📙 Daily Activity Report: 11 Feb 2026 This report summarises...
@gregormendel (3D ago| Updated 1D ago)📙 Daily Activity Report: 11 Feb 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for Australian skilled migration visas (subclasses 189, 190, and 491) based on crowdsourced data from the community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 VIC | Onshore Secondary Teacher | 07 Dec 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 | 13 Jan 2026: Polio |
| 190 SA | Offshore Production/Plant Engineer | 21 Mar 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 | Direct Grant |
| 491 VIC | Onshore Early Childhood Teacher | 29 Oct 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 | - |
| 491 Family | Offshore RN Aged Care | 06 Jan 2026 → 11 Feb 2026 | 12 Jan 2026: Unknown |
| 190 WA | Unknown Electrician | 20 Dec 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 | - |
| 190 VIC | Unknown CPM | 03 Dec 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 | 10 Jan 2026: Polio |
| 190 SA | Onshore RN nec | Unknown → 11 Feb 2026 | - |
| 190 VIC | Offshore Midwife | 27 Nov 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 | - |
| 190 QLD | Onshore Cabinetmaker | 02 Jan 2026 → 11 Feb 2026 | 13 Jan 2026: Unknown |
| 491 NT | Offshore Unknown | 03 Nov 2023 → 11 Feb 2026 | 08 Sep 2024: Remedical |
| 491 NSW | Onshore Unknown | Jun 2024 → 11 Feb 2026 | Last week: Polio, Remedical |
| 190 NSW | Onshore Occupational Therapist | 31 Dec 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 | 12 Jan 2026: Partner Medical |
| 491 QLD | Offshore Contract Administrator | 17 Apr 2024 → 11 Feb 2026 | 06 Nov 2025: Remedical; 11 Dec 2025: Parental Consent |
| 491 NT | Offshore Civil Engineer | 20 Jun 2024 → 11 Feb 2026 | 06 Feb 2026: Remedical |
| 491 TAS | Offshore Internal Auditor | 20 Nov 2023 → 11 Feb 2026 | 18 Sep 2025: Remedical, Polio, Birth Certificate |
| 190 Unknown | Unknown Unknown | Nov 2023 → 11 Feb 2026 | 03 Sep 2025, 14 Nov 2025: Remedical, PCC, Income Evidence |
| 190 SA | Onshore Software Engineer | 06 Apr 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 | 06 Feb 2026: Toddler Medical |
| 190 QLD | Offshore Mechanical Engineer | 28 Nov 2023 → 11 Feb 2026 | 03 Sep 2025: Remedical |
| 190 NSW | Offshore R&D Manager | 29 Jan 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 | 13 Jan 2026: Police Checks, Award Letter |
| 190 SA | Offshore Carpenter | 07 May 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 | Direct Grant (X-ray added Jan 2026) |
| 491 NT | Offshore Civil Engineer | 20 Jun 2024 → 11 Feb 2026 | 06 Feb 2026: Remedical |
S56 Trends
No new S56 requests were reported for 11 February 2026 beyond those already captured in the visa grants table above.
Invitation Activity
| State Subclass | Occupation | Points | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA 190 | RN nec | 75+5 | 02 Feb 2026 | Preinvite; Nomination approved 10 Feb 2026; SA Graduate; Onshore |
| NT 190 | Nurse | Unknown | 24 Nov 2025 | Preinvite/Declaration received; ROI submitted 24 Nov 8pm; NT Graduate; Onshore |
Trends and Patterns
Priority Occupations: Health and teaching occupations continue to demonstrate expedited processing. Secondary Teachers, Early Childhood Teachers, Registered Nurses, Midwives, and Occupational Therapists received grants within 1-3 months of lodgement, consistent with Ministerial Direction 105 priorities.
Non-Priority Occupations: Engineers, Carpenters, and other non-priority occupations experienced significantly longer processing times, ranging from 9 months to over 2 years. The longest processing time observed was 2 years 2 months 14 days for a QLD 190 Mechanical Engineer (offshore).
S56 Patterns: The most common S56 requests were for: - Remedicals: Frequently requested after 12-18 months from initial medicals, particularly for applications lodged in 2023-2024 - Polio Certificates: Multiple requests observed, particularly for VIC and NSW applications - Police Clearance Certificates (PCC): Requested for applications with extended processing times - Parental Consent: Required for applicants with dependent children from previous relationships - Partner Medicals: Requested separately in some cases
Direct Grants: Two SA 190 applications (Carpenter and Production/Plant Engineer) received direct grants without S56 requests, both offshore applications with processing times of 9-10 months.
Family Size Impact: Family sizes ranged from single applicants to families of 6. No clear correlation between family size and processing time was evident from this dataset.
State Processing: SA, VIC, and QLD showed active grant activity. NT and TAS grants were primarily for 491 visas with longer processing times (2+ years for applications lodged in 2023).
