๐ Daily Activity Report: 16 Feb 2026 This report summarises...
@gregormendel (2D ago| Updated 1H ago)๐ Daily Activity Report: 16 Feb 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 16 February 2026, based on crowdsourced data from the skilled migration community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge โ Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | ONSHORE Social Worker | 18 Nov 2025 โ 16 Feb 2026 | None |
| 189 | OFFSHORE Registered Nurse (NEC) | 04 Sep 2025 โ 16 Feb 2026 | None |
| 189 | ONSHORE Registered Nurse (NEC) | 18 Nov 2025 โ 16 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Mechanical Engineer | 24 Jun 2025 โ 16 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Physiotherapist | 13 Jun 2025 โ 16 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Software Engineer | 28 May 2025 โ 16 Feb 2026 | 10 Feb 2026 Medical for child |
| 190 VIC | ONSHORE General Practitioner | 18 Dec 2025 โ 16 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 WA | OFFSHORE Retail Pharmacist | 14 Jun 2025 โ 16 Feb 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 491 NSW | OFFSHORE Architectural Draftsperson | 26 Jun 2025 โ 16 Feb 2026 | None |
| 491 SA | OFFSHORE Plumber | 04 Mar 2025 โ 16 Feb 2026 | 24 Oct 2025 Travel history (primary), 09 Dec 2025 Travel history (spouse), 21 Jan 2026 Form 80 |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | OFFSHORE - | 20 May 2025 | 16 Feb 2026 Partner Remedicals |
| 190 | OFFSHORE - | 14 Jun 2025 | 16 Feb 2026 Polio vaccine certificate (family of 3) |
| 491 | OFFSHORE - | 30 Jun 2025 | 16 Feb 2026 Polio |
Invitation Activity
| State Subclass | Occupation | Points | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAS 190 | Chef | 61 | 16 Feb 2026 | Orange Plus pass, nomination approved |
Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests
Priority occupations (Health and Teaching) continue to demonstrate expedited processing. The General Practitioner case received a direct grant in approximately 2 months, while the Physiotherapist and Registered Nurse cases were processed in approximately 8 months and 5 months respectively.
Non-priority occupations show more varied processing times. The Mechanical Engineer (NSW 190) was processed in approximately 8 months, while the Software Engineer (NSW 190) took approximately 9 months. The Architectural Draftsperson (NSW 491) was processed in approximately 8 months.
S56 requests observed today primarily relate to vaccination certificates (Polio) and remedicals for family members. One case involved multiple S56 requests over several months, including travel history documentation and Form 80. The Software Engineer case received an S56 for child medicals despite the child being under two years old at initial medical examination.
Several cases reported direct grants with no S56 requests, particularly in priority occupations. The presence of a skilled partner in priority occupations appears to correlate with faster processing times.
Useful Resources
- NSW190 Mechanical Engineer Profile: https://smartvisaguide.com/ramdas
- S56 Polio Request (491 OFFSHORE): https://smartvisaguide.com/shani1810
- S56 Polio Vaccine Request (190 OFFSHORE): https://smartvisaguide.com/chibuzo
- S56 Partner Remedicals Request (190 OFFSHORE): https://smartvisaguide.com/b1995
๐ต This data represents a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs has complete grant data. For invitation rounds, only the respective states possess complete round information.
๐ด 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 appropriate caution.
