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312512 Mechanical Engineering Technician
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India
Age
30
English
10
Education
10
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Overseas Exp
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Specialist Study
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01 Aug 2025 NSW • 491 • 85 pts
Submitted Visa Application
Waiting for 12 months and 5 days
26 Jun 2025 NSW • 491 • 85 pts
Received State Nomination Approval

Expected Visa Grant

Offshore
Mechanical Engineering Technician lodged Subclass 491 on 01 Aug 2025
Processing range
Waiting 12 months and 5 days At ~42%
0 days
Lodged
50%
12.8 months
90%
33.0 months
10%
12 May 2026
9.3 months
25%
29 Jun 2026
10.9 months
50%
26 Aug 2026
12.8 months
75%
14 Feb 2027
18.5 months
90%
01 May 2028
33.0 months
99%
24 Aug 2028
36.8 months
Sooner
Average
Later
How are visa processing time estimates calculated?

Your lodgement date position

Mechanical Engineering Technician lodged Subclass 491 on 01 Aug 2025
Pending applicants by lodgement month
Your position among active SmartVisaGuide profiles · stacked by Direction 119 group
72 lodged before you · 54 lodged after you · 129 tracked total
Pending visa applicants by lodgement month Monthly counts of pending Subclass 491 applicants, with Aug 2025 marked as your lodgement month. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Applicants 1 Offshore applicant lodged in May 2023 (1 total) May 23 1 Offshore applicant lodged in Jun 2023 (1 total) 1 Offshore applicant lodged in Jul 2023 (1 total) 1 Offshore applicant lodged in Aug 2023 (1 total) Dec 23 1 Offshore applicant lodged in Jan 2024 (1 total) Jul 24 1 Offshore applicant lodged in Aug 2024 (1 total) 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Oct 2024 (2 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Dec 2024 (1 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Jan 2025 (1 total) 1 Offshore applicant lodged in Feb 2025 (1 total) Feb 25 4 Offshore applicants lodged in Mar 2025 (8 total) 3 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Mar 2025 (8 total) 1 Onshore Priority applicant lodged in Mar 2025 (8 total) 3 Offshore applicants lodged in Apr 2025 (4 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Apr 2025 (4 total) 5 Offshore applicants lodged in May 2025 (9 total) 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in May 2025 (9 total) 2 Onshore Priority applicants lodged in May 2025 (9 total) 23 Offshore applicants lodged in Jun 2025 (29 total) 5 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2025 (29 total) 1 Onshore Priority applicant lodged in Jun 2025 (29 total) 11 Offshore applicants lodged in Jul 2025 (11 total) 7 Offshore applicants lodged in Aug 2025 (7 total) Aug 25 1 Offshore applicant lodged in Sep 2025 (1 total) 1 Offshore applicant lodged in Oct 2025 (2 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Oct 2025 (2 total) 1 Offshore applicant lodged in Nov 2025 (1 total) 3 Offshore applicants lodged in Dec 2025 (5 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Dec 2025 (5 total) 1 Onshore Priority applicant lodged in Dec 2025 (5 total) 4 Offshore applicants lodged in Jan 2026 (6 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Jan 2026 (6 total) 1 Onshore Priority applicant lodged in Jan 2026 (6 total) 2 Offshore applicants lodged in Feb 2026 (6 total) 4 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Feb 2026 (6 total) 3 Offshore applicants lodged in Mar 2026 (4 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Mar 2026 (4 total) 6 Offshore applicants lodged in Apr 2026 (7 total) 1 Onshore Priority applicant lodged in Apr 2026 (7 total) Apr 26 4 Offshore applicants lodged in May 2026 (6 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in May 2026 (6 total) 1 Onshore Priority applicant lodged in May 2026 (6 total) 4 Offshore applicants lodged in Jun 2026 (6 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Jun 2026 (6 total) 1 Onshore Priority applicant lodged in Jun 2026 (6 total) 3 Offshore applicants lodged in Jul 2026 (4 total) 1 Onshore Priority applicant lodged in Jul 2026 (4 total) 2 Offshore applicants lodged in Aug 2026 (2 total) Aug 26 YOU Visa lodgement month
Onshore Priority Onshore Non-Priority Offshore Your month

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