📙 Daily Activity Report: 15 December 2025 This report...
@gregormendel (1D ago| Updated 2H ago)📙 Daily Activity Report: 15 December 2025
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for Australian skilled migration visas (subclass 189, 190, and 491) based on crowdsourced data from the community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | ONSHORE Registered Nurse nec | 13 Nov 2025 → 15 Dec 2025 | 20 Nov 2025 Medicals |
| 189 | ONSHORE Carpenter | 16 Sep 2025 → 15 Dec 2025 | 10 Oct 2025 Medicals |
| 189 | OFFSHORE Nurse (Child and Family Health) | 24 Aug 2025 → 15 Dec 2025 | 22 Nov 2025 Medicals |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Construction Project Manager | 13 Feb 2024 → 15 Dec 2025 | 29 Sep 2025 Remedicals |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Engineering Manager | 17 Feb 2024 → 15 Dec 2025 | 30 Sep 2025 Remedicals |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Engineering Professionals nec | 26 Feb 2024 → 15 Dec 2025 | 30 Sep 2025 Remedicals, Polio |
| 190 VIC | OFFSHORE Marketing Specialist | 15 Mar 2024 → 15 Dec 2025 | 08 Oct 2025 Health examination |
| 190 VIC | OFFSHORE University Lecturer | 04 Apr 2024 → 15 Dec 2025 | 02 Oct 2025 Medicals |
| 190 SA | OFFSHORE Organisation and Methods Analyst | 10 Oct 2024 → 15 Dec 2025 | UNKNOWN |
| 190 WA | ONSHORE Cook | 21 Feb 2024 → 15 Dec 2025 | 30 Sep 2025 Remedicals |
| 491 ACT | OFFSHORE ICT Manager | 15 Sep 2023 → 15 Dec 2025 | 15 Sep 2025 UNKNOWN |
| 491 NSW | OFFSHORE Mechanical Engineer | 02 Aug 2023 → 15 Dec 2025 | 09 Sep 2025, 04 Dec 2025 UNKNOWN |
| 491 QLD | OFFSHORE System Administrator | 05 Apr 2024 → 15 Dec 2025 | UNKNOWN |
| 491 QLD | OFFSHORE Civil Engineer | 04 Jul 2023 → 15 Dec 2025 | 11 Aug 2025, 11 Nov 2025 UNKNOWN |
| 491 QLD | OFFSHORE Market Research Analyst | 07 May 2024 → 15 Dec 2025 | 01 Dec 2025 Remedicals, PCC |
| 491 TAS | OFFSHORE Accountant | 30 Sep 2023 → 15 Dec 2025 | 16 Sep 2025 Employment, PCC, Remedicals |
| 491 | OFFSHORE Management Accountant | 26 Feb 2024 → 15 Dec 2025 | 03 Nov 2025 Health-related |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 491 | OFFSHORE UNKNOWN | 12 Jul 2023 | 15 Dec 2025 PCC, Form 815 (3rd S56) |
Invitation Activity
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Points | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 QLD | ONSHORE Early Childhood Teacher | 85 | Full-time 1Y 2M |
| 190 QLD | ONSHORE Mechanical Engineer | 100 | $88K salary |
| 190 QLD | ONSHORE Secondary Teacher | 80 | Skilled partner, Superior English |
| 491 QLD | ONSHORE Boat Builder | 95 | Superior English, Partner UK passport |
| 491 QLD | ONSHORE Chef | 95 | Proficient English, Skilled partner, $78K-95K |
| 491 QLD | ONSHORE Chef | 75 | $89K salary, Gold Coast |
| 491 QLD | ONSHORE Youth Worker | 75 | Competent English, Partner, Regional study, $100K |
Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests
The majority of S56 requests on 15 December 2025 were for remedicals, particularly for applications lodged in early-to-mid 2024. Several offshore applicants received S56 requests for remedicals between September and October 2025, with grants following within 2-3 months. One notable case involved a 491 applicant who received their third S56 request for PCC and Form 815, highlighting the complexity some applications face.
A significant observation involves medical HAP ID linking issues. One 491 applicant experienced delays due to system failures in linking previously completed medicals. The issue was resolved after lodging an official complaint via the Home Affairs website, demonstrating that internal action may occur without explicit communication to applicants.
