📙 Daily Activity Report: 28 Jan 2026 This report summarises...
@gregormendel (2D ago| Updated 1H ago)📙 Daily Activity Report: 28 Jan 2026
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 Environmental Research Scientist | 02/09/25 → 28/01/26 | None |
| 189 | ONSHORE RN NEC | 22/08/25 → 28/01/26 | None |
| 189 | OFFSHORE RN NEC | 03/01/26 → 28/01/26 | None |
| 189 | ONSHORE Painting Trades Worker | 26/08/25 → 28/01/26 | 26/11/25 Employment Evidence |
| 189 | ONSHORE Painting Trades Worker | 27/08/25 → 28/01/26 | 01/12/25 Employment Evidence |
| 189 | ONSHORE (British Partner) | 29/12/25 → 28/01/26 | None |
| 190 VIC | ONSHORE Construction Project Manager | 08/12/25 → 28/01/26 | 10/01/26 PCC |
| 190 VIC | OFFSHORE ICT Security Specialist | 10/02/25 → 28/01/26 | None |
| 190 NSW | ONSHORE Marketing Specialist | 18/03/24 → 28/01/26 | 04/11/25 PCC, Remedicals |
| 190 QLD | ONSHORE Chef | 27/05/24 → 28/01/26 | 22/10/25 Unknown, 21/01/26 Remedicals |
| 190 SA | ONSHORE | 29/09/23 → 28/01/26 | 25/08/25 Medicals, PCC; 06/11/25 Form 80 |
| 491 SA | ONSHORE Cafe Manager | 14/05/24 → 28/01/26 | 02/12/25 Form 1399, Remedicals |
| 491 NSW | OFFSHORE Software Engineer | 09/03/24 → 28/01/26 | 03/11/25 Remedicals |
| 491 NSW | OFFSHORE External Auditor | 10/02/24 → 28/01/26 | 17/10/25 Remedicals; 28/11/25 Biometrics |
| 491 NSW | OFFSHORE Engineering Professionals NEC | 03/03/24 → 28/01/26 | 03/11/25 Remedicals, Form 1229 |
| 491 NSW | 18/05/24 → 28/01/26 | 12/25 Unknown | |
| 491 ACT | OFFSHORE Materials Engineering | 30/06/23 → 28/01/26 | Multiple including Remedicals |
| 491 WA | 16/09/23 → 28/01/26 | 15/09/25 Unknown | |
| 491 WA | ONSHORE Computer Network and Systems Engineer | 09/10/23 → 28/01/26 | 16/09/25 Unknown |
| 491 VIC | OFFSHORE Engineering Technologist | 13/12/23 → 28/01/26 | None |
| 491 NT | OFFSHORE Developer Programmer | 10/08/23 → 28/01/26 | 09/09/25 Remedicals, Consent, Dependency Evidence, PCC, English Evidence |
| 491 | OFFSHORE Civil Engineer | 25/07/23 → 28/01/26 | 08/12/25 Medicals, Biometrics |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | OFFSHORE | 08/12/24 | 28/01/26 Form 80, Remedicals, Employment Reference |
| 190 | ONSHORE | 05/12/24 | 28/01/26 Health Assessment, Name Variation Documents |
Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests
The most common S56 requests on 28 January 2026 included: - Remedicals: Frequently requested across all visa subclasses (189, 190, 491), particularly for applications lodged in 2023-2024 - Police Clearance Certificates (PCC): Multiple requests, especially for offshore applicants - Form 80: Requested for character assessment purposes - Biometrics: Primarily for newborn children added to applications - Employment Evidence: Requested for 189 visa applicants in trades occupations - Form 1399 and Form 1229: Declaration forms requested for various purposes
Priority occupation grants (Registered Nurses, Pharmacist partner) showed faster processing times compared to non-priority occupations. Several applications from 2023 received grants after extended processing periods, particularly for 491 visas. Multiple S56 requests were common for applications lodged in 2023.
⚠️ 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 visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has complete visa grant data.
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s56 requests on 28 Jan 2026: - 190 OFFSHORE Lodged 08 Dec 2024 s56 for Form 80, Remedicals and Employment Reference - 190 ONSHORE Lodged 05 Dec 2024 S56 for Health Assessment and Name variation of child's name on birth certificate and passport
Finally- 491 Granted, 23 months 8 days (Civil Engineering Draftsperson - 312211) Applied Onshore State: Western Australia Points: 65+15 : 80 Eoi : July 2023 Pre-invite : Nov 2023 Final Invite : 11 Jan 2024 Visa logded : 21 Feb 2024 Medical : 28 March 2024 (S56): 20 Oct 2025 - ATO Debt & Remedical Summited: 30 Oct 2025 (Got BVB, travelled offshore 2 Nov 2025) Visa Grant while offshore: 28 Jan 2026
Finally VIC 190 Granted Occupation: ICT Security specialist Points: 75 Offshore Invite: Feb 2025 Lodged 10 Feb 2025 Granted 28 Jan 2026 No s56 direct grant.
189 grant onshore As painter Lodged on 27 August 2025 S56 on 1 dec 2025 Submitted on 12dec 2025 employment evidence Granted today
189 granted Occupation: Painting trades worker EOI lodged: 5 feb 2025 Invited : 21 August Visa lodged: 26 august Points: 70 s56 request: 26 Nov 2025 s56 submitted: 4 dec 2025 Grant: 28 January 2026 Single applicant, Onshore, proficient English.
