๐ Daily Activity Report: 26 Feb 2026 This report summarises...
@gregormendel (1D ago| Updated 57m ago)๐ Daily Activity Report: 26 Feb 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 26 February 2026, based on crowdsourced data from the skilled migration community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge โ Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 491 NSW | Offshore Registered Nurse | 29 Dec 2025 โ 26 Feb 2026 | - |
| 190 SA | Offshore ICT Project Manager | 20 Nov 2024 โ 26 Feb 2026 | 21 Feb 2026 Newborn Medicals |
| 190 VIC | Offshore Statistician | 26 Nov 2024 โ 26 Feb 2026 | - |
| 190 NT | Onshore General Accountant | 28 Nov 2024 โ 26 Feb 2026 | - |
| 190 SA | Offshore Mechanical Engineer | 28 Nov 2024 โ 26 Feb 2026 | - |
| 190 SA | Onshore ICT Security Specialist | 27 Nov 2024 โ 26 Feb 2026 | - |
| 190 VIC | Onshore ICT Business Analyst | 26 Nov 2024 โ 26 Feb 2026 | - |
| 190 | Unknown Unknown | 29 Nov 2024 โ 26 Feb 2026 | - |
| 491 WA | Offshore Hospital Pharmacist | 28 Mar 2025 โ 26 Feb 2026 | - |
| 491 TAS | Offshore Retail Pharmacist | 30 Mar 2025 โ 26 Feb 2026 | - |
| 491 WA | Offshore Retail Pharmacist | 03 Apr 2025 โ 26 Feb 2026 | - |
| 189 | Onshore Physiotherapist | 10 Sep 2025 โ 26 Feb 2026 | - |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | Onshore Unknown | 27 Nov 2024 | 26 Feb 2026 PCC |
| 190 | Onshore Unknown | 29 Nov 2024 | 26 Feb 2026 Remedical |
| 190 SA | Offshore ICT Project Manager | 20 Nov 2024 | 21 Feb 2026 Newborn Medicals |
Invitation Activity
No invitation round data was reported for 26 February 2026.
Trends and Patterns
Priority Occupation Processing: The single 189 grant reported today was for a Physiotherapist (Priority occupation) with a visa processing time of approximately 5.5 months from lodgement to grant. This demonstrates the expedited processing for Health occupations under Ministerial Direction 105.
Non-Priority Processing Times: For non-priority occupations, visa processing times varied significantly: - Subclass 190 grants lodged in late November 2024 were processed in approximately 15 months - Subclass 491 grants lodged between late March and early April 2025 were processed in approximately 10-11 months - One 491 NSW grant lodged in late December 2025 was processed in approximately 2 months
S56 Request Patterns: S56 requests today primarily involved remedicals and police clearance certificates for applications lodged in November 2024. One request related to newborn medicals for an application lodged in November 2024, which was promptly responded to within 2 days before grant.
State Distribution: Today's grants showed activity across multiple states: SA (4 grants), VIC (2 grants), WA (2 grants), TAS (1 grant), NT (1 grant), and NSW (1 grant). South Australia demonstrated particularly strong processing activity.
Direct Grants: The majority of grants reported today were direct grants, indicating no S56 requests were issued during processing for most applications.
Family Composition: Several grants included family members, with family sizes ranging from 2 to 3 members, including one case with a newborn added during processing.
๐ด 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.
๐ This data represents a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs has complete grant statistics. Individual experiences may vary significantly from the trends shown here.
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s56 requests for 26 Feb 2026: - 190 ONSHORE Lodged 29 Nov 2024 s56 for Remedical - 190 ONSHORE Lodged 27 Nov 2024 s56 for PCC
Profile Summary for @davinderjeetkaur001 Nominated Occupation: 262112 ICT Security Specialist Unit Group: 2621 Database and Systems Administrators, and ICT Security Specialists Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: SA Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 2M 30D)
Total Points: 85 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 25 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 5 - Overseas Work Experience: 0 - Single: 10 - Australian Study: 5 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 5
Timeline / Events - 26 Feb 2026 * SA190 * 90 pts * Visa Granted - 27 Nov 2024 * SA190 * 90 pts * Submitted Visa Application
190 SA ๐ VISA GRANT โ (Offshore) ๐
๐จโ๐ผ Occupation: ICT Project Manager ๐ฉโ๐ผ Partner (Skilled): No ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐ง Family of 3 (Including Newborn) | Offshore Applicant
Points Breakdown (Total โ 80): ๐งญ Age โ 15 ๐ฃ๏ธ English โ 20 ๐ผ Overseas Employment โ 15 ๐ Qualifications โ 15 ๐ค Partner Skills โ 5 ๐ NAATI โ 5 ๐๏ธ State Nomination โ 5
Initial Round Skill Assessment โ 18 March 2020 PTE Exam 1st Attempt- 21 Dec 2019 (Proficient) PTE Exam 2nd Attempt- 4 Jan 2020 (Proficient)
Timeline Summary: Lead by an Agent ๐PTE Exam 3rd Attempt- 9 Jun 2023 (Superior) ๐ Skill Assessment โ 18 Oct 2023 ๐ EOI SA Lodged โ 20 Aug 2024 ๐ฉ Pre-Invite (SA 190) โ 25 Sept 2024 ๐ Nomination Applied โ 04 Oct 2024 โ Nomination Approved โ 18 Oct 2024 ๐๏ธ Visa Lodged โ 20 Nov 2024 ๐ PCC Updated โ 2 Dec 2025 ๐ฅ Medical Primary and Spouse - 19 Dec 2025 ๐ถNewborn Application - 12 Sept 2025 ๐ข S56 Request (Newborn Medicals) โ 21 Feb 2026 ๐ค S56 Submitted โ 23 Feb 2026 ๐ GRANT RECEIVED โ 26 Feb 2026