📊 This report represents a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs has complete grant data. State nomination data is similarly incomplete, with only states holding comprehensive round information.
🔴 DISCLAIMER: This blog post is an AI-generated 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 appropriate caution and verified against official sources.
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190 grant received on 11/02/26 Invited in November Applied 7/12/25 S56 for polio requested on the 13/1/26 Uploaded the polio certificate 15/1/26 Granted 11/02/26 Family of 5 Secondary teacher with 75points working in regional Victoria
Profile Summary for @dizzywalrus6831 Nominated Occupation: 233513 Production or Plant Engineer Unit Group: 2335 Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers Country of Residence: United Kingdom Assessing Authority: Engineers Australia Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 10M 21D)
Total Points: 90 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 25 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 15 - Skilled Partner: 10 (Occupation: Electronics Engineer), Skill Level: 1, Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 5
Timeline / Events - 11 Feb 2026 * SA190 * 95 pts * Visa Granted Direct Grant - 13 Jan 2026 * SA190 * 95 pts * Received Assessment Commencement Email - 21 Mar 2025 * SA190 * 95 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 24 Jan 2025 * SA190 * 95 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 21 Jan 2025 * SA190 * 95 pts * Received Preinvite from State - 21 Mar 2024 * 90 pts * Updated Expression of Interest (EOI) Attained superior English - 28 Feb 2024 * 90 pts * Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI) 189/190/491 Submitted
491 Grant Early Childhood Teacher Living and Working in Regional Victoria on Nominated Occupation with 84k Salary ROI submitted: 6/10/2025 Pre Invite. : 8/10/2025 Nomination Approval 24/10/2025 Visa Lodged :29/10/2025 Visa Grant. :11/2/2026
Invited Nov 13, 2025 Lodged Jan 6, 2026 S56 Jan 12, 2026 Medicals Jan 30, 2026 Got GRANTED today! 🍾🥳 11.2.26 491 family sponsored. RN Aged Care Age 15 English 20 Education 15 Employment overseas 15 Partner skills 5 Offshore.
WA 190 visa Granted! 11th Feb 2026 Detailed timeline below. Occupation: Electrician EOI lodge 20/08/2025 WA invitation 27/09/2025 Applied 20/12/2025 Medical 15/01/2026 Granted 11/02/2026
Got my Visa Grant today. 🙌🏽 Visa VIC190 Timeline: Pre-invite: 18/11/25 Nomination Approval: 28/11/25 Visa lodged: 03/12/25 Medicals: 18/12/25 S056 request: 10/01/26 (Polio Certificate) S056 submission: 23/01/26 Visa Grant: 11/02/26 Occupation: CPM Points: 70+5 Partner: 5(ielts)
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190 RN nec 80 points, SA Graduate ROI lodged: 19 December, 2025 Pre invite: 2 February, 2026 Nomination Approved: 10 February, 2026. 75 + 5 points. Age: 30 English: 10 Qualification: 15 Australian Study: 5 Study in Regional: 5 Single: 10 State Nomination: 5 75 + 5 Graduated in 2025, working in Surgery since may 2025 at Royal Adelaide Hospital in Trauma Surgery!
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190 (QLD) 85 points Onshore Timeline; EOI submitted: 11th November 2025 Pre-invite: 18th November 2025 Invite: 27th November 2025 Lodged: 2nd January 2026 S56 request: 13th January 2026 S56 submitted: 13th January 2026 Granted: 11th February 2026
491 Offshore grant on 11 Feb 2026 DOL 3 november 2023 S56 8 september 2024 Remedical Offshore NT
Got grant on 11 Feb 2026 State: NSW [491] onshore DOL: June 2024 s56: polio and remedical (got last week)
NSW -190 granted - golden email 11/02/2026 Skill : Occupational therapist (75 points, proficient English, applicant English citizen and partner Irish) Onshore EOI submitted 12/12/2024 EOI updated with English test 25/05/2025 Invited NSW 11/11/2025 Applied 190 31/12/2025 S56 for partner medical 12/01/2026 Grant : 11/02/2026
Profile Summary for @anastasiarevival Nominated Occupation: 511111 Contract Administrator Unit Group: 5111 Contract, Program and Project Administrators Country of Residence: Montenegro Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 2 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 9M 25D)
Total Points: 85 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 25 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 10 - Single: 10 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 5
Timeline / Events - 11 Feb 2026 * QLD491 * 100 pts * Visa Granted - 14 Jan 2026 * QLD491 * 100 pts * General Received a call from DoHA about form 1229 and was asked about the kids’ custody - 18 Dec 2025 * QLD491 * 100 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Provided consent from both parents to grant of visa - 11 Dec 2025 * QLD491 * 100 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Consent from both parents to grant of visa - 01 Dec 2025 * QLD491 * 100 pts * Completed Visa Medicals eMedical case has been submitted to Department of Home Affairs - 25 Nov 2025 * QLD491 * 100 pts * Cleared Visa Medicals - 06 Nov 2025 * QLD491 * 100 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Remedicals - 24 Apr 2024 * QLD491 * 100 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 17 Apr 2024 * QLD491 * 100 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa - 17 Apr 2024 * QLD491 * 100 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 09 Apr 2024 * QLD491 * 100 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 28 Mar 2024 * QLD491 * 100 pts * Received Preinvite from State - 20 Mar 2024 * QLD491 * 100 pts * Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI)
