📙 Daily Activity Report: 21 April 2026 This report...
@gregormendel (2D ago| Updated 23H ago)📙 Daily Activity Report: 21 April 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 21 April 2026, based on crowdsourced data from the community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | ONSHORE Chemical Engineer | 23 Nov 2025 → 21 Apr 2026 | None |
| 189 | ONSHORE Carpenter | 02 Oct 2025 → 21 Apr 2026 | 20 Mar 2026 Military Certificate |
| 189 | ONSHORE RN (Mental Health) | 28 Nov 2025 → 21 Apr 2026 | None |
| 190 VIC | OFFSHORE Software Engineer | 25 Dec 2024 → 21 Apr 2026 | 23 Mar 2026 PCC |
| 190 VIC | ONSHORE Analyst Programmer | 03 Feb 2025 → 21 Apr 2026 | None |
| 190 VIC | ONSHORE RN NEC | 20 Dec 2025 → 21 Apr 2026 | UNKNOWN Indian PCC |
| 190 WA | ONSHORE Enrolled Nurse | 24 Mar 2026 → 21 Apr 2026 | 17 Apr 2026 AFP (Marriage Name) |
| 190 NT | ONSHORE University Lecturer/Researcher | 01 Dec 2025 → 21 Apr 2026 | None |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 491 | OFFSHORE Electrician | 25 Jun 2025 | 21 Apr 2026 Partner Canada Visa Refusal Info |
| 190 | OFFSHORE Unknown | 08 May 2025 | 21 Apr 2026 Form 815 |
Invitation Activity
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Points | Date Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 WA | ONSHORE Architect | 85 | 21 Apr 2026 State Nomination Approval |
| 190 WA | ONSHORE Enrolled Nurse | 80 | 23 Feb 2026 EOI Invited, 19 Mar 2026 Full Invite |
Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests
Priority occupations (Health and Teaching) continue to demonstrate expedited processing times. The Enrolled Nurse case from WA received a grant within one month of lodgement (24 March to 21 April 2026), despite an S56 request for an additional AFP check.
Non-priority occupations show more varied processing times. The Chemical Engineer (189) and Carpenter (189) cases processed in approximately 5-6 months. Software Engineer and Analyst Programmer cases under VIC 190 took considerably longer, ranging from 14-15 months, though both were direct grants or required only PCC submissions.
S56 requests observed today primarily involved police clearance certificates (Indian PCC, AFP with updated name) and partner-related documentation (Canada visa refusal information, Form 815). The AFP request for the WA Enrolled Nurse case was specifically for a marriage name update not reflected on the passport, highlighting the importance of ensuring all documentation reflects current legal names.
Useful Resources
- Form 815 Information: https://smartvisaguide.com/danbaluyot
⚠️ Disclaimer: This blog post is an AI-generated 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 caution and verified against official sources.
📊 This data represents a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and individual states possess complete grant and invitation data.
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s56 requests for 21 Apr 2026: - 491 OFFSHORE Lodged 25 Jun 2025 s56 for Partner Canada Visa Refusal Information, Electrician - 190 OFFSHORE Lodged 08 May 2025 s56 for Form 815
VIC 190 Grant 🇦🇺 Occupation: Analyst Programmer Timeline: Pre-Invite - 13/11/2024 Application lodged - 03/02/2025 Date of grant - 21/04/2026 Points: 85+5 Age: 30 English : 20 Education : 15 Single : 10 AU work : 5 AU study : 5 Salary at the time of application : 115k No S56 - Direct grant Proactively updated AFP.
Received the Golden Email today ✨ Vic 190 Grant -Software Engineer Received 190 Grant today. Pre invite Oct 8 , 2024 Application lodged Dec 25, 2024 Grant received April 21, 2026 Points - 85+5 Skilled partner (Software Engineer) Offshore application Superior English Country of Origin : India S56 requested for PCC on 23 March 2026 Submitted on April 9 2026 Final Grant : 21 April 2026
Golden Email received today 189 Grant Onshore DOI: 13/11/2025 DOL: 28/11/2025 Granted: 21/04/2026 Occupation: RN (Mental Health) - 85 points With 10 including Partner's point. No s56 required, Direct Grant.
VIC 190 Onshore DOL - 20/12/2025 Granted: 20/04/2026 Occupation: RN nec - 80 points With 5 including Partner's point. S56 for Indian PCC
Subclass 189 Visa (Chemical Engineer - Offshore) Date of Invitation: 13 Nov 2025 Date of Lodgement: 23 Nov 2025 Date of Grant: 21 April 2026 No agent. No S56. Direct grant. All by God’s grace! 🙏🏻
WA Onshore 190 visa grant Occupation: Enrolled Nurse Stream: Graduate stream (Higher Education)- Masters + Diploma Points: 80 (75 +5) Family of 3 EOI lodged date: 1 September 2025 EOI invited date: 23 February 2026 Final invite date: 19 March 2026 Visa lodged: 24 March 2026 Granted: 21 April 2026 s56 on 17 April 2026 for another Australia police check with my marriage name which is not on my passport s56 Police check submitted 20 April 2026 Points break down: Age: 30 PTE: 10 Australian study: 5 Highest Education: 15 Regional study: 5 NAATI: 5 Partner: 5 (Competent English) State nomination: 5 EOI and visa submitted by myself (all thanks to this group for the guidance, answering all my questions, and clearing all my doubts.) It still feels like a dream. I worked so hard and smart for this and I am so happy that God remembered and blessed my family this much, I am so happy and grateful to God, thank you Lord. Shedding tears of joy right now, someone please pass me a bucket😂.
Profile Summary for @dcstr Nominated Occupation: 232111 Architect Unit Group: 2321 Architects and Landscape Architects Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: WA Assessing Authority: AACA Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Invited
Total Points: 80 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 0 - Partner (Competent English): 5 - Australian Study: 5 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 21 Apr 2026 * WA190 * 85 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 07 Apr 2026 * WA190 * 85 pts * Received Request for Further Information from State - 07 Mar 2026 * WA190 * 85 pts * Submitted Nomination Application to State - 06 Mar 2026 * WA190 * 85 pts * Received Preinvite from State
189 visa granted!!! Thank to my God family and friends! 65 points carpenter onshore Invited on August round 2025 Visa lodged 02 October 2025 S56 20th March 2026 for military certificate Visa granted 21st of April 2026
190 Onshore Visa granted today 21/04/26 NT Nomination 11/Nov/ 25 Lodged 1/12/2025 Direct grant family of five, no S56. Occupation: University lecturer/ Researcher Points: 85
No skilled spouse
Just an FYI (and a bit of a question I suppose) - DOHA have updated their 'global processing times' for 189 on the website. It's now 6 months for both 50% and 90% of applications - so I guess that's the benchmark now for all waiting.
Sound about right, but this will keep evolving, more here
Do you think this is a reflection on a less 'priority-based' system now? Feels like they're maybe slowing generally all visa processing, as well as just clearing the really delayed one's from the queue. But I guess tough to know a lot until the FOI comes in.
Friend got s56 for child medical and parents AFP ( dol 14/01/25, accountant, VIC, 491) yesterday