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๐Ÿ“™ Daily Activity Report: 29 April 2026 This report...

@gregormendel (4D ago| Updated 2D ago)

๐Ÿ“™ Daily Activity Report: 29 April 2026

This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for Australian skilled migration visas (subclass 189, 190, and 491) based on crowdsourced data from the community.

Visa Grants

Subclass State Location Occupation Lodge โ†’ Grant S56 Date Detail
190 WA Offshore ICT Project Manager 30 Jun 2023 โ†’ 29 Apr 2026 Unknown
491 ACT Offshore Financial Institution Branch Manager 14 Sep 2023 โ†’ 29 Apr 2026 Remedicals, PCC
190 TAS Onshore Chef 18 Nov 2024 โ†’ 29 Apr 2026 17 Feb 2026: PCC, Employment Evidence
190 VIC Offshore Environmental Engineer & Photographer 18 Dec 2024 โ†’ 29 Apr 2026 None
190 VIC Offshore Computer Network and Systems Engineer 06 Dec 2024 โ†’ 29 Apr 2026 Unknown
190 VIC Onshore Early Childhood Teacher 19 Dec 2025 โ†’ 29 Apr 2026 15 Jan 2026: Baby Medical Form
190 NT Onshore Chemical Engineer 10 Jan 2025 โ†’ 29 Apr 2026 27 Mar 2026: Unknown
190 VIC Onshore ICT Business Analyst 02 Jan 2025 โ†’ 29 Apr 2026 24 Mar 2026: Health Exam, Partner AFP
190 SA Onshore ICT Sales Representative 12 Jan 2025 โ†’ 29 Apr 2026 30 Mar 2026: Overseas PCC
491 QLD Offshore Construction Estimator 04 Jan 2025 โ†’ 29 Apr 2026 25 Mar 2026: Updated Polio, PCC
190 VIC Offshore Laboratory Manager 11 Jan 2025 โ†’ 29 Apr 2026 04 Apr 2026: Employment Evidence
190 WA Onshore Chef 10 Jan 2025 โ†’ 29 Apr 2026 26 Mar 2026: Unknown
190 NT Onshore Chef 07 Feb 2025 โ†’ 29 Apr 2026 None
190 SA Offshore Welder 26 Feb 2026 โ†’ 29 Apr 2026 27 Mar 2026: Medicals
491 NSW Onshore Accountant 18 Mar 2025 โ†’ 29 Apr 2026 Unknown
491 VIC Onshore Early Childhood Teacher 26 Mar 2025 โ†’ 29 Apr 2026 Unknown
190 NSW Offshore Motor Mechanic 20 Nov 2024 โ†’ 29 Apr 2026 Unknown
190 NSW Offshore Electrician 19 May 2025 โ†’ 29 Apr 2026 19 Feb 2026: Residential Address
190 NSW Onshore Unknown May 2025 โ†’ 29 Apr 2026 25 Feb 2026: Unknown
190 NSW Onshore Occupational Health and Safety Adviser 16 May 2025 โ†’ 29 Apr 2026 19 Feb 2026: Employment Evidence, Tax, EPF
491 Offshore Offshore Social Worker 27 Oct 2025 โ†’ 29 Apr 2026 Unknown
189 Onshore Social Worker 17 Nov 2025 โ†’ 29 Apr 2026 None
190 VIC Offshore Judicial and Other Legal Professionals 09 Jan 2025 โ†’ 29 Apr 2026 26 Mar 2026: Unknown

S56 Trends

No new S56 requests were reported for 29 April 2026.

Invitation Activity

State Subclass Occupation Points Date
SA 491 ICT Business Analyst 105 Full Invite: 29 Apr 2026

Trends and Patterns

Visa Processing Times: Processing times varied significantly across subclasses and states. The longest processing time was 2 years 10 months for a 190 WA ICT Project Manager (lodged June 2023). Priority occupations like Early Childhood Teachers and Social Workers showed faster processing, with grants issued within 3-5 months. Non-priority occupations experienced longer waits, ranging from 4 months to over 2 years.

S56 Requests: Common S56 requests included employment evidence (payslips, reference letters, bank statements, superannuation), Police Clearance Certificates (PCC), remedicals, and partner documentation (AFP checks, functional English evidence). Several applicants received S56s in March 2026, with grants following in April after document submission.

State Activity: Victoria (VIC) and New South Wales (NSW) dominated grant activity, with multiple grants across various occupations. South Australia (SA), Northern Territory (NT), Western Australia (WA), Tasmania (TAS), Queensland (QLD), and ACT also issued grants. One 189 grant was reported for an onshore Social Worker with 80 points.

Occupation Trends: ICT occupations (Business Analyst, Project Manager, Computer Network Engineer, Sales Representative) featured prominently. Trades (Chef, Electrician, Motor Mechanic, Welder) and priority occupations (Early Childhood Teacher, Social Worker, Occupational Health and Safety Adviser) also received grants.

๐Ÿ“Š This data represents a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs holds complete grant data, and only individual states possess full invitation round information.

