๐ Daily Activity Report: 10 Feb 2026 This report summarises...
@gregormendel (4D ago| Updated 2D ago)๐ Daily Activity Report: 10 Feb 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for Australian skilled visas (subclasses 189, 190, and 491) based on crowdsourced data from the community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge โ Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 491 SA | ONSHORE Civil Engineering Draftsperson | 01 Nov 2024 โ 10 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 TAS | ONSHORE Accountant | 27 May 2025 โ 10 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Developer Programmer | 19 May 2025 โ 10 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Software Engineer | 20 May 2025 โ 10 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 NSW | ONSHORE Software Engineer | 27 May 2025 โ 10 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE ICT Business Analyst | 28 May 2025 โ 10 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Construction Project Manager | 25 May 2025 โ 10 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Construction Project Manager | 27 May 2025 โ 10 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 NSW | ONSHORE Electrical Engineer | 23 May 2025 โ 10 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 NSW | ONSHORE Motor Mechanic | 21 May 2025 โ 10 Feb 2026 | None |
| 491 VIC | ONSHORE Early Childhood Teacher | 15 May 2025 โ 10 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 SA | OFFSHORE ICT Project Manager | May 2025 โ 10 Feb 2026 | None |
| 189 | ONSHORE Early Childhood Teacher | 10 Sep 2025 โ 10 Feb 2026 | None |
| 189 | ONSHORE Early Childhood Teacher | 09 Sep 2025 โ 09 Feb 2026 | None |
| 189 | ONSHORE University Lecturer | 10 Sep 2025 โ 09 Feb 2026 | None |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | OFFSHORE Unknown | 15 Oct 2024 | 10 Feb 2026 Unknown |
| 190 NSW | ONSHORE Software Engineer | 07 May 2025 | 10 Feb 2026 AFP |
| 190 | OFFSHORE Unknown | 28 May 2025 | 10 Feb 2026 Child Medical |
| 190 | OFFSHORE Developer Programmer | 18 May 2025 | 10 Feb 2026 Commencement Email |
Invitation Activity
| State Subclass | Occupation | Points | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| NT 491 | Computer & Network Engineer | 85 | Full Invitation 10 Feb 2026, NT resident, working in nominated field |
| SA 491 | Chef | 85 | Final Nomination 10 Feb 2026, documents approved same day |
Trends and Patterns
Priority Occupation Processing: Priority occupations (Early Childhood Teachers) continue to demonstrate expedited processing under Ministerial Direction 105. Subclass 189 grants for these occupations were processed in approximately 5 months, significantly faster than non-priority occupations.
Non-Priority Processing Times: Non-priority occupations lodged in May 2025 are receiving grants in February 2026, indicating processing times of approximately 8-9 months for subclass 190 applications. The 491 subclass shows similar timeframes, with one SA application lodged in November 2024 granted after approximately 15 months.
Direct Grants Dominate: The majority of grants reported today were direct grants with no S56 requests, suggesting streamlined processing for applicants with complete documentation.
NSW 190 Activity: NSW continues to show strong grant activity across multiple occupations including Software Engineers, Construction Project Managers, ICT professionals, and trades (Motor Mechanic).
S56 Request Patterns: S56 requests observed today include AFP checks, child medicals (for dependents reaching age milestones), and commencement emails. One offshore applicant lodged in October 2024 received an S56 for unknown reasons.
State Nomination Turnaround: NT and SA demonstrated quick turnaround times from document submission to final nomination approval, with SA processing additional documents and issuing final nomination on the same day (10 Feb 2026).
Useful Resources
- NSW Software Engineer S56 Case: https://smartvisaguide.com/loopylion6784
- Offshore 190 S56 Case: https://smartvisaguide.com/whackylion4203
๐ต This data represents a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs and individual states possess complete grant and invitation data.
๐ด DISCLAIMER: This blog post is an AI-generated summary of community comments and may be refreshed as additional information 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 and verify critical details through official channels.
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S56 requests on 10 Feb 2026: - 190 OFFSHORE Lodged 28 May 2025 s56 for Child Medical as he turns 2 years old. - 190 ONSHORE Lodged 07 May 2025 s56 for AFP, NSW Software Engineer - 190 OFFSHORE Lodged 15 Oct 2024 s56 for unknown
Do you know how @gaia91 got 10 points for education? TRA or VETAssess doesn't assess overseas certificates or associate degrees to be AQF level. I heard it's possible to get it via MPA, but that is non-binding to DHA. If someone could shed some light, that'd be great.
491 granted on 10/2/2026 Civil engineering draftsperson
Onshore South Australia
Lodgment date. 1/11/2024 No s56 Family of 3 Country of birth. Brasil
NSW SC190 Granted! 10th Feb 2026 Detailed timeline below. Occupation: Motor Mechanic SC500: 2019-2021 SC485: 2022-2024 (JRP steps 1 to 4) SC482: March 2025 - February 2026 EOI lodge: 27 Apr 2024 NSW pre-invitation: 30 Apr 2025 NSW final Invitation: May 15 2025 SC190 visa application lodgement: 21 May 2025 Medicals re-used from SC482 No re-medicals No s56, no additional documents, direct grant Family of 3 Child dependent added December 2024 Totals points for EOI motor mechanic is 85 pts. Got invited for 491 after being invited for 190.
