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Philippines
living in
United Arab Emirates
Joined 2y ago Seen 1h ago 4 events
United Arab Emirates
75 pts
Subclass 491 Β· 90 pts
Subclass 491 Β· NSW Β· 90 pts
PCC
Subclass 491 Β· NSW Β· 90 pts
Waiting for 15 months and 23 days
Subclass 491 Β· NSW Β· 90 pts
Architectural Draftsperson lodged Subclass 491 on 07 Jul 2025
About this estimate: Level 1 (priority occupations) and level 2 (onshore non-priority) each use grant samples from their own group.
Levels 3 and 4 (offshore non-priority) use a combined sample set because many past grant profiles do not say whether the person applied alone or with a partner or family. Combining them gives us more data for a stable estimate. Priority levels follow Direction 122.
Direction 122 started on 19 September 2026, so these estimates currently rely on data from before the change. We expect to need 4β6 weeks of data under the new rules, until around the end of October, for estimates to stabilise and reflect the new processing patterns. Treat them as provisional until then.
Waiting
15 months and 23 days
Through the range
~70%
0 days
Lodged
50%
5.7 months
90%
18.7 months
10% chance by
23 Nov 2025
4.6 months
25% chance by
04 Dec 2025
4.9 months
50% chance by
26 Dec 2025
5.7 months
75% chance by
21 Nov 2026
16.5 months
90% chance by
27 Jan 2027
18.7 months
99% chance by
29 Aug 2028
37.8 months
Architectural Draftsperson lodged Subclass 491 on 07 Jul 2025
Your grant is expected to be expedited because Architectural Draftsperson is a priority occupation under Ministerial Direction 122. This is reflected in the Expected Visa Grant dates above.
Your position among active SmartVisaGuide profiles Β· stacked by Direction 122 group
Important: This chart only includes SmartVisaGuide users actively tracking their visa profile. It is not the complete population of Subclass 491 visa applicants.
We have prepared a detailed s56 request analysis report (~2000 words) based on an analysis of recent s56 to grant timelines in the SmartVisaGuide database for Subclass 491 visas.
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S56 : Request for Further Information by Case Officer
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People's Republic of China
living in
WA, Australia
Joined 5d ago Seen 30m ago 0 events
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