George @funkymonkey6710
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Civil Engineer
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NSW
•
Australia
Age
30
English
10
Education
15
AU Exp
10
Overseas Exp
0
AU Study
5
Regional Study
5
Specialist Study
0
PY
0
NAATI/CCL
0
Skilled Partner
Engineering Technologist
10
Salary
π° 120000
24
Apr
2026
NSW
• 491
• 100 pts
Completed Visa Medicals
24
Apr
2026
NSW
• 491
• 100 pts
Completed Visa Medicals
27
Mar
2026
NSW
• 491
• 100 pts
Submitted Visa Application
Waiting for
1 months and 2 days
13
Mar
2026
• 491
• 100 pts
Received State Nomination Approval
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Civil Engineer lodged Subclass 491 on 27
Mar
2026
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2028
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Mar
2026
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Recently Granted S56 dates
S56 : Request for Further Information by Case Officer
π¦πΊ Onshore
491
Total: 997 days
Chemical Engineer
β’
ACT
Applied
01 Aug 23
S56
26 Mar 26
+968 days
Granted
24 Apr 26
+29 days
S56 Notes
4th s56 on 26 Mar 2026
π Offshore
491
Total: 482 days
Materials Engineer
β’
NT
Applied
27 Dec 24
S56
31 Mar 26
+459 days
Granted
23 Apr 26
+23 days
Stream
Family Stream
Family Stream
S56 Notes
Form 80 + Polio request: 31st March 2026
Form 80 submission: 19th April 2026
π¦πΊ Onshore
491
Total: 590 days
Hotel or Motel Manager
β’
ACT
Applied
09 Sep 24
S56
15 Apr 26
+583 days
Granted
22 Apr 26
+7 days
S56 Notes
S56: 16th Feb 2026 for AFP, newborn passport
2nd S56: 15th April for medicals
π¦πΊ Onshore
491
Total: 495 days
Chef
β’
NT
Applied
13 Dec 24
S56
18 Mar 26
+460 days
Granted
22 Apr 26
+35 days
S56 Notes
S56 on 18 March 2026 for Address in Northern Territory
S56 submitted same day as house lease agreement
π¦πΊ Onshore
491
Priority
Total: 370 days
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher
β’
VIC
Applied
15 Apr 25
S56
15 Apr 26
+365 days
Granted
20 Apr 26
+5 days
S56 Notes
S56: 14/02/2026
Document submitted: 09/04/26
S64: 15/04/2026, VAC2 Payment, submitted same day
π¦πΊ Onshore
491
Total: 501 days
Chef
β’
NT
Applied
05 Dec 24
S56
20 Mar 26
+470 days
Granted
20 Apr 26
+31 days
S56 Notes
Medical and Additional Payslips
π¦πΊ Onshore
491
Total: 500 days
ICT Business Analyst
β’
VIC
Applied
06 Dec 24
S56
20 Mar 26
+469 days
Granted
20 Apr 26
+31 days
S56 Notes
AFP, PCC and Medical
π Offshore
491
Priority
Total: 301 days
Secondary School Teacher
β’
NSW
Applied
18 Jun 25
S56
20 Dec 25
+185 days
Granted
15 Apr 26
+116 days
π Offshore
491
Priority
Total: 41 days
Primary School Teacher
β’
QLD
Applied
05 Mar 26
S56
10 Mar 26
+5 days
Granted
15 Apr 26
+36 days
Family of 5
S56 Notes
Medical
π Offshore
491
Total: 506 days
Software Engineer
β’
NT
Applied
25 Nov 24
S56
16 Mar 26
+476 days
Granted
15 Apr 26
+30 days
S56 Notes
S56 - 16th March 2026 (Emp Evidence, PCC, Remedical)
π¦πΊ Onshore
491
Total: 510 days
ICT Business Analyst
β’
TAS
Applied
21 Nov 24
S56
13 Mar 26
+477 days
Granted
15 Apr 26
+33 days
S56 Notes
S56 for partner english submitted 15 March 2026
PCC & medical were expired too, but they didnβt ask for them.
π Offshore
491
Total: 519 days
University Lecturer
β’
NT
Applied
12 Nov 24
S56
12 Mar 26
+485 days
Granted
15 Apr 26
+34 days
S56 Notes
S56 submitted: March 17, 2026
π¦πΊ Onshore
491
Total: 465 days
Engineering Technologist
β’
VIC
Applied
04 Jan 25
S56
07 Apr 26
+458 days
Granted
14 Apr 26
+7 days
S56 Notes
Medical
π¦πΊ Onshore
491
Total: 482 days
Accountant (General)
β’
TAS
Applied
17 Dec 24
S56
26 Mar 26
+464 days
Granted
13 Apr 26
+18 days
Working as a disability support worker.