๐Ÿ”ด Disclaimer: This blog post is an AI-generated summary of community comments and may be updated as additional information becomes available. Due to the crowdsourced and AI-generated nature of this content, errors and discrepancies are possible. Please use this information with appropriate caution.


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s56 requests for 29 Apr 2026: - To be updated

491 WA civil engineer
Grant date : 29 April 2026
Lodgement date : 21 June 2025 Non skilled partner 90 points

One of my consultant's client received grant. NT 491 granted Environmental consultant Offshore Family of 4 Date of lodgment 27 July 2025 Granted 29/04/2026.

Chef 190 Onshore TAS Dol-18/11/2024 S56-17/02/26 pcc and employment evidence Submitted-18/02/2026 Grant-29/04/2026

Finally got 190 grant (Chef) WA points -80 graduate Eoi lodged -June 2024 Pre invite-Oct 2024 Nomination-December2024 Visa lodged-10jan 2025 s 56 -26 march 2026 submitted s56 on- 20april2026 payment 2nd Vac for partner functional english on-29 April 2026 around 10 am Got grant on 29 April 2026 around 2:30 pm Onshore

190 granted Visa lodge =7/02/2025 Occupation =chef /onshore Points =70 /offshore partner State =NT GRANT DATE=29/04/2025 NO FURTHERE DOCUMENT REQUEST

Finally my turn โ€” Subclass 190 WA granted! ๐ŸŽ‰ Occupation: ICT Project Manager Applied on 30 June 2023 Granted on 29 April 2026

VIC 491 Onshore ECT grant Lodged 26 Mar 2025 Grant today 80 pts

189 Social Worker GRANT 80 points - on shore โœจ๏ธ Invitation:13th November 2026 Lodgment: 17th November Visa grant: 29 April 2026

No additional documents requested. No s56 EOI and visa lodgement done by myself. 1 year of experience. Working in the field. Single applicant. 5 points for regional study - I studied during Covid times and therefore many of my units were only provided online, although I was an "on campus" student. I lived in a regional area for the whole two years, near my university. I provided my COE with the requirements for a f2f study for international students, my academic certificate and transcript, placement documents that showed I attended f2f, and lease contracts, so

VIC Onshore 190 skilled nomination visa grant ๐ŸŽ‰ All glory to God! Heโ€™s so good and his timing is always right! Occupation : ECT Onshore State : Victoria November 18th 2025 : Pre invite nomination December 3rd 2025 : Invitation December 19th 2025 : 190 visa lodged December 30th 2025 : Medical January 15th 2026 : s56 form request for Bubs medical ( Baby under 6 months) ๐ŸŽ‰April 29th 2026 : 190 visa grant๐ŸŽ‰ Points : 75 ( I know, itโ€™s quite low but Itโ€™s possible)

Profile Summary for @aydabilal Nominated Occupation: 312114 Construction Estimator Unit Group: 3121 Architectural, Building and Surveying Technicians Country of Residence: Pakistan Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 2 Skilled Occupation List: ROL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 3M 25D)

Total Points: 70 (excluding state points)

Points Breakdown: - Age: 15 - 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: 0

Timeline / Events - 29 Apr 2026 * QLD491 * 85 pts * Visa Granted - 30 Mar 2026 * QLD491 * 85 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Submitted PCC and Polio certificates - 30 Mar 2026 * QLD491 * 85 pts * General Received verification call from Australian embassy to employer and to me as well... - 25 Mar 2026 * QLD491 * 85 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Updated polio and PCC asked by case officer - 04 Jan 2025 * QLD491 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 30 Oct 2024 * QLD491 * 85 pts * Received Preinvite from State

VIC 190 Grant received ONSHORE Occupation: ICT Business Analyst Total Points: 90 (partner didnโ€™t have skill assessment) Pre-Invite Nomination: 08/10/2024 Official Invite/Nomination Approval: 16/12/2024 Applied: 02/01/2025 S56 for my Health Exam & Partnerโ€™s AFP: 24/03/2026 Documents Submitted: 13/04/2026 Grant: 29/04/2026

491 ACT Offshore Visa lodged- 14-09-2023 s56 for Remedical and PCC Visa grant - 29/04/2026

149914 Financial Institution Branch Manager

State NSW 190 Onshore Invite 29 April 2025 Nomination 14 May 2025 S56 25 Feb 2026 Grant 29 April 2026

Points 90 Age 30 Language 20 Education 15+5 Naati 5 State 5 Single 10

Offshore Electrician 190 NSW Breakdown Invited on the 16th May 2025 Visa lodged 19th May 2025 s56 request for residential address on the 19th on Feb 2026 Visa Grant onthe 29th April 2026

FB group post Giving accounting some hope. 491 Visa granted State WA Occupation: Financial Manager

Points breakdown:

Age - 30

English - 10

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.

Good luck!

