📙 Daily Activity Report: 25 Feb 2026 This report summarises...
@gregormendel (1D ago| Updated 56m ago)📙 Daily Activity Report: 25 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 → Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 NSW | Offshore Electrical Engineer | 01 Oct 2025 → 25 Feb 2026 | 27 Jan 2026: Polio vaccination |
| 491 NSW | Offshore Software Engineer | 10 Jul 2025 → 25 Feb 2026 | 19 Feb 2026: Additional medical |
| 491 NSW | Offshore ICT Business Analyst | 08 Mar 2024 → 25 Feb 2026 | 24 Jan 2026: Medical |
| 190 NSW | Offshore ICT Business Analyst | 05 May 2025 → 25 Feb 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 190 SA | Onshore ICT Business Analyst | 27 Jan 2025 → 25 Feb 2026 | 28 Jan 2026: Partner Form 80, Character & Functional English |
| 491 NSW | Onshore Civil Engineer | 07 Mar 2025 → 25 Feb 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 190 TAS | Onshore RN nec | 06 Feb 2026 → 25 Feb 2026 | 23 Feb 2026: - |
| 491 TAS | Offshore RN nec | 08 Dec 2025 → 25 Feb 2026 | 27 Jan 2026: Form 80 and other documents |
| 189 - | Onshore Physiotherapist | 21 Nov 2025 → 25 Feb 2026 | 20 Jan 2026: PCC |
| 189 - | - General Practitioner | 21 Nov 2025 → 25 Feb 2026 | 16 Dec 2025: - |
| 190 WA | - Civil Engineering Draftsperson | 15 Jan 2026 → 25 Feb 2026 | 19 Jan 2026: Police Check & Polio |
| 190 TAS | Onshore Engineering Technologist | 08 Jan 2025 → 25 Feb 2026 | 27 Jan 2026: PCC |
| 190 VIC | Onshore Information and Org Professional | 18 Nov 2024 → 25 Feb 2026 | 27 Jan 2026: PCC and toddler medical |
| 190 VIC | Offshore Recruitment Consultant | 19 Dec 2024 → 25 Feb 2026 | 23 Jan 2026: Updated passport for child |
| 190 NSW | Onshore ICT Business Analyst | 15 Dec 2024 → 25 Feb 2026 | 23 Jan 2026: AFP |
| 190 NSW | Onshore Motor Mechanic | 09 Dec 2024 → 25 Feb 2026 | 27 Jan 2026: Medicals, Employment docs, ITR, Super, Payslips, Bank statement |
| 491 NSW | Onshore - | Jan 2025 → 25 Feb 2026 | Jan 2026: Medical and AFP |
| 190 TAS | Onshore Mechanical Engineer Draftsperson | 24 Dec 2024 → 25 Feb 2026 | 23 Jan 2026: Medical |
| 491 - | Onshore Motor Mechanic | 02 Aug 2024 → 25 Feb 2026 | 23 Jan 2026: Re-medicals, AFP, Form 47A |
| 190 - | Offshore RN Medical Practice | 20 Jan 2026 → 25 Feb 2026 | 28 Jan 2026: Medical |
| 190 - | - - | 30 Nov 2024 → 25 Feb 2026 | 23 Jan 2026: Form 80 |
S56 Trends
No new s56 requests were reported for 25 Feb 2026.
Invitation Activity
| Occupation | Subclass State | Points | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accountant | 491 SBO | 75 | 25 Feb 2026 | Onshore, Superior English, ROI: 12 Jan 2026, Pre-invite: 6 Feb, Additional docs: 17 Feb |
Trends and Patterns
Visa Processing Times: - Priority Occupations (Health): Subclass 189 grants for General Practitioner and Physiotherapist processed in approximately 3 months. Subclass 190 grants for Registered Nurses nec processed between 1-2 months, demonstrating expedited processing under Ministerial Direction 105. - Non-Priority Occupations: Processing times varied significantly. Engineering and ICT occupations showed processing times ranging from 1 month (WA 190 Civil Engineering Draftsperson) to 12 months (NSW 491 ICT Business Analyst). Most grants fell within the 3-6 month range. - Subclass 491: Processing times ranged from 1 month to nearly 2 years, with most cases processed within 6-12 months.