TAS Onshore chef 190๏ผ60+5 pts lodged visa 190 16/01/2025๏ผ 26/02/2026๏ผgranted
Tas chef 190๏ผ60+5 04/10/2024๏ผreceived Roi 27/11/2024๏ผreceived nomination 28/11/2024๏ผ lodged visa 190 16/01/2025๏ผ clear medicare 26/02/2026๏ผgranted
With the Grace of God ๐
We got 491 visa grant on 26/02/2026
Invitation received on 18/05/2025
Visa Lodged on 29/12/2025
Medical done on 15/01/2026
Visa granted on 26/02/2026
Occupation: RN ER Department
Points-80
State- NSW
Offshore
Subclass 491 Visa Grant Occupation: Hospital Pharmacist Points: 95 Pre-Invite: 13 December 2024 Invitation: 14 March 2025 Visa Lodged: 28 March 2025 Medical Completed: 10 April 2025 s56 Request: None Visa Granted: 26 February 2026 State: Western Australia
Profile Summary for @aawhan Nominated Occupation: 251513 Retail Pharmacist (Priority) Unit Group: 2515 Pharmacists Country of Residence: Nepal Assessing Authority: APharmC Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 10M 23D)
Total Points: 85 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 10 - Single: 10 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 26 Feb 2026 * WA491 * 100 pts * Visa Granted - 08 Apr 2025 * WA491 * 100 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 03 Apr 2025 * WA491 * 100 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 27 Mar 2025 * WA491 * 100 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 23 Dec 2024 * WA491 * 100 pts * Submitted Nomination Application to State - 13 Dec 2024 * 85 pts * Received Preinvite from State
491 declaration received today- Skill assessment: private tutors & Teachers NEC Application submitted: 24 feb 2026 Current student visa expires: 15 march 2026 CDU graduate Cant apply for 485 because of Age.
Profile Summary for @parthpatel8897 Nominated Occupation: 252511 Physiotherapist (Priority) Unit Group: 2525 Physiotherapists Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: QLD Current Salary: AU$100,000 Assessing Authority: APC Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 5M 16D)
Total Points: 80 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 10 - Education: 10 - Australian Work Experience: 10 - Overseas Work Experience: 0 - Single: 10 - Australian Study: 5 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 26 Feb 2026 * 189 * 80 pts * Visa Granted Direct grant - 13 Sep 2025 * 189 * 80 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 10 Sep 2025 * 189 * 80 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 21 Aug 2025 * 189 * 80 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa
About Me I am Physiotherapist residing and working in Brisbane since last 2+ Years. I have Applied for visa 189 EOI for 8th Nov and waiting for Invitation. I have applied for 190 EOI on 8th Nov and ROI on 12th Dec for QLD still waiting for Invitation ROI update for Pay Increase 100K
Finally golden email received 190 visa grant ICT BA ๐ Pre invite 08/10/2024 PCC 17/10/2024 AFP 13/11/2024 Nomination approved 24/11/2024 Applied 26/11/2024 Medical cleared 17/12/2024 Visa grant 26/02/2026 Points: 80+5
Profile Summary for @jumpybear4769 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 1Y 2M 29D)
Total Points: 85 (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: 5
Timeline / Events - 26 Feb 2026 * SA190 * 90 pts * Visa Granted Direct grant - 28 Nov 2024 * SA190 * 90 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 17 Oct 2024 * SA190 * 90 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 17 Oct 2024 * SA190 * 90 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa - 25 Sep 2024 * SA190 * 90 pts * Received Preinvite from State - 24 Oct 2023 * 189 * 85 pts * Updated Expression of Interest (EOI)
Visa Granted 190 NT General Accountant 75 points including State NT Applied 28 Nov 2024 Direct grant Onshore today NT Graduate
491 Offshore TAS Lodged date - 30th march 2025 Occupation - Retail pharmacist Offshore Direct grant notification Grant today 95 pts OSOP Pathway
Profile Summary for @lululu Nominated Occupation: 224113 Statistician Unit Group: 2241 Mathematical Science Professionals Country of Residence: People's Republic of China Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 3M)
Total Points: 85 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 10 - Skilled Partner: 10 (Occupation: ICT Business Analyst), Skill Level: 1, Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 26 Feb 2026 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Visa Granted - 13 Nov 2025 * 189 * 85 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa - 28 May 2025 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 26 Nov 2024 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 21 Nov 2024 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 08 Oct 2024 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Received Preinvite from State Family of 3
What is your occupation and which state did you lodge from
NT Motor Mechanic
Good luck