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Responding to S56 Requests: When responding to an S56, please make sure you follow the steps below:

๐‘๐ž-๐ฆ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ (๐’๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ”): After completing your medicals, please wait until the status of each applicant in the Health Assessment section changes to โ€œ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ โ€“ ๐ง๐จ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐.โ€ Only once you see this status for all applicants, click the ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ button to declare that you have provided all the requested documents. *If you click the button before the status is updated, your case officer (CO) may open your file and see that your status is still pending, which could result in delays.

๐‘๐ž-๐ฆ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ + ๐€๐…๐/๐๐‚๐‚/๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐„๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐ž๐ญ๐œ.: Upload all the documents requested. After completing your medicals, wait until the status of each applicant in the Health Assessment section changes to โ€œ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ โ€“ ๐ง๐จ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐.โ€ *Only after uploading all documents and seeing this status in the Health Assessment section, click the ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ button. Please do not click it earlier.

๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ž (๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ): Whether or not you have received an S56, and even if your CO has not specifically requested them, if any of your documents (such as AFP, PCC, Polio Certificate, or passport with at least 6 months validity) are close to expiry, please apply for updated versions in advance and upload them to your Immi portal. Do not rely on the myth that you donโ€™t need to update these documentsโ€”there is no harm in uploading the latest versions.

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@rnp 39m ago

Hii @gregormendel i submitted s56 from 22nd sept sept - subclass 189 (priority 1) and still no update (form 80 + pcc) can i know how long it usually takes as i see a lot of them getting grants in around a month, is there ahything i can do to follow up etc in the meantime?

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@ligaya2025 6mo ago

Hi @gregormendel so sorry I just want to know if im doing it right. I got my s56 17 Feb 2026, submitted on the same day. Visa 190 Taxation Accountant. I have a flight to catch 23rd April... should I apply BVB or wait until this week for my grant? Help please? @biotechy

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@albloshi 6mo ago

@gregormendel Hi Gregor. I am Retail pharmacist, lodged 491 offshore on 25 June 2025, received s56 pcc and polio on 9 Dec 2025, which i responded next day 10 Dec 2025. Didnt hear anything after it..

I even called Dha and they said we cannot do anything, we will put a note on the file that "you called and asked about it".

Also my spouse is software eng. could it be a reason for delay as she is non-prioirty occ?

any idea when I might expect to hear back / have the visa granted by? (I appreciate this is largely guesswork but respect your insights!)

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@tobito 7mo ago

Hi @gregormendel , I'd like to confirm the location of the Confirm button for S56 for remedical only. Is the Confirm button located in the Attach Document section?

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@routledge245 8mo ago

@gregormendel Hi Gregor! Management Consultant, onshore, lodged my 189 on 03 September 2025, received an s56 for a polio certificate on 03 February 2026 (exactly 5 months on) which I responded to on the same day. Still waiting on a response - any idea when I might expect to hear back / have the visa granted by?

(I appreciate this is largely guesswork but respect your insight!)

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@zawlampard 8mo ago

@gregormendel received s56 on 16th Feb 2026 and responded on 20th Feb for RN nec 189 ( Aug 2025 round invitation) if all ok, roughly when can expect the grant?

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What to do, if due to overseas travel, visit, or Hajj (which may restrict travel for 40 days), we are unable to even undertake the medical?

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@gkgkgk 8mo ago

@gregormendel I have got the below, is this same as ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ โ€“ ๐ง๐จ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐?

Examinations ready for assessment โ€“ no action required

The required health examinations have been completed and submitted by the panel clinic to the department. This person's case will be processed or referred to the department's migration medical services provider, Bupa Medical Visa Services, for further assessment.

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@surajpuneli 1y ago

@gregormendel I got s56 on 13 August I have cleared my medicals. But my PCC is getting delayed by police station and for my wife too, we are waiting since last 3 weeks for the same, in this case it can take 1-2 weeks more, wil this affect my application?. still waiting for PCC approval, medicals cleared.+

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@gregormendel 1y ago

@all a useful post to bookmark (button above)

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