📙 Daily Activity Report: 20 Feb 2026 This report summarises...
@gregormendel (1M ago| Updated 1M ago)📙 Daily Activity Report: 20 Feb 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 20 February 2026 based on crowdsourced data from the community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant | S56 Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE CPM | 19 Jun 2025 → 20 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 NSW | ONSHORE Developer Programmer | Jun 2025 → 20 Feb 2026 | None |
| 491 NSW | UNKNOWN Production Manager Manufacturing | 08 Jul 2025 → 20 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 TAS | UNKNOWN Chef | 17 Jun 2025 → 20 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 UNKNOWN | OFFSHORE Mechanical Engineering | Jun 2025 → 20 Feb 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 190 VIC | ONSHORE Registered Nurse NEC | 26 Dec 2025 → 20 Feb 2026 | 15 Jan 2026: Alias AFP, Overseas PCC, NZ consent |
| 190 SA | UNKNOWN Fitter Trade | 09 Dec 2024 → 20 Feb 2026 | 12 Feb 2026: Remedicals |
| 190 SA | UNKNOWN Book Editor | 19 Nov 2024 → 20 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 VIC | ONSHORE ICT Business Analyst | 21 Nov 2024 → 20 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Architectural Draftsperson | 20 Nov 2024 → 20 Feb 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 190 NT | ONSHORE Chef | 21 Nov 2024 → 20 Feb 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 190 TAS | UNKNOWN Engineering Technologist | 24 Nov 2024 → 20 Feb 2026 | 29 Jan 2026: Medicals |
| 190 SA | ONSHORE Engineering Technologist | 21 Nov 2024 → 20 Feb 2026 | None |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 UNKNOWN | OFFSHORE UNKNOWN | 19 Nov 2024 | 20 Feb 2026: Form 80, Defacto documents |
| 190 UNKNOWN | ONSHORE UNKNOWN | 06 Nov 2024 | 20 Feb 2026: Medicals, Form 80, PCC |
Invitation Activity
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Points | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 VIC | ONSHORE ICT Support Engineer | 95 | 16 Jan 2026 (Preinvite), 20 Feb 2026 (Nomination) |
| 190 NT | UNKNOWN ICT Business Analyst | 85 | 20 Feb 2026 (Nomination) |
| 190 VIC | ONSHORE Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | 85 | 15 Jan 2026 (Preinvite), 20 Feb 2026 (Nomination) |
| 190 WA | ONSHORE Cafe and Restaurant Manager | 70 | 20 Feb 2026 |
| 190 WA | ONSHORE Carpenter | 75 | 20 Feb 2026 |
| 190 WA | OFFSHORE Carpenter | 70 | 20 Feb 2026 |
| 491 WA | OFFSHORE Glazier | 80 | 20 Feb 2026 |
| 190 WA | ONSHORE Painter | 75, 65 | 20 Feb 2026 |
Trends and Patterns
Visa Processing Times: Non-priority occupations lodged in June 2025 received grants today, indicating approximately 8-month processing times. Priority occupations (Registered Nurses) continue to show expedited processing, with grants issued within 2 months of lodgement. Applications from November 2024 are now receiving grants after approximately 3 months.
S56 Requests: Common requests include Form 80, medicals/remedicals, and police clearance certificates. Two S56 requests were issued today for applications lodged in November 2024. Remedicals were requested for a December 2024 lodgement in mid-February.
State Activity: WA conducted an invitation round on 20 February 2026 covering construction and hospitality occupations. Victoria and NT issued nominations for ICT and nursing occupations. NSW, SA, and TAS continue processing applications with direct grants for various occupations.
Direct Grants: Multiple direct grants were issued across NSW, SA, VIC, TAS, and NT for both priority and non-priority occupations, indicating streamlined processing for complete applications.
Useful Resources
- WA Round PDF: https://smartvisaguide.com/library
⚠️ 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 a subset of total activity. Only DHA and individual states have complete data. For invitation rounds, this summary reflects reported comments only; states hold comprehensive round information.