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s56 requests for 16 Feb 2026: - 491 OFFSHORE Lodged 30 Jun 2025 s56 for Polio - 190 OFFSHORE Lodged 14 Jun 2025 S56 for polio vaccine certificate for family of three - 190 OFFSHORE Lodged 20 May 2025 s56 for Partner Remedicals (though it was already submitted)
Date of lodgement: 26/06/2025 Date of Grant: 16/02/2026 Occupation: Financial Institution Branch Manager (491 visa) ACT Family of five onshore Partner only claimed english test points From Received to Finalised
RN NEC 75 points 189 Invited on 13/11/26 Lodged 18/11/25 Medical 21/11/25 No S56 requested Granted 16/02/26 Onshore
Profile Summary for @jumpychicken4442 Nominated Occupation: 251513 Retail Pharmacist (Priority) Unit Group: 2515 Pharmacists Country of Residence: Egypt Assessing Authority: APharmC Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 8M 2D)
Total Points: 80 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 25 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 10 - Partner (Competent English): 5 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 5
Timeline / Events - 16 Feb 2026 * WA190 * 85 pts * Visa Granted - 14 Jun 2025 * WA190 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 01 May 2025 * WA190 * 85 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 07 Jan 2025 * WA190 * 85 pts * Submitted Nomination Application to State - 13 Dec 2024 * WA190 * 85 pts * Received Preinvite from State
Profile Summary for @snappytiger5737 Nominated Occupation: 312111 Architectural Draftsperson Unit Group: 3121 Architectural, Building and Surveying Technicians Country of Residence: South Africa Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 2 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 7M 21D)
Total Points: 70 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 25 - English Language: 20 - Education: 10 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 10 - Partner (Competent English): 5 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 16 Feb 2026 * NSW491 * 85 pts * Visa Granted No correspondence, no information requests. - 22 Aug 2025 * NSW491 * 85 pts * General Submitted PCC - 03 Jul 2025 * NSW491 * 85 pts * Completed Visa Medicals 27 June 2025 - Applied for PCC 30 June 2025 - Completed family biometrics - 26 Jun 2025 * NSW491 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 16 Jun 2025 * NSW491 * 85 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa - 13 Jun 2025 * NSW491 * 85 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 11 Jun 2025 * NSW491 * 85 pts * Submitted Nomination Application to State - 06 Jun 2025 * NSW491 * 85 pts * Received Preinvite from State - 05 Jun 2024 * 70 pts * Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI) - 03 Jun 2024 * 70 pts * Received Skill Assessment Approval
491 SA offshore Visa granted today family of 3
Occupation: Plumber
lodged on the 4th of March 2025
First s56: 24 October 2025 travel history for principal applicant
Second s56: 9 December 2025 Travel history for wife
Third s56: 21 January 2026 form 80
Visa Granted 16 February 2026
189 grant received today Onshore Eoi lodged: 2 October 2025 Invitation: 13 November 2025 Visa lodged: 18 November 2025 Grant: 16 February 2026 Occupation: Social worker Total points claimed 90 No S56, from received to direct grant.
So grateful and excited to share that today our Subclass ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ has officially been granted! ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ 60:22 ๐ผ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐, ๐, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐, ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ. โค๏ธ โจ ๐ข๐ฐ๐ฐ๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ก๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ (๐ก๐๐) ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ โจ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ: ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ โจ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐น๐ผ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ: ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ โจ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ: ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ โจ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ: ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
Visa Granted! ๐ 190 - General Practitioner VIC pre-invite received โ 03/12/2025 Applied for VIC nomination โ 03/12/2025 VIC nomination approved โ 17/12/2025 Visa application lodged โ 18/12/2025 Medicals cleared โ 30/12/2025 Visa granted โ 16/02/2026 (Direct grant!) โ No s56 requests, no Form 80 submitted, no agent (DIY) Points at time of invitation: 80 (including 5 points for state nomination) Profile: Superior English, skilled partner, living & working in regional VIC since 2024 Good luck to all those who are waiting for an invitation or their grant!
TAS 190 Nomination approved Applied for 190 Nomination 12/02/2026 Invited on 16/02/2026 Visa expiry 21/02/2026 Occupation :Chef Orange Plus pass 61pts
190 Grant Offshore Received my grant today. NSW - software engineer Lodgement date - 28/05/2025 S56 - 10/02/2026 Medical for my kid. We did the medical for my kid when he is less than two years old. So request for additional medical
Grant - 16/02/2026 Not skilled partner
Was there a commencement notification for you or direct from receieved-->grant
Profile Summary for @saifmallahi Nominated Occupation: 252511 Physiotherapist (Priority) Unit Group: 2525 Physiotherapists Country of Residence: India Assessing Authority: APC Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 8M 3D)
Total Points: 80 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 10 - Partner (Competent English): 5 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 16 Feb 2026 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Visa Granted - 18 Jun 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 17 Jun 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Booked Medicals for Visa - 13 Jun 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 21 May 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 10 May 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Submitted Nomination Application to State - 29 Apr 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Received Preinvite from State - 24 Apr 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Updated Expression of Interest (EOI) - 31 Jan 2025 * 80 pts * Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI)
Profile Summary for @ramdas Nominated Occupation: 233512 Mechanical Engineer Unit Group: 2335 Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers Country of Residence: India Assessing Authority: Engineers Australia Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 7M 23D)
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: Hospital Pharmacist (Priority)), Skill Level: 1, Skilled Occupation List: STSOL - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 5
Timeline / Events - 16 Feb 2026 * NSW190 * 95 pts * Visa Granted Finally 190 visa granted. No s56. Spouse occupation is priority. - 01 Jul 2025 * NSW190 * 95 pts * Cleared Visa Medicals - 24 Jun 2025 * NSW190 * 95 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 23 May 2025 * NSW190 * 95 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa - 14 May 2025 * NSW190 * 95 pts * Received Preinvite from State Received pre invite from NSW
About Me NSW pre invite received on 14 May 25 NSW state nomination received on 23 May 25 Visa application lodged on 24th June 25