📙 Daily Activity Report: 20 Jan 2026 This report summarises...
@gregormendel (1D ago| Updated 1H ago)📙 Daily Activity Report: 20 Jan 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and nomination activity reported by the community on 20 January 2026 across Subclass 189, 190, and 491 visas.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 VIC | ONSHORE Early Childhood Teacher | 24 Dec 2025 → 20 Jan 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 190 VIC | ONSHORE Priority Occupation | 17 Dec 2025 → 20 Jan 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 189 | ONSHORE Social Worker | 06 Dec 2025 → 20 Jan 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 189 | ONSHORE Registered Nurse (Mental Health) | 01 Dec 2025 → 20 Jan 2026 | 16 Jan 2026 - UNKNOWN |
| 491 TAS | OFFSHORE Software Engineer | 20 Oct 2023 → 20 Jan 2026 | Sept 2025 Form 80, Remedicals; Jan 2026 PCC |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 WA | ONSHORE Carpenter | 24 Apr 2025 | 20 Jan 2026 AFP |
Nomination Activity
| State | Occupation | Activity Date | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAS | UNKNOWN | 20 Jan 2026 | Nomination approved. ROI applied 02 Jan 2026, invited 08 Jan 2026, lodged 11 Jan 2026 |
Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests
Priority occupations (Early Childhood Teacher, Registered Nurse) continue to demonstrate expedited processing under Ministerial Direction 105, with grants issued within 1-2 months of lodgement. The Early Childhood Teacher case processed in under one month from lodgement to grant.
Non-priority occupations show varied processing times. The Carpenter case (190 WA) lodged in April 2025 received an S56 request for AFP on 20 January 2026, indicating processing times exceeding 8 months. The Software Engineer case (491 TAS) demonstrates significantly extended processing, with a 27-month timeline from lodgement to grant, including multiple S56 requests for Form 80, remedicals, and PCC.
The Social Worker case (189) processed efficiently at approximately 1.5 months without reported S56 requests. The Registered Nurse case received an S56 request shortly before grant, with total processing time of approximately 1.5 months.
Tasmania nominations continue to process efficiently, with one case reporting approval within 9 days of lodgement after case officer assignment.
Useful Resources
- Carpenter WA S56 Details: https://smartvisaguide.com/cdn
⚠️ 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. This information should be consumed with caution.
📊 This represents crowdsourced data and is a subset of total activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs and individual states possess complete grant and invitation data.
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s56 requests on 20 Jan 2026: - 190 ONSHORE Lodged 24 Apr 2025 s56 for AFP, Carpenter WA
189 VISA GRANTED TODAY!! 🇦🇺 Occupation: Secondary School Teacher Offshore 🇵🇭 Family of 3 Invitation: 13 Nov 2025 Lodged: 24 Nov 2025 Medicals Cleared: 16 Dec 2025 Granted: 21 Jan 2026
80 pts No s56
190 Grant received. Family of 3 Occupation - Mechanical Engineer Points 85 + 5 Lodged - Feb 2024 1st S56 - Sept 30th 2025 - Remedicals and PCC NZ 2nd S56 - Jan 9th 2026 - 2 year old child TB screening Grant received - Jan 20th 2025
491 TAS Grant received - Jan 20, 2026 Occupation: Software Engineer DOL: Oct 20, 2023 Citizen: Canada
1st S56 for form 80 and re-medicals in Sept 2025 2nd S56 for PCC in Jan 2026
Offshore
189 Social Worker with Partner 75 points Onshore Lodged 6 Dec 2025 Medical 13 Dec 2025 Granted 20 Jan 2026
VIC 190 granted today Pre-invite- 18th Nov 2025 Visa Lodged- 17th Dec 2025 Medical cleared- 6th Jan 2026 Granted- 20th Jan 2026 Priority Occupation
Family of 4 RN (mental health) received invite on 13th Nov 2025 189 points 75 Submitted 01 Dec 2025 Medicals cleared 18th Dec 2025 S56 request on the 16th Jan 2026 Request submitted same day Grant received just a few minutes ago 20th Jan 2026.
Onshore age 20 Superior Eng 25, partner 10, Bachelors degree 15, Aus study 5
190 TAS Nomination Green Pass Applied ROI on 2 Jan 2026, got invitation on 8 Jan, nomination lodged on 11 Jan
With my 485 visa expiring soon, I emailed Migration Tasmania on 16 Jan and got a case officer assigned the same day And ask for additional docs. Submitted additional documents on 19 Jan and today my nomination is approved. Nomination approved today
the gap between processing time of priority occupation and the same for non-priority occupation is widening day by day..
190 Visa Granted – ECT (Less Than 1 Month Processing) VIC Pre-invite: 3 December 2025 Nomination approved: 18 December 2025 Visa lodged: 24 December 2025 Medical completed: 7 January 2026 Medical cleared: 8 January 2026 Visa granted: 20 January 2026 Occupation: Early Childhood Teacher (ECT) English: Superior English Partner points: 5 AITSL Skills Assessment Total 80 points including state Graduate diploma Total work experience: Educator experience: 1 year 2 months ECT experience at time of invitation: 10 months No Work experience claimed Salary: AUD 83,000 Passport: Sri Lankan