📙 Daily Activity Report: 17 Dec 2025 This report summarises...
@gregormendel (1D ago| Updated 11H ago)📙 Daily Activity Report: 17 Dec 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 Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | Onshore Registered Nurse (NEC) | 25 Nov 2024 → 17 Dec 2025 | None |
| 189 | Onshore Agriculture Scientist | 31 Dec 2024 → 17 Dec 2025 | 22 Nov 2025: Baby medicals |
| 189 | Onshore Systems Analyst | 20 Dec 2024 → 17 Dec 2025 | 17 Nov 2025: Partner eligibility evidence |
| 189 | Onshore Food Technologist | 27 Dec 2024 → 17 Dec 2025 | 17 Nov 2025: Tax account statement |
| 189 | Onshore Analyst Programmer | 26 Dec 2024 → 17 Dec 2025 | 17 Nov 2025: AFP check (name variations) |
| 189 | Offshore Geotechnical Engineer | 24 Dec 2024 → 17 Dec 2025 | 17 Nov 2025: Newborn passport, health exam, polio vaccination, partner PCC |
| 190 NSW | Offshore Software Engineer | 18 Nov 2023 → 17 Dec 2025 | 3 Sep 2025: Remedicals; 20 Nov 2025: Form 815 |
| 190 NSW | Offshore Quality Assurance Manager | 29 Mar 2024 → 17 Dec 2025 | 2 Oct 2025: Medicals (all family); 9 Oct 2025: Medical clearance |
| 190 NSW | Offshore Welder First Class | 5 Mar 2024 → 17 Dec 2025 | 1 Oct 2025: Remedicals (4/5 family); 13 Nov 2025: Remedicals (son); 12 Dec 2025: VAC payment spouse English |
| 491 NSW | Offshore Mining Engineer | 21 Feb 2024 → 17 Dec 2025 | 20 Oct 2025: Remedicals |
| 491 QLD | Onshore Agricultural Technician | 19 Apr 2024 → 17 Dec 2025 | 6 Nov 2025: UNKNOWN |
S56 Trends
No new S56 requests were reported for 17 December 2025 beyond those already captured in the visa grants table above.
Invitation Activity
| Occupation | Subclass State | Points | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Bakery Manager | 491 TAS | - | 17 Dec 2025: Nomination approved (TSE pathway) |
Trends and Patterns
Priority Occupation Processing: The Registered Nurse grant demonstrated expedited processing with only 22 days from lodgement to grant, consistent with Ministerial Direction 105 prioritisation for health occupations.
Non-Priority Processing Times: Non-priority occupations showed processing times ranging from approximately 11 to 13 months for subclass 189, and 9 to 13 months for subclass 190. The longest processing time was observed for a NSW 190 Software Engineer application (13 months).
S56 Request Patterns: Remedicals remained the most common S56 request, particularly for offshore applicants with family members. Multiple remedical requests for the same family were observed (Welder First Class case). Other common S56 requests included newborn documentation, partner eligibility evidence, AFP checks with name variations, and tax account statements.
Family Applications: Several grants involved families of 4-5 members, with remedical requests often staggered across family members rather than issued simultaneously.
Offshore vs Onshore: Both offshore and onshore applicants received grants, with offshore applications showing slightly longer processing times on average, likely due to additional documentation requirements and remedical requests.
⚠️ 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 crowdsourced information and is a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and individual states possess complete data. For invitation rounds, only the relevant state has comprehensive round information.
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189 GRANT. Painter in QLD. EOI 7th Nov 24 Invite 21st Aug 25 Grant 17 Dec 25
VISA GRANTED Today 190 (Not copy it's mine) Lodged date: 24/6/2023 Grant date: 17/12/2025 Skill assessment: ICT Security Specialist State: Perth, WA S56 date for medicals : 6th Aug 2025
As medicals were expired needed to update them. After medicals the status was still showing it as received and then later on I got the direct grant. Also, I was proactively updating my expired documents such as passport, Indian PCC & AFP although I didn't get any request to update them.
Congratulations. Does Fresh PCC need to b updated under a particular tab , or simply add another document ?