Priority occupation grants (Registered Nurses, Early Childhood Teachers, Secondary Teachers) showed significantly faster processing times, with some 189 grants issued within 32 days of lodgement. Non-priority occupations, particularly for 491 visas lodged in 2023, experienced processing times exceeding 2 years.
Multiple S56 requests were common for older applications, with some 491 cases receiving 2-3 separate S56 requests over the course of their processing period.
📊 This report represents crowdsourced data and is a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs holds complete grant data. For invitation rounds, only the respective states possess comprehensive round information.
🔴 Disclaimer: This blog post is an AI summary of community comments and may be refreshed as additional data becomes available. Due to the crowdsourced and AI-generated nature of this content, mistakes and discrepancies are possible. Please consume this information with appropriate caution.
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s56 Requests on 15 Dec 2025: - 491 OFFSHORE Lodged 12 Jul 2023 s56 for PCC and Form 815. This is 3rd s56.
189 Granted today! Invited November 13 2025 Lodged 25/11/25 Direct Grant today 15/12/25 RN Critical Care Points 75
491 QLD Preinvite Onshore I received 491 pre-invite this afternoon for youth worker QLD Onshore 75 points Age 25 points Competent English 0 point Education 20 points Partner 10 points Study in the regional area 5 point 100K salary
491 QLD Preinvite onshore 75 points Occupation: chef Roi salary : $89k Gold Coast
Profile Summary for @happygiraffe4347 Nominated Occupation: 133211 Engineering Manager Unit Group: 1332 Engineering Managers Country of Residence: Thailand Assessing Authority: Engineers Australia Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 9M 28D)
Total Points: 80 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - 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: 5
Timeline / Events - 15 Dec 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Visa Granted - 02 Oct 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Cleared Visa Medicals - 01 Oct 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer - 30 Sep 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Re-medicals - 17 Feb 2024 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 02 Feb 2024 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 12 Jan 2024 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Received Preinvite from State
491 Offshore Visa granted (15 Dec 2025) Date of lodgement = 30 Sep 2023 State = Tasmania Occupation = Accountant S56 Date = 16 Sep 2025 (Employment evidence, Police certificate, Remedical). Family of 3 from Pakistan
190 QLD Preinvite Onshore ECT 85 pts working as ECT fulll time for 1 years 2 months
190 QLD Preinvite Onshore 190 for mechanical engineering. 100 points onshore 88K salary
491 preinvite onshore QLD chef, proficient english, skilled partner 78k - 95 pts
WA 190 Cook Granted Shukar Waheguru ji da 🙏🏻 EOI on 31st October 2023 Invitation 10th November 2023 Nomination approved on 20th February 2024 Visa lodged 21st February 2024 S56 (remedical) on 30th September 2025 Medical completed on 7th October 2025 Visa Granted on 15th December 2025 No agent. Form80 uploaded. I proactively submitted AFP and Overseas police clearance. 80 PTS
189 visa granted! Nurse (child and family health) Points 80 Offshore Family of 3 10/07/2025 - EOI submitted 21/08/2025 - Invited received 24/08/2025 - Application submitted 22/11/2025 - s56 for medicals received 10/12/2025 - Medicals completed 15/12/2025 - Visa granted
491 Visa Granted! Queensland Occupation: Market Research Analyst Location: Offshore Visa lodged: 7 May 2024 s56 received: 1 December 2025 Remedical: 4 December 2025 PCC: 12 December 2025 Visa granted: 15 December 2025
491 Offshore Visa Granted 491 DOL : 04 -Jul - 2023 QLD State 1st S56 : 11 - Aug - 2025 2s56 : 11 - Nov - 2025 Granted : 15 - Dec - 2025 Civil Engineer
190 Offshore Organisation and methods analyst 224712 2021-2022 – Started investigating for Aus PR Aug’22 – Started contacting agents for PR, lot of them refused as at that time agents were only interested in IT and Nursing Sep’22 – Came across an agent, gave me hope that my skillset can lead to PR Jan’23 – Requested for skill assessment to Vetasses Apr’23 – Gave PTE and got Superior Eng score Jun’23 – Skill assessment came out negative. All hopes lost. Jun’23 – Met a guy online through these forums, he guided me to correct ANZSCO code & pushed me to do skill assessment one more time. Jul’23 – Again contacted a different agent, started the process again of collecting documents. Aug’24 – Got positive skill assessment with Max years Feb’24 – Submitted EOIs and ROIs Sept’24 – After waiting for 7moths, got ITA to apply from SA 10 oct 2024 – Submitted visa application and paid fees Nov’24 – Medicals done Dec’24 – PCC done 15.Dec.2025: 190 VISA GRANTED. Offshore (India) Family of 3
491 pre invite received today - boat builder onshore 80+15 points Superior English Partner uk passport 5 pts 95K salary
Got 190 grant offshore this morning!
