - 30/01/2024 S56 PCC and remedial - 14/10/2025 Visa Granted - 27/11/2025
189 granted Painter Points 75 Invite 21 Aug 2025 Submitted 26 Aug 2025 Granted 27 Nov 2025 Age 25 Single 10 Aus exp 5 Naati 5 Pte 10 Bachelor 15 (overseas) Aus study 5
491 Onshore TAS DOL 10th Oct 2023 S56 16th Sep 2025 Grant 27 Nov 2025 Tasmania state Mechanical engineer
Nominated Occupation: 261313 Software Engineer Unit Group: 2613 Software and Applications Programmers Country of Residence: India Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 11M 7D)
Total Points: 85 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 10 - Skilled Partner: 10 (Occupation: Software Engineer), Skill Level: 1, Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 27 Nov 2025 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Visa Granted grant email received at 4:13 am IST - 29 Sep 2025 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Health clearance provided for all 3 members. I pressed confirm in attach documents - 23 Sep 2025 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer s56 for medicals for all members of the family - 12 Dec 2024 * VIC190 * 90 pts * General Renewed my PCC in advance and uploaded it on the immi account - 10 Jan 2024 * VIC190 * 90 pts * General Uploaded PCC - 01 Jan 2024 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 20 Dec 2023 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Submitted Visa Application
190 Offshore Grant : 27 Nov 25🌟🌟 DOL : 10 Sep 24 CPM, SA, DIY, 65 pts S56 28 Oct 25 Kids remedical (2 kids. one turned 12, another turned 15) Grant 27 Nov 2025
When did you submit s56 details
🎉 Big Congratulations to a family of Three (3) on their Subclass 190 Permanent Residency grant! 🏡✨ Occupation: Civil Engineer (ANZSCO Code: 233211) Date of application: 23/12/2023 s56: 23/09/2025 Date of Visa grant: 27/11/2025
Got the 491 offshore Grant today DOL: 24 Feb 2024 S56 : 24 Oct 2025 Grant: 27 Nov. Marketing specialist NSW
85 pts
Nominated Occupation: 224311 Economist Unit Group: 2243 Economists Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: NT Current Salary: AU$90,000 Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 3M)
Total Points: 95 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 5 - Overseas Work Experience: 0 - Single: 10 - Australian Study: 5 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 5
Timeline / Events - 27 Nov 2025 * 189 * 95 pts * Visa Granted no s56 - 05 Sep 2025 * 189 * 95 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 27 Aug 2025 * 189 * 95 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 21 Aug 2025 * 189 * 95 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa
Finally, the long-awaited email arrived today — we have received the Subclass 491 visa (TAS) as an IT Analyst!
DOL - 26 Oct 2023 S56 - 18 Sep 2025 ( Re-medical) PCC- 13 Aug 2025-proactively updated Visa granted: 27 Nov 2025 Family of four - Offshore
190 Offshore Lodge: 22 November 2023 1st s56 5 Sep 20255 for remeds 2nd s56 31 oct 2025 for form 815 Occupation: life sciences Granted 27 Nov 2025 State: Vic 190
Nominated Occupation: 233513 Production or Plant Engineer Unit Group: 2335 Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers Country of Residence: India Assessing Authority: Engineers Australia Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 2Y 1M 9D)
Total Points: 80 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 25 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 15 - Partner (Competent English): 5 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 27 Nov 2025 * TAS491 * 95 pts * Visa Granted - 27 Nov 2025 * TAS491 * 95 pts * Visa Granted - 17 Sep 2025 * TAS491 * 95 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer S56 for Health Examination of Whole Family - 18 Oct 2023 * TAS491 * 95 pts * Submitted Visa Application
190 Granted (onshore - Tasmania ) Chef Family of Four Lodge date- 04/08/2024 S56 req- 27/10/2025- Medical and AFP Grant Today 27/11/2025💕🥳
491 grant offshore Lodged 09 Oct 2023 s56 for medicals 16 Sep 2025 Verification call to employer 22 Sep 2025 Grant 27 Nov 2025 Family of 4
190 grant Sponsoring state: WA Occupation: ICT Security Specialist Lodgement date: 29th June 2023 S56 for medicals and Police checks on 28th July 2025 Submitted S56 documents on 1st August 2025 Submitted complaint to department last week Grant date: 27th November 2025
Can you explain what was the complaint about to Immi (delayed grant) or this is something specific to your file?
189 grant Invite Date: Aug 21st 2025 Visa Application date: 25th Aug 2025 Grant date: 27th November 2025 Occupation: Statistician
Onshore
491 Offshore Dol 19 Oct 2023 S56 on 17 Sep and submitted 29th September Medical and PCC NT HR Advisor Grant 27 nov 2025
491 Onshore Just got grant DOL: 8 march 2024 S56: 4 nov 2025 Medical and AFP Grant 27 nov 2025 TAS Developer Programmer
Oct 2024 s56, drying up again