491 Granted QLD Onshore EOI submitted: jan 31 2024 Invitation: Feb 24 2024 Nomination approved: March 19 2024 491 visa lodged: April 19 2024 Medical done : June 2 2024 Second S56 : November 6 2025 491 Granted: December 17 2025 Occupation: Agricultural Technician
189 GRANTED Still can’t believe it ,it honestly feels like a dream! Occupation: Registered Nurse (Nec) (onshore) Points: 75 Invitation received: 13/11/2025 Application lodged: 25/11/2025 Visa granted: 17/12/2025
Profile Summary for @akaur Nominated Occupation: 261112 Systems Analyst Unit Group: 2611 ICT Business and Systems Analysts Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: SA Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 11M 27D)
Total Points: 95 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 5 - Overseas Work Experience: 0 - Skilled Partner: 10 (Occupation: Computer Network and Systems Engineer), Skill Level: 1, Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL - Australian Study: 5 - Professional Year: 5 - NAATI/CCL: 5
Timeline / Events - 17 Dec 2025 * 189 * 95 pts * Visa Granted - 25 Nov 2025 * 95 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer - 17 Nov 2025 * 189 * 95 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Evidence of eligibility for partner points - 31 Dec 2024 * 189 * 95 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 20 Dec 2024 * 189 * 95 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 07 Nov 2024 * 189 * 95 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa Invited 07/11/2024
About Me Invited for Visa 189 07 November 2024 lodged 20 December 2024
189 Grant Onshore Lodge date- 31 December 2024 Baby born on 1st March 2025 Added him in application in april! Got S56 fir baby’s medicals on 22 November 2025 Grant - 17 December 2025 Occupation - Agriculture Scientist
Profile Summary for @richa.m Nominated Occupation: 234212 Food Technologist Unit Group: 2342 Chemists, and Food and Wine Scientists Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: VIC Current Salary: AU$60,000 Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 11M 20D)
Total Points: 90 (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 - 17 Dec 2025 * 189 * 90 pts * Visa Granted - 17 Nov 2025 * 189 * 90 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer S56 received, requesting Tax account statement to confirm no debt to commonwealth. - 27 Dec 2024 * 189 * 90 pts * Submitted Visa Application
190 Offshore DOL: 18/Nov/2023 Occupation: Software Engineer State: NSW 1s56 On 3sep 2025- Remedial 2nd s56 on 20th Nov - Form 815 Visa granted: Dec 17th 2025
TAS 491 Nomination approved TAS Skilled Employment (TSE) Pathway Skill assessment:baker Occupation: Retail Bakery manager Applied on 10th Nov CO assigned: 17th Nov Nomination 17 Dec 2025
491 Offshore Visa granted NSW Mining Engineer Dol - 21/02/2024 S56(Remedical) - 20/10/2025 Granted - 17/12/2025
Profile Summary for @nov7 Nominated Occupation: 261311 Analyst Programmer Unit Group: 2613 Software and Applications Programmers Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: VIC Current Salary: AU$70,000 Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 11M 21D)
Total Points: 95 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 25 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 10 - Overseas Work Experience: 10 - Single: 10 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 5
Timeline / Events - 17 Dec 2025 * 189 * 95 pts * Visa Granted - 17 Nov 2025 * 189 * 95 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Australian Federal Police (AFP) National Police Certificate To include all names you have been known by - some of my certificates have name with just my initials not the expanded form - 06 Mar 2025 * 189 * 95 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 26 Dec 2024 * 189 * 95 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 07 Nov 2024 * 189 * 95 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa
Profile Summary for @mjiqay Nominated Occupation: 233212 Geotechnical Engineer Unit Group: 2332 Civil Engineering Professionals Country of Residence: United Arab Emirates Assessing Authority: Engineers Australia Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 11M 23D)
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 - 17 Dec 2025 * 189 * 80 pts * Visa Granted - 23 Nov 2025 * 189 * 80 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer - 17 Nov 2025 * 189 * 80 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer -S56 requested to provide passport of newborn and health exam - polio vaccination certificates - updated PCC for the partner - 24 Dec 2024 * 189 * 80 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 07 Nov 2024 * 189 * 80 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa
190 Offshore NSW - Offshore - Family of 5 Occupation: Welder first class 322313
DOL: 5th March 2024
1st s56: 1st Oct 25 (remedical request for 4 family members out of 5)
2nd s56: 13th Nov 25 (remedical request for my son) don't know why they give remedical for all 5 of us at once.
s64 for 2nd VAC payment for spouse functional english: 12th Dec 25
Paid the s64 on 16th Dec 25
Visa grant: 17th Dec 25
190 Quality Assurance Manager ANZCO 139914 Offshore Grant Received : 17/12/2025 S56 med clearence : 9/10/2025 S56 on medical for all family : 2/10/2025 Date of lodgement : 29/3/2024 NSW Approval for application : 6/3/2024 Submitted date : 14/2/2024 NSW Pre invitation : 9/2/2024 EOI : 2/5/2023 Skill assessment approval : 8/4/2023 Skill assessment submitted : 4/4/2023
Family of four. Received email 3.59am local time Sri lanka and IMMI turned to Finalized same time.
491 ,189 or 190?
190