S56 Request Patterns: - Medical requests (including remedicals and polio vaccination) were the most common s56 type across all subclasses. - Police Clearance Certificates (PCC) and Australian Federal Police (AFP) checks were frequently requested, particularly for onshore applicants. - Form 80 requests appeared for both primary and secondary applicants. - Employment verification documents (reference letters, ITRs, super summaries, payslips, bank statements) were requested in some cases. - Most s56 requests occurred in January 2026, with response times typically within 1-2 weeks.
Family Composition: - Family sizes ranged from single applicants to families of 5, with no apparent impact on processing times.
⚠️ 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 represents a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and individual states possess complete data on all grants and invitations issued.
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🏆 Visa 190 Granted SA Occupation: ICT Business Analyst Status: Onshore / Family of 4 Points: 90 (including State Nomination) Work: Directly working in the occupation 📅 Timeline: May 2024: Lodged ROI at 80 points — No invite received. Dec 10, 2024: Redid PTE and achieved Superior English. Dec 15, 2024: Updated EOI with new results (Total: 90 points). Jan 17, 2025: Received Pre-invite (State Nomination)! Jan 20, 2025: Lodged State Nomination application (night). Jan 21, 2025: Received Skill Select Invite (morning). Jan 27, 2025: Official 190 Visa application lodged. Jan 29, 2025: Medicals completed. Jan 28, 2026: Received s56 Request (Partner Form 80, Character & Functional English). Submitted within 1 week. Feb 25, 2026: 🎉 GRANT RECEIVED!
Got our 491 grant today Applied through Pathway 3 Civil Engineer | Onshore NSW DOL: 07 March 2025 | Family of 3
@biotechy any s56?
189 grant received today Occupation: General Practitioner Points: 80 Invite: 13th Nov 25 Medicals: 19th Nov 25 Submitted: 21st Nov 25 S56: 16th Dec 25 Granted: 25th Feb 26
491 NSW VISA GRANTED EOI submitted - 27 Apr 2024 Pre invite -10 June 2025 Application lodged - 10 July 2025 Additional medical - 19 Feb 2026 491 visa granted - 25 February 2026 Occupation -Software Engineer Total Points -100 offshore, family of 4
190 granted. RN Medical Practice offshore, skilled partner. 65 pts Eoi Oct 2025 Invitation Dec 18,2025 DoL January 20, 2026 S56 Jan 28 for medical. Medical complete Feb 3. Visa grant Feb 25, 2026
SA
Finally received my 491 SBO Onshore Invite today ROI:12 Jan 2026 Pre invite:6 Feb Additional documents request:17 Feb Final Invite: 25 Feb Accountant-75 points Superior English
491 Visa Granted: 25 Feb 2026. Occupation: Motor Mechanic (75 points). Applied onshore: 2 Aug 2024 Received s56 on 23 Jan 2026 for re-medicals, AFP, and Form 47A Family of 5 Grant today
Golden email received - WA 190 granted
Civil Engineering Draftsperson
85 points (incl state)
5 Dec 2025 Invitation
2 Jan 2026 Nomination Approval
15 Jan 2026 Applied
19 Jan 2026 S56 (Police Check & Polio)
4 Feb 2026 Submitted Police Check & Polio
25 Feb 2026 Grant
Goodluck everyone! The journey isn’t easy, but it’s definitely worth it.
working in relevant field? and WA grad?
189 Grant received today. Physiotherapist 75 points, onshore
Invited on 13/11/25
Visa Lodged on 21/11/25
S56 on 20/1/26 for PCC of home country
Grant received on 25/2/26
Profile Summary for @avokado Nominated Occupation: 254499 Registered Nurses nec (Priority) Unit Group: 2544 Registered Nurses Country of Residence: Philippines Assessing Authority: ANMAC Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 2M 17D)
Total Points: 75 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 25 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 0 - Skilled Partner: 10 (Occupation: University Lecturer), Skill Level: 1, Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 5
Timeline / Events - 25 Feb 2026 * TAS491 * 90 pts * Visa Granted - 27 Jan 2026 * TAS491 * 90 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Form 80 and other documents - 05 Jan 2026 * 491 * 90 pts * Cleared Visa Medicals - 08 Dec 2025 * TAS491 * 90 pts * Submitted Visa Application Family Sponsored
why does it seems they grant offshore faster than onshore? as I saw (For non-priority occupations), for onshore they are granting until 2024 Dec, and for offshore they are granting until 2025 May.