S56 Notes
Medical
π¦πΊ Onshore
491
Priority
Total: 372 days
Pharmacy Technician
β’
WA
Applied
02 Apr 25
S56
25 Mar 26
+357 days
Granted
09 Apr 26
+15 days
Family of 3
S56 Notes
S56 on 25 March 2026 for new born and submitted same day
π¦πΊ Onshore
491
Total: 671 days
ICT Business Analyst
β’
TAS
Applied
06 Jun 24
S56
07 Jan 26
+580 days
Granted
08 Apr 26
+91 days
π Offshore
491
Total: 770 days
Software Engineer
β’
NSW
Applied
28 Feb 24
S56
03 Nov 25
+614 days
Granted
08 Apr 26
+156 days
S56 Notes
S56 : 3rd Nov 2025 (Health + Police + Employment)
π¦πΊ Onshore
491
Total: 573 days
Motor Mechanic (General)
β’
SA
Applied
12 Sep 24
S56
03 Mar 26
+537 days
Granted
08 Apr 26
+36 days
Family of 3
S56 Notes
S56 request 3-3-26 for employment ( pay slips, refrence letter, contract) .
Proof of living in SA during study and job previous years.
S56 cleared on 16-3-26
π Offshore
491
Priority
Total: 377 days
Hospital Pharmacist
β’
VIC
Applied
26 Mar 25
S56
24 Feb 26
+335 days
Granted
07 Apr 26
+42 days
And mine is here alhumdulillah!! Visa granted today
π¦πΊ Onshore
491
Priority
Total: 38 days
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher
β’
NSW
Applied
23 Feb 26
S56
27 Feb 26
+4 days
Granted
02 Apr 26
+34 days
1/April/2026 2nd VAC payment done
Family of 4
Age 43
S56 Notes
Medical
π Offshore
491
Priority
Total: 291 days
Retail Pharmacist
β’
NSW
Applied
14 Jun 25
S56
24 Nov 25
+163 days
Granted
01 Apr 26
+128 days
π¦πΊ Onshore
491
Priority
Total: 91 days
Counsellors nec
β’
ACT
Applied
31 Dec 25
S56
26 Feb 26
+57 days
Granted
01 Apr 26
+34 days
Came to Australia (Sydney) in 2017 (at age 29) to study ministry studies (Christianity). 2017-2019
2020-2022 - Master's of counselling
2023-2023 - Casual counsellor in a hospital
2023-current - Full-time counsellor and got a positive skills assessment for 1 year only in July 2024. Then NSW removes counsellors from their list.
January 2025 (on 485 expiring February 2026) I started looking and interviewing for jobs in Victoria but no luck.
June 2025, I joined a company that has an office in ACT.
July 2025, I relocate to the ACT (faith). The rule with the ACT is that you work and live here for 3 months before submitting EOI.
My partner is offshore so, he puts through an EOI for ACT in September, he gets invited but nomination is rejected because he added me and claimed points from me but am onshore (you both have to be offshore). So we waited for my invite as the rule doesn't apply for onshore applicants.
S56 Notes
S56 Request: PCC and Partner Skills assessment (My PCC was from Dec, 25 but they requested a new one. Partnerβs skills assessment was uploaded in a different folder; I just had to reupload it)
submitted on 01 March 2026
π¦πΊ Onshore
491
Total: 386 days
Taxation Accountant
β’
TAS
Applied
11 Mar 25
S56
02 Mar 26
+356 days
Granted
01 Apr 26
+30 days
Moved to Tassie December 2023
ROI submitted: 13-12-2024
Pre-invite date: 19-12-2024
Nomination Lodged: 06-01-2025
Nomination refused: 13-Feb-2025 (due to job duties)
Appeal lodged: 13-Feb-2025
Nomination Approved: 21-Feb-2025
Skilled Graduate Pathway - 1 Orange Plus attribute
S56 Notes
S56 received: 02-03-2026 (Polio + TB test for toddler)
Submitted S56 request: 06-03-2026
Email sent to DOHA: 27-03-2026 (because medical will be expired soon)
28 days completed: 29-03-2026 (no movement)
π Offshore
491
Priority
Total: 84 days
Medical Laboratory Scientist
β’
ACT
Applied
07 Jan 26
S56
13 Feb 26
+37 days
Granted
01 Apr 26
+47 days
Partner same occupation
S56 Notes
Polio submitted 19 Feb 2026
π¦πΊ Onshore
491
Total: 622 days
Electrical Engineer
β’
NT
Applied
18 Jul 24
S56
02 Mar 26
+592 days
Granted
01 Apr 26
+30 days
S56 Notes
submitted 25-03-2026
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