Profile Summary for @rachana143 Nominated Occupation: 233211 Civil Engineer Unit Group: 2332 Civil Engineering Professionals Country of Residence: India Assessing Authority: Engineers Australia Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 7M 22D)
Total Points: 60 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 25 - English Language: 0 - 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 - 11 Feb 2026 * NT491 * 75 pts * Visa Granted Visa Granted for family of 4 - 06 Feb 2026 * NT491 * 75 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Remedicals received on 6th February 2026-family of 4 - 06 Feb 2026 * NT491 * 75 pts * Completed Visa Medicals Remedicals done on the same day - 12 Aug 2025 * NT491 * 75 pts * General Updated PCC - 20 May 2025 * NT491 * 75 pts * General Renewed Passport - 20 Jun 2024 * NT491 * 75 pts * Submitted Visa Application
Preinvite/Declaration received ROI submitted 24/11 - 8pm Onshore NT graduate Nurse working in field
Profile Summary for @vincenth Nominated Occupation: 331212 Carpenter Unit Group: 3312 Carpenters and Joiners Country of Residence: France Assessing Authority: TRA Skill Level: 3 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 9M 4D)
Total Points: 60 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 15 - English Language: 10 - Education: 10 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 15 - Partner (Competent English): 5 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 5
Timeline / Events - 11 Feb 2026 * SA190 * 65 pts * Visa Granted Direct grant, family of 6, no S56, just added the x-ray exam for our youngest son last month. - 19 Jan 2026 * SA190 * 65 pts * Cleared Visa Medicals - 16 Jan 2026 * SA190 * 65 pts * Completed Visa Medicals Chest X-ray examination for our youngest son who turned 11 in September, after we had submitted our application in May. - 13 Jan 2026 * SA190 * 65 pts * General Booked chest x-ray exam for our youngest son. He was 10 at the time of application in May 2025 so he didn't need it. He turned 11 in September 2025 but his status reminded 'health clearance provided' until we received our assessment commencement e-mail on January 12. His status turned to 'examinations required' in our Immi Account but no S56 received from the CO. - 12 Jan 2026 * SA190 * 65 pts * Received Assessment Commencement Email - 10 May 2025 * SA190 * 65 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 07 May 2025 * SA190 * 65 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 07 May 2025 * SA190 * 65 pts * Booked Medicals for Visa - 15 Apr 2025 * SA190 * 65 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 15 Apr 2025 * SA190 * 65 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa - 09 Apr 2025 * SA190 * 65 pts * Submitted Nomination Application to State - 02 Apr 2025 * SA190 * 65 pts * Received Preinvite from State - 27 Feb 2025 * SA190 * 65 pts * Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI)
491 Offshore DOL : 20th June 2024 S56: 6th February 2026, Remedicals Grant date: 11th February, 2026 Family of 4 State: NT, Civil Engineer (Primary) Software Engineer (Spouse)
491 Visa Granted on 11 Feb 2026 Lodged - 20th Nov 2023 S56 - 18 Sep, 2025 (Remedicals, Polio, Birth Certificate) State - Tasmania Occupation- Internal Auditor Family of 4 Offshore
I know someone who lodged her 190 application in November 2023, received 3 S56 requests, 2 on September 3 2025 and November 14, 2025 and got her grant today. 3 s56 for remedical, PCC, evidence of income
190 DOL - 06th April 2025 Software Engineer Onshore State - SA S56 - 6th feb 2026( toddlers medical only ) completed medical 6th feb evening
Granted - 11th feb 2026
Profile Summary for @jumpymonkey4726 Nominated Occupation: 233512 Mechanical Engineer Unit Group: 2335 Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers Country of Residence: Sri Lanka Assessing Authority: Engineers Australia Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 2Y 2M 14D)
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 - 11 Feb 2026 * QLD190 * 85 pts * Visa Granted - 03 Sep 2025 * QLD190 * 85 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer s56 for remedial - 28 Nov 2023 * QLD190 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application
*Aus embassy contacted my last employer on Jan 2026 for employment verification and they reapllied on 14th Jan 2026
2nd PCC uploaded without s56 in Feb 2025 3rd PCC uploaded without s56 in Jan 2026
Profile Summary for @researchingdownunder Nominated Occupation: 132511 Research and Development Manager Unit Group: 1325 Research and Development Managers Country of Residence: United States Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 13D)
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 - 11 Feb 2026 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Visa Granted - 13 Jan 2026 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer S56 for police checks and award letter - 29 Jan 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application