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India in
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SA • Australia
262113 Systems Administrator
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Systems Administrator  flag
SA Australia
Age
30
English
10
Education
15
AU Exp
5
Overseas Exp
0
AU Study
5
Regional Study
5
Specialist Study
0
PY
5
NAATI/CCL
0
Single
10
22 Jan 2026 SA • 491 • 100 pts
Submitted Visa Application
Waiting for 7 months and 29 days
02 Jan 2026 SA • 491 • 100 pts
Received Preinvite from State

Expected Visa Grant

Onshore Non-Priority
Systems Administrator lodged Subclass 491 on 22 Jan 2026

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 4–6 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.

Processing range
Waiting 7 months and 29 days At ~6%
0 days
Lodged
50%
16.3 months
90%
22.7 months
10%
08 Apr 2027
14.5 months
25%
25 Apr 2027
15.1 months
50%
02 Jun 2027
16.3 months
75%
23 Jul 2027
18.0 months
90%
14 Dec 2027
22.7 months
99%
08 Jun 2028
28.6 months
Sooner
Average
Later

Your lodgement date position

Systems Administrator lodged Subclass 491 on 22 Jan 2026
Pending applicants by lodgement month
Your position among active SmartVisaGuide profiles Β· stacked by Direction 122 group
102 lodged before you Β· 46 lodged after you Β· 149 tracked total
Pending visa applicants by lodgement month Monthly counts of pending Subclass 491 applicants, with Jan 2026 marked as your lodgement month. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Applicants 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in May 2023 (1 total) May 23 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Jul 2023 (2 total) 1 Priority applicant lodged in Jul 2023 (2 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Aug 2023 (1 total) Dec 23 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Jan 2024 (1 total) 1 Priority applicant lodged in Mar 2024 (1 total) Jul 24 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Aug 2024 (1 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Oct 2024 (1 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Feb 2025 (1 total) Feb 25 5 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Mar 2025 (9 total) 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Mar 2025 (9 total) 2 Priority applicants lodged in Mar 2025 (9 total) 2 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Apr 2025 (6 total) 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Apr 2025 (6 total) 2 Priority applicants lodged in Apr 2025 (6 total) 3 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in May 2025 (9 total) 3 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in May 2025 (9 total) 3 Priority applicants lodged in May 2025 (9 total) 19 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2025 (34 total) 6 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2025 (34 total) 9 Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2025 (34 total) 8 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jul 2025 (13 total) 5 Priority applicants lodged in Jul 2025 (13 total) 2 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Aug 2025 (7 total) 5 Priority applicants lodged in Aug 2025 (7 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Sep 2025 (1 total) Sep 25 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Oct 2025 (2 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Oct 2025 (2 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Nov 2025 (2 total) 1 Priority applicant lodged in Nov 2025 (2 total) 4 Priority applicants lodged in Dec 2025 (4 total) 2 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jan 2026 (8 total) 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jan 2026 (8 total) 4 Priority applicants lodged in Jan 2026 (8 total) Jan 26 2 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Feb 2026 (8 total) 5 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Feb 2026 (8 total) 1 Priority applicant lodged in Feb 2026 (8 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Mar 2026 (6 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Mar 2026 (6 total) 4 Priority applicants lodged in Mar 2026 (6 total) 3 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Apr 2026 (7 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Apr 2026 (7 total) 3 Priority applicants lodged in Apr 2026 (7 total) Apr 26 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in May 2026 (7 total) 6 Priority applicants lodged in May 2026 (7 total) 9 Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2026 (9 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Jul 2026 (3 total) 2 Priority applicants lodged in Jul 2026 (3 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Aug 2026 (3 total) 2 Priority applicants lodged in Aug 2026 (3 total) 2 Priority applicants lodged in Sep 2026 (2 total) Sep 26 YOU Visa lodgement month
Priority Onshore Non-Priority Offshore Non-Priority Your month

Important: This chart only includes SmartVisaGuide users actively tracking their visa profile. It is not the complete population of Subclass 491 visa applicants.

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