EOI - Dec 2023 Invite - Feb. 2024 Lodge date - 4 apr 2024. S56 - 2 oct. 2025 Medical submitted - 4th oct. 2025 Granted - 15 dec. 2025 Nominated state - Victoria Occupation - University lecturer Pts - 80+5
Alhamdulillah! 190 VISA GRANTED. DOL: 26th Feb 2024 S56 for Remedicals & Polio: 30th Sep 2025 Visa Granted: 15th Dec 2025 Family of 2 Offshore (Pakistan) Occupation: Engineering Professionals nec (Mechatronics Engineer) State: NSW
189 visa grant RN Nec 80 points EOI nov 2024 at 70 points. Last date of effect 80 points 14 Aug 25 Invite received 13 Nov 25 Applied 13 Nov 25 Medical 20 Nov 25 Grant 15 Dec 25 (32 days from application)
190 Preinvite for secondary teacher QLD Onshore 80 points Skilled partner Superior English
491 QLD Offshore Visa granted: DOL : 05/04/2024 Granted today System Administrator
491 Offshore DOL- 02/Aug/23 1st S56 - 09/9/25 2sd S56- 04/12/25 Visa grant - 15/12/25 State - NSW Occupation- Mechanical Engineer
Offshore 190 Golden Email Received Today (15/12/2025). 190 Visa Granted NSW: Construction Project Manager Sri Lankan: Off Shore, Family of 2 EOI Lodged: November 15, 2023 Pre Invitation Received: January 12, 2024 Final Invitation Received: February 7, 2024 Visa Lodged: February 13, 2024 S56 received only for re-medical: September 29, 2025 Medical Clearance: October 3, 2025 Visa Granted: 15/12/2025
491 Offshore DOL- 15/09/23 S56 - 15/9/25 Visa grant - 15/12/25 State - ACT Occupation- ICT Manager
Profile Summary for @gordonge Nominated Occupation: 225113 Marketing Specialist Unit Group: 2251 Advertising and Marketing Professionals Country of Residence: Republic of China (ROC) Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 9M)
Total Points: 80 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 5 - Skilled Partner: 10 (Occupation: Information and Organisation Professionals nec), Skill Level: 1, Skilled Occupation List: STSOL - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 15 Dec 2025 * VIC190 * 85 pts * Visa Granted - 08 Oct 2025 * VIC190 * 85 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Health examination - 15 Mar 2024 * VIC190 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application
Visa: Subclass 491 (non-priority) management accountant
Lodged: 26 Feb 2024 Timeline & issue: • 3 Nov 2025: Received s56 (health-related) • Same day: Agent replied and submitted explanation • Status stayed on “Further assessment” for weeks • Issue was a medical HAP ID linking problem (medicals already done earlier, system not linked) What I did: • Multiple calls to DHA (no real outcome) • 5 Dec 2025: Lodged official feedback/complaint via Home Affairs website • 4 Dec / 5 Dec: Received automated acknowledgement saying it was referred to relevant business area Outcome: • No further emails or updates • Grant received this morning (December 2025) Key takeaway: • Medical linking issues are real and common • DHA may not reply after feedback, but they do act internally • Status may not change until the grant comes directly
Grant on 15 Dec 2025
189 Granted on December 15, 2025 Invited: August 2025 Occupation: Carpenter Applied: September 16, 2025 Medical: October 10, 2025 Points:75 Onshore Work Experience: 1 Year (Australia) Still Working Pte Proficient