📙 Daily Activity Report: 26 August 2026 This report...
@gregormendel (1D ago| Updated 1H ago)📙 Daily Activity Report: 26 August 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for Australian skilled visas (subclass 189, 190, and 491) based on crowdsourced data from the community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSW190 | Onshore Developer Programmer | 21 May 2025 → 26 Aug 2026 | Direct Grant |
| TAS190 | Onshore Accountant | 10 Apr 2025 → 26 Aug 2026 | 29 Jul 2026: Medicals, PCC |
| 189 | Onshore Secondary School Teacher | 26 Nov 2025 → 26 Aug 2026 | Jun 2026: Form 80, AFP |
| ACT190 | Onshore Facilities Manager | 21 May 2025 → 26 Aug 2026 | No S56 |
| NSW190 | Onshore University Lecturer | 24 Mar 2026 → 26 Aug 2026 | 28 Jul 2026: Form 815 |
| 189 | Onshore Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | 04 Jun 2026 → 26 Aug 2026 | 16 Jul 2026: Indian PCC, Employment reference |
| NSW190 | Onshore Early Childhood Teacher | 04 Jun 2026 → 26 Aug 2026 | 28 Jun 2026: Medicals |
| TAS190 | Onshore Enrolled Nurse | 17 Apr 2026 → 26 Aug 2026 | No S56 |
| WA190 | Onshore Carpenter | 23 Apr 2026 → 26 Aug 2026 | 23 Jul 2026: Polio vaccination certificate |
| VIC190 | Onshore Civil Engineer | 02 Apr 2026 → 26 Aug 2026 | 28 Jul 2026: State PCC |
S56 Trends
No new S56 requests were reported for 26 August 2026. The section is pending updates.
Key Observations
Visa Processing Times: Processing times varied significantly, ranging from approximately 3 months to over 15 months. The NSW190 Developer Programmer application showed the longest processing time at 1 year 3 months, while several applications lodged in 2026 were processed within 3-5 months. Priority occupations such as Civil Engineer and healthcare roles (Registered Nurse, Enrolled Nurse) demonstrated relatively faster processing.
S56 Patterns: Common S56 requests included police clearance certificates (PCC), medicals/remedicals, Form 80, Form 815, AFP checks, and employment documentation. Several applicants received direct grants without S56 requests, particularly in ACT and Tasmania. S56 requests typically occurred 2-4 months after visa lodgement.
State Distribution: Grants were distributed across multiple states: NSW (3), Tasmania (2), VIC (1), WA (1), ACT (1), and 189 direct grants (2). Family sizes ranged from single applicants to families of 3.
⚠️ 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 independently.
📊 This data represents a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and individual states possess complete grant and processing statistics.
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ACT Canberra Onshore 190 Granted !!
Living in Canberra since August 2022
Visa 190 Occupation: Facilities Manager. Points: 95 Invitation: 24 April 2025 Nomination: 13 May 2025 Visa lodged: 21 May 2025 Proactively uploaded PCC: 9 June 2026 AFP: 12 June 2026 No S56. Visa granted: 26 August 2026 (15 Months 5 days)
NSW190 Visa granted onshore - Family of 3 EOI May 2024 NSW190 Pre-invite Jan 15 2026 Pre-invite Document Submitted Jan 29 2026 NSW190 Final Invite Feb 17 2026 DOL March 24 2026 s56 July 28 2026 (Form 815) DOG August 26 2026 DIY application - University Lecturer 80+5
university lecturer is priority occupation?
NSW190 Visa granted onshore - Family of 3 EOI May 2024 NSW190 Pre-invite Jan 15 2026 Pre-invite Document Submitted Jan 29 2026 NSW190 Final Invite Feb 17 2026 DOL March 24 2026 s56 July 28 2026 (Form 815) DOG August 26 2026 DIY application - University Lecturer 80+5
📍Onshore 📍SC 189 📍Secondary School Teacher 📍Points: 80 📍DoL: 26 November 2025 📍s56: June 2026 (Form 80, AFP) 📍Grant: 26 August 2026
Got my 190 visa granted today onshore Accountant Came to tassie feb 2022 Long term residency pathway Lodge date- 10 april 2025 S56 medical and Pcc on 29 july 2026 Visa granted 26 august 2026
did they ask for the PCcc
Subclass 190 Granted Onshore Occupation: Enrolled Nurse (EN) Visa: Subclass 190 – Tasmania Visa lodged: 17 April 2026 Total Points: 75 (couple) Medical completed: 6 May 2026 Assessment commenced email: 23 July 2026 ( No Further documentation requested) Granted: 26 August 2026
189 RN Aged Care 80 Points - Onshore
Invitation - 4th June 2026 DOL - 04th June S56 - 16th July at 12:25 - Indian PCC - Employment reference letter S56 Uploaded - 28th July
Grant - 26th August at 2:37
Profile Summary for @anon17 Nominated Occupation: 261312 Developer Programmer Unit Group: 2613 Software and Applications Programmers Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: NSW Current Salary: AU$120,000 Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 3M 5D)
Total Points: 90 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 5 - Overseas Work Experience: 10 - Partner (Competent English): 5 - Australian Study: 5 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 26 Aug 2026 * NSW190 * 95 pts * Visa Granted Direct Grant - 21 May 2025 * NSW190 * 95 pts * Submitted Visa Application
points please
check now
Congrats!! I submitted my application on the same day, 21st May 2025, as a Developer Programmer. I have fewer points, though.
190 Onshore grant Received the golden email today! ECT NSW 190 90points Date of EOI: 30th October 2025 Date of Invitation: 4th march 2026 Date of lodgement: 4th June 2026 Medicals: 28th June 2026 Grant today
Could you please explain why all the visas granted have been dedicated to onshore applicants since a couple of months ago??
🎉 *WA Subclass 190 Grant — Timeline🎉
Sharing my timeline for anyone waiting for their grant. Hope this helps give some idea of the current processing journey. 🇦🇺 Occupation:Carpenter 🪚 Location:Onshore Points:60 + 5 WA nomination = 65 points EOI submitted:15 February 2026 Invitation received:3 March 2026 WA nomination approved:15 April 2026 Visa application lodged:23 April 2026 S56 received:23 July 2026 — Polio vaccination certificate S56 documents submitted:24 July 2026 Visa granted:🎉 26 August 2026**
For Subclass 190, the maximum processing time shown on this portal was 18.5 months just 2–3 days ago, but it is now showing 16 months.
May I know what the source of this information is and how the system calculated the processing time as 16 months?
It's based on the priority of your occupation and the grants they received. If you are Priority 4 you would see a reduction as we have seen many P4 applicants receiving grants to their applications on May 2025 this current week
its because its autocalculates based on recent grants. Naturally, it wont be a static time, it will change depending on what DHA is processing. Method described here (same as DHA): https://smartvisaguide.com/frequently-asked-questions/DHA-visa-processing-time
Thank you guys.
Profile Summary for @meraki Nominated Occupation: 233211 Civil Engineer (Priority) Unit Group: 2332 Civil Engineering Professionals Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: VIC Assessing Authority: Engineers Australia Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 4M 24D)
Total Points: 85 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 10 - Overseas Work Experience: 0 - Skilled Partner: 10 (Occupation: Engineering Professionals nec), Skill Level: 1, Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 26 Aug 2026 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Visa Granted - 29 Jul 2026 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer State PCC - 28 Jul 2026 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer - 23 Apr 2026 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 02 Apr 2026 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 31 Mar 2026 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa - 31 Mar 2026 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 17 Mar 2026 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Received Preinvite from State