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📣 WA Invitation Round 20 Feb 2026: Crowdsourced data below. Points inclusive of state points. Round PDF will be uploaded here after published by WA. - 190 ONSHORE Cafe and Restaurant Manager 70 pts (to be confirmed) - 190 ONSHORE Carpenter 75 pts - 190 OFFSHORE Carpenter 70 pts - 491 OFFSHORE (IN) Glazier 80 pts - 190 ONSHORE Painter 75 pts, 65 pts
s56 requests for 20 Feb 2026: - 190 OFFSHORE Lodged 19 Nov 2024 s56 for Form 80 and Defacto partner documents - 190 ONSHORE Lodged 06 Nov 2024 s56 for Medicals, Form 80 and PCC
Visa Granted: 190 SA- 20/02/26 Medicals: dec 24 Lodged: 21/11/24 Nomination: 15/11/24 Invite: 10/11/24 Engineeringtechnologist, 95 points Onshore. No s56. Direct grant after received status.
Here is our 190 Journey (Non-Priority) Skill Assessment:-Chef Nominated State:-Tasmania Visa Lodge:- 17 June 2025 Visa Granted:- 20 Feb 2026 No S56 Request (Direct Grant) Dependent with one child Orange plus attributes Tasmanian skilled employment pathways
Alhamdulilah
491 visa grant today , NSW
Production Manager Manufacturing
85 points
Invite : 6/6/2025
Nomination: 18/6/2025
Lodge : 8/July/2025
Grant: 20/02/2026.
Thanks to Allah Almighty.
Got my 190 Grant today NSW, Developer programmer 95 points, Onshore Family of 3. Skilled partner in same occupation Invited in Apr 2025 Visa Lodged Jun 2025 Granted 20 Feb 26 No s56. Direct grant
Got our TAS 190 grant today Nomination received 11/11/2024 Visa applied 24/11/2024 S56 received 29/01/2026 (medicals) police clearence was both expired, but did not request Medicals completed 13/02 Medcals all cleared in Immi account and grant was almost after 10 minutes Visa granted 20/02/2026 Family of 3 Occupation: Engineering technologist
NSW, Developer programmer 95 points, Onshore Family of 3. Skilled partner in same occupation
Invited in Apr 2025 Visa Lodged Jun 2025 Granted 20 Feb 26 No s56. Direct grant
Subclass 190 Application Date : 24 Nov 2025 Application Time: 2.35 pm Declearation Sent and signed: 18 Feb 2026 Nomination: 20 Feb 2026 Role: ICT Business ANALYST Working related field for more than 2 years NT Graduate Visa ending : Jan 2029 Point claimed :85
Nomination approved 190 under ICT support engineer with 95 points and 73k salary Invited Jan -16th 2026 Applied on -19th 2026 Final invite- today at :5PM
190 VIC Onshore Grant date : 20.02.2026 DOL: 21.11.2024 direct grant ICT BA
Lodged June 19 2025 Occupation: CPM NSW 190 Offshore Direct grant, no s56 Offshore Family of 3
Profile Summary for @dcwatkins3 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 1Y 3M)
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 - 20 Feb 2026 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Visa Granted - 20 Nov 2024 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 31 Oct 2024 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Received Preinvite from State
Fitter trade (SC190) South Australia
Timeline :
24 Sept 2024 EOI submitted 13 nov 2024 pre invitation received 25 nov 2024 Final invitation 9 dec 2024 Lodged visa 12 Feb 2026 - S56- Re- Medical (Me and wife) 20 feb 2026 - Visa grant !!
190 Granted State: Victoria Registered Nurse NEC (70+5 points) Partner: RN (aged care) Pre invite: 03/12/2025 Nomination & Invite: 17/12/2025 Lodged: 26/12/2025 Medicals: 09/01/2026 S 56 request: 15/1/2026 (Alias name on AFP, overseas PCC, NZ information exchange consent) Granted: 20/1/2026
Finally got nomination approval of 15 jan 2026 pre invite VIC 190 Onshore RN aged care(85+5 points) submitted on 17 jan 2026 Approved today
I am still waiting for the approval.