NSW -190- ICT Business analyst - Offshore
Below is the timeline
Points -90
Pre invite- 25 March 2025
Skill select - 10 April 2025
Visa lodged - 5 May 2025
Visa Grant - 25 Feb 2026
No S56 request
TAS Onshore My 190 visa Journery Eoi Points: 70
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer Draftsperson Orange plus Couple with one child Visa Lodged : 24 December 2024 S56 Requested: 23 January 2026(Medical)
S56 Submitted : 03 February 2026 PR Visa granted: 25 Feb 2026
491 NSW VISA GRANTED Application lodged - January 2025 s56 request (medical and afp) - January 2026 491 visa granted - 25 February 2026 onshore
Finally Granted SC 190. Golden Email Recieved. Occupation -: Motor Mechanic Onshore Points -: 80 + 5 for state. Total -: 85 Points.
Family of 3.
Eoi Lodged -: 16 Dec 2023
Pre Invite -: 03 Dec 2024
Nomination Approved -: 09 Dec 2024
Visa Lodged -: 09 Dec 2024
S56 Requested -: 27 Jan 2026 for Medicals, Employment reference letters, ITR’s, Super summary, Payslips, Bank statement.
Medicals and Documents submitted -: 02 Feb 2026
Visa Granted -: 25-02-26
NSW
190 ONSHORE NSW ICT BA Lodged 15 Dec 2024 s56 AFP on 23 Jan 2026 Granted today
491 Visa Granted today: 25th Feb 2026 Applied: 8th March 2024 Got S56 on 24th January 2026, Submitted back with medical by 12th February. Offshore State: NSW Occupation: ICT Business Analyst
190 Grant Today Applied on 6 February 2026 : self applied s56 requested on 23 February. RN NEC ONSHORE CDU Graduate
Profile Summary for @lukassulc1 Nominated Occupation: 223112 Recruitment Consultant Unit Group: 2231 Human Resource Professionals Country of Residence: Spain Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 2M 6D)
Total Points: 85 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 25 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 10 - Skilled Partner: 10 (Occupation: Information and Organisation Professionals nec), Skill Level: 1, Skilled Occupation List: STSOL - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 5
Timeline / Events - 25 Feb 2026 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Visa Granted - 23 Jan 2026 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Updated passport for Child's second nationality - 23 Jan 2026 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer - 19 Dec 2024 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Submitted Visa Application 5.00 years experience as per Vetassess skill renewal assessment on state nomination date (21 Nov 2024). However, Skillselect was short of 1 day to reach 7 years on state nomination date. Vetasses substrated 2 years. Claiming 10 points for experience. - 21 Nov 2024 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Received State Nomination Approval Vetassess substracted 2 years of relevant experience so my total experience was 4.75 years at the time of state pre-invite. However I did claim 6.75 years in my EOI (+5 extra points). My Advanced Diploma was assessed as relevant education but not at the required skill. Additionally my BSc was assessed as not relevant education but at required skill. - 08 Oct 2024 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Received Preinvite from State
Alhumdulillah grant approved today Offshore NSW190 Timeline Occupation : Electrical engineer 90 points including spouse priority occupation Pre-invite: 28 May, 2025 Invitation approved: 17 sept, 2025 Lodged date: 1st October,2025 S56 date: 27 january,2026 ( for polio vaccination) S56 submitted: 30th january, 2026 Approved grant date: 25 feb 2026
Just received 190 grant VIC onshore - information and org professional DOL: 18/11/2024 S56: 27/01/2026 for PCC and toddlers medical Grant: 25/02/2026
190 TAS Onshore grant Engineering Technologist DOL: 08/Jan/2025 S56: PCC (27/Jan/2026) Granted: Today Family of 3
190 I know someone in WeChat group Dol 30 Nov 2024 S56 for form 80 (23 Jan 2026 Got grant this morning