Finally received VIC 190 grant onshore Occupation: Construction project manager Partner skilled Total points: 85 EOI submitted : 28/10/25 Pre Invite received: 18/11/25 Nomination approval: 28/11/25 Visa lodged : 8/12/25 Medicals & PCC applied:12/12/25 S56 Request for PCC: 10/1/26 S56 PCC submitted: 23/1/26 Visa grant: 28/1/26 Partner is priority: Pharmacist
189 visa granted 🎉🎉 RN nec -Applied as offshore due to ART Invited - 13 Nov 2025 Lodged - 3 Jan 2026 No Additional documents requested Family of 2 Granted - 28 Jan 2026 80 pts
NSW 491 Granted! Offshore from Nepal, Family of 3 Occupation: External Auditor EOI Submitted: 16/10/2023 Pre-Invitation Received: 15/12/2023 Nomination: 17/01/2024 Visa lodged date: 10/02/2024 Updated PCC every year at our end. New born added to application: 20/05/2025 Remedical for us & Medical for new borne requested: 17/10/2025 s56 Request: 28/11/2025 for Biometrics of new borne s56 Submitted: 01/12/2025 Visa Grant Date: 28/01/2026
Profile Summary for @marie.c Nominated Occupation: 234313 Environmental Research Scientist Unit Group: 2343 Environmental Scientists Country of Residence: Germany Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 4M 26D)
Total Points: 100 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 25 - English Language: 20 - Education: 20 - Australian Work Experience: 5 - Overseas Work Experience: 0 - Single: 10 - Australian Study: 5 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 28 Jan 2026 * 189 * 100 pts * Visa Granted No S56 :) - 02 Sep 2025 * 189 * 100 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 21 Aug 2025 * 189 * 100 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa
189 granted! RN NEC 85 points onshore Lodged visa on 22/08/25 Granted 28/01/2026 No s56 request.
189 points tested EOI - 24/09/25 INVITE - 13/11/25 SUBMITTED - 29/12/25 GRANTED - 28/01/26 On shore applicant with British defacto partner 85 points.
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Finally Granted 491 today. Applied- 3rd,March 2024 S56- 3rd Nov 2025 Remedial and form 1229 submitted on 10th Nov 2025 Granted- 28th Jan 2026 Family of 2 NSW. Engineering professionals nec offshore
Finally Granted 491 today. Applied- 18, May 2024 S56- December 2025 Remedial- Jan 2026 Family of 3
491 Onshore Dol 9 oct 2023 S56 16 September 2025 Date of grant 28 January 2026 WA, Computer network and systems engineer
VIC 491 offshore Lodged 13 Dec 2023 Grant 28 Jan 2026 Engineering Technologist 85 pts
Received the WA 491 grant today! Applied on 16th Sep 23 S56 is on 15th Sep 25 Grant is on 28th Jan 26
DOL: 30 June 2023 Three S56 requests including remedicals Grant: 28 Jan 2026 491 State: ACT offshore Occupation: Materials engineering
491 Visa Granted on 28 Jan 2026 Lodged - 09th March 2024 S56 - 3 Nov 25 (Remedical) State - NSW Occupation- Software engineer Offshore
Profile Summary for @nttiz Nominated Occupation: 261312 Developer Programmer Unit Group: 2613 Software and Applications Programmers Country of Residence: South Africa Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 2Y 5M 18D)
Total Points: 55 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 15 - English Language: 0 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 15 - Single: 10 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 28 Jan 2026 * NT491 * 70 pts * Visa Granted 491 NT Developer Programmer 70points Offshore DOL: 10th August 2023 - 09 Sep 2025 * NT491 * 70 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer S56 9th September 2025 for re-medical (final submission 25th November 2025, delayed because my son was writing A level examinations and had to provide evidence) S56 9th September 2025 for my daughter: Consent from both parents to grant of visa. S56 9th September 2025 for my son after turning 18 while waiting for the Visa also included: • Evidence that any child aged 18 years or over who is an applicant is dependent • Police clearance certificates • Evidence of functional English for my son (Provided by school) - 10 Aug 2023 * NT491 * 70 pts * Submitted Visa Application
Onshore 190 grant on 28/01/2026 with God's blessings 🙏 State - SA DOL - 29 September 2023 s56 on 25 August 2025 for medical and pcc s56 on 6 November 2025 for form 80.
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Profile Summary for @whackysquirrel9889 Nominated Occupation: 351311 Chef Unit Group: 3513 Chefs Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: QLD Current Salary: AU$70,000 Assessing Authority: TRA Skill Level: 2 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 8M 1D)
Total Points: 85 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 10 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 15 - Overseas Work Experience: 0 - Single: 10 - Australian Study: 5 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 28 Jan 2026 * QLD190 * 90 pts * Visa Granted - 21 Jan 2026 * QLD190 * 90 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Re medical - 23 Oct 2025 * QLD190 * 90 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer - 22 Oct 2025 * QLD190 * 90 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer - 27 May 2024 * QLD190 * 90 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 10 May 2024 * QLD190 * 90 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 30 Apr 2024 * QLD190 * 90 pts * Received Preinvite from State
491 Civil Engineer 65points Offshore DOL: 25/07/23 S56 08/12/25 for Medical and Biometric of my baby girl Granted today ( 28/1/26) of all 3 family members
Visa Granted Lodged - 18th March 2024 S56 - 4th Nov (PCC and Remedicals) 4th Dec - Newborn biometrics and remedical State - New South Wales Occupation- Marketing Specialist Family of 3
Hi @gregormendel , a quick question please, I lodged 491 in 24 June 2024. Do you think I can expect grant soon before the end of this FY?
491 SA Cafe Manager 85points Onshore DOL: 14/5/24 S56 2/12/25 : Form 1399, Re medical Sent on the same day Grant this beautiful morning 28/1/26