📙 Daily Activity Report: 28 Apr 2026 This report summarises...
@gregormendel (5D ago| Updated 4D ago)📙 Daily Activity Report: 28 Apr 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 28 April 2026, based on crowdsourced data from the community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 VIC | Offshore Marketing Specialist | 21 Dec 2024 → 28 Apr 2026 | 19 Mar 2026: New born medical, renewed PCC |
| 190 VIC | Onshore Mechanical Engineer | 10 Jan 2025 → 28 Apr 2026 | 28 Mar 2026: AFP |
| 190 QLD | Onshore Electrical Engineer | 07 Feb 2025 → 28 Apr 2026 | None |
| 491 VIC | Onshore Health Promotion Officer | 16 Mar 2025 → 28 Apr 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 190 WA | Onshore Customer Practice Manager | 05 May 2025 → 28 Apr 2026 | None (Polio certificate updated) |
| 491 NT | Offshore Customer Service Manager | 16 Jun 2025 → 28 Apr 2026 | 18 Feb 2026, 24 Mar 2026: RFI |
| 189 | Onshore Social Worker | 16 Nov 2025 → 28 Apr 2026 | None |
| 189 | Onshore Registered Nurse NEC | 16 Nov 2025 → 28 Apr 2026 | None |
| 189 | Onshore Boat Builder | 17 Nov 2025 → 28 Apr 2026 | None (Form 80 uploaded) |
| 190 VIC | Onshore ICT Business Analyst | 31 Jan 2025 → 28 Apr 2026 | 20 Apr 2026: Wife medicals expired |
| 189 | - Architect | 23 Dec 2025 → 28 Apr 2026 | UNKNOWN |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 VIC | Offshore Marketing Specialist | 21 Dec 2024 | 19 Mar 2026: New born medical, renewed PCC |
| 190 VIC | Onshore Mechanical Engineer | 10 Jan 2025 | 28 Mar 2026: AFP |
| 190 VIC | Onshore ICT Business Analyst | 31 Jan 2025 | 20 Apr 2026: Wife medicals expired |
| 491 NT | Offshore Customer Service Manager | 16 Jun 2025 | 18 Feb 2026, 24 Mar 2026: RFI |
Invitation Activity
No invitation round data was reported for this period.
Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests
The S56 requests observed today primarily involved routine documentation updates. Common requests included expired medicals for family members, AFP checks, and renewed Police Clearance Certificates. The NT491 case received multiple RFI requests (18 Feb and 24 Mar 2026) before grant. Most S56 requests were resolved within 2-4 weeks, with grants following shortly after compliance. Priority occupations (Registered Nurse, Social Worker, Health Promotion Officer) continued to show faster processing times, with some receiving direct grants without S56 requests. Non-priority occupations experienced longer processing times, particularly those lodged in late 2024 and early 2025.
🔵 This report represents crowdsourced data and is therefore a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs has complete grant data.
🔴 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.
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Finally received VIC 190 Grant today 🎉 Nomination approval : 08/10/24 Invitation : 12/12/24 Applied : 10/01/25 S56 request for AFP : 28/03/26 AFP uploaded : 02/04/26 Grant : 28/04/26 Occupation : Mechnical Engineer
VIC 491 Health Promotion Officer Onshore Lodged 16 Mar 2025 Grant 28 Apr 2026 90 pts
Profile Summary for @sajee Nominated Occupation: 233311 Electrical Engineer Unit Group: 2333 Electrical Engineers Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: QLD Assessing Authority: Engineers Australia Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 2M 21D)
Total Points: 80 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 10 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 10 - Skilled Partner: 10 (Occupation: Production or Plant Engineer), Skill Level: 1, Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 5
Timeline / Events - 28 Apr 2026 * QLD190 * 85 pts * Visa Granted Direct grant. No S56 form. No agent — everything was done on our own. - 13 Feb 2025 * QLD190 * 85 pts * Cleared Visa Medicals - 07 Feb 2025 * QLD190 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 31 Jan 2025 * QLD190 * 85 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa
Subclass 190 (QLD) Grant – Electrical Engineer – 85 Points 🎉 Visa Granted
Lodged Application: 7 February 2025 Grant Date: 28 April 2026
Direct grant. No S56 form. No agent — everything was done on our own.
Conrgats !!
190 VIC Grant - ICT BA Got the golden email this week 190 VIC onshore. Praise the Lord!! ICT BA Pts: 90+5 Age: 30 Skilled Partner: 10 Superior English: 20 Australian Bachelor Degree: 15 Meets australian study requirement:5 1 year experience: 5 PY year completed: 5 State nomination: 5 ROI Applied: October 23, 2024 ROI Invited: Nov 13, 2024 Invite Applied: Nov 21, 2024 Invite Approved: Jan 17, 2025 Lodged Application: Jan 31, 2025 Application moved to initial assessment: April 20, 2026 s56 Request (Wife Medicals Expired): April 20, 2026 Medical Booked: April 26, 2026 Medical Cleared: April 28, 2026 Grant: April 28, 2026
189 VISA GRANT! Occupation: Social Worker Points breakdown: Age - 30 English - 10 Australian Employment Experience - 5 Education - 15 Australian Study Requirement - 5 No partner - 10 Total - 75 pts Invitation - 13/11/2025 Application - 16/11/2025 Medical - 24/11/2025 Grant - 28/4/2026 DIY application. No further requests.
190 Victoria- Marketing Specialist- Offshore- 95 points Invitation- October 2024 Visa Lodged- 21 Dec 2024 S56 for new born medical and renewed PCC- 19 Mar 2026 Completed S56- 4 Apr 2026 Visa Grant- 28 Apr 2026
189 grant today Boat builder, Single, Onshore Lodgment day 17 Nov 2025. No s56, Uploaded form 80 yesterday evening.
189 RN NEC with 80points Grant Invitation:13th November Lodgement: 16th November Visa grant: 28 April 2026 No additional documents requested. lol EOI ROI and visa lodgement done myself without any agent. Happy to answer any questions.
Profile Summary for @umairaltaf Nominated Occupation: 149212 Customer Service Manager Unit Group: 1492 Call or Contact Centre and Customer Service Managers Country of Residence: Pakistan Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 2 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 10M 12D)
Total Points: 70 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 10 - 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 - 28 Apr 2026 * NT491 * 85 pts * Visa Granted - 24 Mar 2026 * NT491 * 85 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer - 18 Feb 2026 * NT491 * 85 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer - 16 Jun 2025 * NT491 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application
@gregormendel @biotechy Should we expect more 190 grants this year? What was the trend like last years? And when does the grant for next fiscal year generally start?
we need latest FOI to answer how many 190 more grants possible. For trends, you can check our database here, use date filters
Alhamdullilah by the grace of Almighty received direct 190 grant today WA,CPM,onshore, overseas experience & single DOL 5may2025 No S56 just updated polio certificate two weeks ago
With visa times for both priority and non priority occupations becoming closer to 6 months by the day, is it fair to say that most priority occupations aren’t “priorities” any longer?
We can not say that. Are you basing your reference for sc 189 or 190?
no, they are not becoming same, its just that most 189 backlog is from Nov round, so most lodgements are from 5 to 6 months ago.
@biotechy do you think Feb 2025 lodgment will be process this financial year?
yes good chance miokins
@biotechy hi, what about 190 SA lodged in 1st week of March 2025? any insights on processing before June 2026 ?
varun, 75% chance before end of FY.
@biotechy thank you