📙 Daily Activity Report: 12 Feb 2026 This report summarises...
@gregormendel (2D ago| Updated 18H ago)📙 Daily Activity Report: 12 Feb 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity reported by the community on 12 February 2026 across Subclass 189, 190, and 491 visa streams.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 - | Onshore RN NEC | 05/12/25 → 12/02/26 | 16/01/26 Medical |
| 190 NT | Onshore ECT | 05/02/26 → 12/02/26 | - |
| 190 QLD | Offshore Fitter Turner | 25/02/25 → 12/02/26 | Unknown |
| 190 - | - RN | 11/12/25 → 12/02/26 | 10/01/26 Partner English, 11/02/26 VAC |
| 491 NSW | Onshore 511112 | 05/03/25 → 12/02/26 | 05/02/26 Remedical |
| 491 NSW | Offshore Software Engineer | 27/02/24 → 12/02/26 | 03/11/25 PCC+Remedical, 29/11/25 Form 815, 19/01/26 Child Remedical |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 - | Onshore RN NEC | 05/12/25 | 16/01/26 Medical |
| 190 - | - RN | 11/12/25 | 10/01/26 Partner English, 11/02/26 VAC |
| 491 NSW | Onshore 511112 | 05/03/25 | 05/02/26 Remedical (1 family member) |
| 491 NSW | Offshore Software Engineer | 27/02/24 | 03/11/25 PCC+Remedical, 29/11/25 Form 815, 19/01/26 Child Remedical |
Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests
Priority occupations (Registered Nurses and Early Childhood Teachers) demonstrated expedited processing with grants issued within 2-3 months of lodgement. The NT 190 ECT grant was particularly swift at 7 days from lodgement to grant with no S56 requests.
Non-priority occupations experienced longer processing times. The NSW 491 Software Engineer case took 24 months with three separate S56 requests (PCC, remedicals, and Form 815 health undertaking). The QLD 190 Fitter and Turner case took approximately 11.5 months. Proactive engagement with DHA and submission of supporting documents (employment contracts, financial evidence, school documentation) appeared beneficial in one case.
S56 requests predominantly involved medical examinations (remedicals), police clearance certificates, partner functional English requirements, and VAC payments. Multiple S56 requests were common for non-priority occupations, with medical clearances taking 1-4 weeks to process after submission.
Family size ranged from single applicants to families of 4, with no apparent correlation to processing times. Both onshore and offshore applicants received grants, though priority occupations showed faster processing regardless of location.
⚠️ 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. Complete data is held exclusively by DHA and individual states.
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Finally its my time, by the grace of god received PR grant today of 189🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 Occupation RN nec Family of 3 (Onshore) Invited on 13 Nov 25 Visa lodged 05/12/25 S56 received on 16 Jan S56 submitted on 07 Feb. Visa grant on 12 Feb around 0430PM.
Occupation: Registered Nurse
Points: 70
Breakdown:
Age 25 | Superior English 20 | Master’s 15 | Aus Study 5 | State 5 | Partner 0
Timeline:
• 07/11/25 – ROI submitted + auto invitation
• 10/11/25 – Applied for nomination
• 01/12/25 – Nomination approved
• 11/12/25 – Lodged 190 visa
• 10/01/26 – s56 (partner functional English) — we chose to pay $5K VAC instead of test
• 11/02/26 – s64 request for second VAC — paid same day
• 12/02/26 – 190 PR granted 🎉
491 visa Granted!
State: NSW
Occupation: Software engineer (offshore)
Lodge date: 27th feb 2024
Received 1 s56: 3rd nov 2025, pcc and remedical (primary applicant amd spouse)
Submitted by 14th Nov 2025, medical approved 17th november
2nd s56: 29th nov 2025 (form 815 health undertaking form for primary applicant), submittedsame day..
Long silence after this...
Emailed via GFU: 9th Jan 2026
Received acknowledgment from DOHA : 19th Jan 2026, received 3rd s56 same day for child remedical
Submitted by clinic: 28th Jan 2026
Clearance provided: 6th feb 2026
Visa granted: 12th Feb 2026
NT 190 Onshore grant Subclass: 190 With family 3 pp Invitation 14/01/2026 Lodge 05/02/2026 Granted : 12/2/2026 Occupation : ECT - working in field 80 pts
Dol feb 25th 2025 QLD 190 Offshore Fitter and turner Partner 5 pts Total 65 pts Granted today
"Last Friday i called DHA and informed my situation and they asked me to add supporting documents.. and just now i got my grant. Thank you every one for supporting. I told them that i pro actively updated PCC, wife and daughter passport and financial issues if i get late grant, supporting documents i added in IMMI acc like company latest contract , baby school fee and donation details which taken from school, house contract letter.
DHA will note down each point we speak to them and we have to submit evidence for that. This was my last option and i tried. "
491 Onshore grant * Pathway 1 – NSW Invite * Invitation received: February 2025 * Visa lodged: 05 March 2025 * S56 medical remedial request (1 family member): 05/02/2026 * Medical remedial completed: 11/02/2026 * Visa granted: 12/02/2026
Family of 4 ANZSCO: 511112 Non-priority occupation Working in my nominated skill
@biotechy Does this shows that DOHA has shifted attention to 2025 non priority applications because I have seen few 2025 grants lately. Maybe they're trying to show reduced processing times?