SA Welder Offshore UK Offshore. EOI 11/12/25 Invited 16/02/26 Lodged 26/02/26 S56 for medicals 27/03/26 Medicals submitted 23/04/26 Granted 29/04/26

Profile Summary for @vishvish Nominated Occupation: 233111 Chemical Engineer Unit Group: 2331 Chemical and Materials Engineers Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: NT Assessing Authority: Engineers Australia Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 3M 19D)

Total Points: 75 (excluding state points)

Points Breakdown: - Age: 25 - 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 - 29 Apr 2026 * NT190 * 80 pts * Visa Granted - 30 Mar 2026 * NT190 * 80 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer - 27 Mar 2026 * NT190 * 80 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer - 10 Jan 2025 * NT190 * 80 pts * Submitted Visa Application

491 Offshore 491 family sponsored, applied 27 October 2025, granted today Social Worker -95 points

Profile Summary for @jumpymonkey5409 Nominated Occupation: 225213 ICT Sales Representative Unit Group: 2252 ICT Sales Professionals Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: SA Current Salary: AU$90,000 Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 3M 17D)

Total Points: 90 (excluding state points)

Points Breakdown: - Age: 25 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 10 - Overseas Work Experience: 0 - Partner (Competent English): 5 - Australian Study: 5 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 5

Timeline / Events - 29 Apr 2026 * SA190 * 95 pts * Visa Granted Granted received around 4pm. - 30 Mar 2026 * SA190 * 95 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Overseas PCC - 30 Mar 2026 * SA190 * 95 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer - 12 Jan 2025 * SA190 * 95 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 03 Dec 2024 * SA190 * 95 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa - 15 Nov 2024 * SA190 * 95 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 29 Oct 2024 * SA190 * 95 pts * Submitted State Registration of Interest (ROI)

Profile Summary for @nuttygoose1774 Nominated Occupation: 263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer Unit Group: 2631 Computer Network Professionals Country of Residence: Nepal Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 4M 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 - 29 Apr 2026 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Visa Granted - 29 Dec 2024 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 27 Dec 2024 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Booked Medicals for Visa - 06 Dec 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 - 14 Aug 2024 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Submitted State Registration of Interest (ROI) - 15 Jul 2024 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI) - 23 Mar 2024 * 85 pts * Received English Test Results - 26 Feb 2024 * 85 pts * Received Skill Assessment Approval - 06 Feb 2024 * 85 pts * Applied for Skill Assessment

Final invite received TODAY 29 April 2026 South Australia 491 Nomination

Pre-invite received 1 April 2026 Submitted nomination application 9 April ICT Business Analyst Onshore 1 year onshore work experience 105 points (90 + 15 state nomination points)

VIC 190 Offshore Occupation: Judicial and Other Legal Professionals 271299 State: Victoria EOI: 2 Feb 24 ITA: 22 Nov 24 Lodgement date: 9 Jan 25 S56: 26 Mar 26 S56 submission: 30 Mar 26 Grant date: 29 Apr 26

190 Onshore Grant today Occupation motor mechanic State NT Dol 20 Nov 24 Grant date 29 April 26

Profile Summary for @m481 Nominated Occupation: 251312 Occupational Health and Safety Adviser (Priority) Unit Group: 2513 Occupational and Environmental Health Professionals Country of Residence: India Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 11M 13D)

Total Points: 80 (excluding state points)

Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 5 - Single: 10 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0

Timeline / Events - 29 Apr 2026 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Visa Granted - 27 Feb 2026 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Agent uploaded all requested documents.

For Tax documents, I submitted: - Income Tax Acknowledgement Receipts. - Form 16. - Form 26AS. - Statement of Total Income sent by my Chartered Accountant.

For EPF - I submitted the EPF Passbook.

For Experience letter - I submitted a notarized statutory declaration as the company does not furnish my roles and responsibilities in their experience letter. The offer letter does not explicitly state any roles and responsibilities either. - 19 Feb 2026 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Notes from S56:

Insufficient evidence for employment experience claimed. Please provide: - Employment Experience Letter. - Employment Contract. - Tax Receipts. - Employee Provident Fund. - 26 May 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 16 May 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 13 May 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa - 29 Apr 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Received Preinvite from State - 21 Apr 2025 * 80 pts * Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI)

190 Granted โœ… Grant Date: 29th April 2026 Dol: 18 December 2024 Occupation: Environmental Engineer & Photographer Status: Offshore State: Victoria Commencement Email: 17 March 2026 S56 date: No s56 received Application: Family of 3.

491 Onshore Visa grant - 29/04/2026 Visa lodged- 18/03/2025 Occupation- Accountant, NSW Pathway 1 Minimum points requirement- 50+ 15 state nomination = 65 points But main requirement was employment with same employer from 6 months and $73150 annual requirement that time

VIC Finally 190 granted!! Laboratory Manager Points- 95 including state nomination Skilled partner Claimed 3 years work experience and worked in nominated field 190 applied on 11 Jan 2025 S56 requested on 04 April 2026 for additional employment evidence which included payslips, employment reference letter, bank statements, superannuation statements.

Grant today

@biotechy My wife's health examination has been showing "Examinations ready for assessment โ€“ no action required" since yesterday. How long should we wait for Health Clearance? Can we press the "I confirm I have provided information as requested" button even if the health assessment status is "Examinations ready for assessment โ€“ no action required?

Good day @gregormendel and @biotechy. Please do you know the factors that influence the processing times of skilled visas especially for priority occupations?

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