189 granted! University Lecturer On shore 90 pts Invitation: Aug 21 2025 Lodgement: Sep 10 2025 Grant: Feb 09, 2026 No S56
491 granted on 10/2/2026 Civil engineering draftsperson Onshore South Australia Lodgment date. 1/11/2024 No s56 Family of 3 Country of birth. Brasil
NSW190 Offshore Software Engineer 90 pts Lodged 20 May 2025 Medical 28 May 2025 Granted 10 Feb 2026 No s56
Profile Summary for @raihan17 Nominated Occupation: 233311 Electrical Engineer Unit Group: 2333 Electrical Engineers Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: NSW Assessing Authority: Engineers Australia Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 8M 18D)
Total Points: 90 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 10 - Skilled Partner: 10 (Occupation: Electrical Engineer), Skill Level: 1, Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 5
Timeline / Events - 10 Feb 2026 * NSW190 * 95 pts * Visa Granted - 23 May 2025 * NSW190 * 95 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 15 May 2025 * NSW190 * 95 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 14 May 2025 * NSW190 * 95 pts * Received Preinvite from State - 14 May 2025 * NSW190 * 95 pts * Submitted Nomination Application to State - 25 Feb 2025 * NSW190 * 95 pts * Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI)
I got 491 pre-invite as chef 13-02-2026 Documents submit on 26th of jan Panding documents summit on 6th of Feb Additional documents requested on 9 Feb Additional documents submitted on 10 Feb 3:24pm Documents approved on around 4:30pm 10 Feb Final nomination received on 10 Feb 9:16pm Points Age. 30 English. 0 Experience 10 Partner. 10 Australia study 15 Natti. 5 70+15=85
Finally received the golden email today. NSW 190 Grant received onshore Occupation - Software Engineer Points - 100 (partner same profession) EOI lodged - Feb 2024 Pre Invite received - May 2025 Final Invite received - June 2025 Lodged Visa 27 May 2025 Grant - 10-02-2026
doubt this is legit, I lodged a day before on 26th May and not yet granted
its legit. DHA not sequential at all times
@biotechy What was the exact date of visa lodgement?
its in the post
Thanks @biotechy
Here is our 190 Journey (Non-Priority) Skill Assessment:-Accounting Nominated State:-Tasmania Visa Lodge:- 27 May 2025 Visa Granted:- 10 Feb 2026 EOI points:- 70 No S56 Request (Direct Grant) Worked as a Disability Support Worker Orange Category Dependent with one child Living Tasmania since 5.5 years
NSW 190 Developer Programmer Submitted 19 May 2025 Grant on 10 Feb 2026 Offshore
Finallt itโs my turn. 189 granted Today ECT with 85 points, single Invite received: 21/8/2025 DOL: 9/9/2025 Medical done: 1/10/2025 Granted: Today, 10/2/2026 No s56, direct grant.
Profile Summary for @goofygoose4759 Nominated Occupation: 133111 Construction Project Manager Unit Group: 1331 Construction Managers Country of Residence: Kuwait Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 8M 14D)
Total Points: 75 (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: 5
Timeline / Events - 10 Feb 2026 * NSW190 * 80 pts * Visa Granted Finally Direct Grant รขยยครฏยธยรขยยครฏยธย - 31 May 2025 * NSW190 * 80 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 27 May 2025 * NSW190 * 80 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 27 May 2025 * NSW190 * 80 pts * Booked Medicals for Visa - 16 May 2025 * NSW190 * 80 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 15 May 2025 * NSW190 * 80 pts * Submitted Nomination Application to State - 14 May 2025 * NSW190 * 80 pts * Received Preinvite from State - 28 Apr 2025 * 190 * 80 pts * Received NAATI/CCL Results - 28 Dec 2024 * NSW190 * 80 pts * Received Partner Skill Assessment Approval - 22 May 2024 * 491 * 90 pts * Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI) - 16 May 2024 * 190 * 80 pts * Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI) - 12 May 2024 * 75 pts * Received English Test Results - 04 Apr 2024 * 75 pts * Received Skill Assessment Approval - 22 Mar 2024 * NSW190 * 80 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with Request for Further Information (RFI) from Skill Assessment Body - 19 Mar 2024 * NSW190 * 80 pts * Received Request for Further Information (RFI) from Skill Assessment Body - 14 Mar 2024 * NSW190 * 80 pts * Applied for Skill Assessment - 01 Feb 2024 * NSW190 * 80 pts * Started Skilled Migration Process
Profile Summary for @inzamam1295 Nominated Occupation: 241111 Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher (Priority) Unit Group: 2411 Early Childhood (Pre Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: VIC Assessing Authority: AITSL Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 5M)
Total Points: 85 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 0 - Single: 10 - Australian Study: 5 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 5
Timeline / Events - 10 Feb 2026 * 189 * 85 pts * Visa Granted Invited- 21 August 2026 Applied- 10 September 2026 Medical- 01 October 2026 Direct Grant- 10 February 2026 - 06 Oct 2025 * 189 * 85 pts * Cleared Visa Medicals - 01 Oct 2025 * 189 * 85 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 10 Sep 2025 * 189 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 21 Aug 2025 * 189 * 85 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa
Received commencement email today. DOL 18/05/2025 Developer Programmer Offshore NSW Family of 3 subclass 190 offshore
This is mine
Subclass 491 (NT) Occupation: Computer & Network Engineer NT resident, working in my nominated field Application lodged: 19 December 2025 NT declaration received: 06 February 2026 Full Invitation Received on 10 Feb 2026 Current visa: 485 (valid until July 2026)
"for 491 criteria , 1 year stay and 6 month related work at time of application met"