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Awaiting Visa
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United Kingdom in
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United Kingdom
272511 Social Worker
@ktlw88 • 6 events →
Joined 1Y ago • Seen 4M ago
Social Worker • flag
United Kingdom
Age
25
English
20
Education
15
AU Exp
0
Overseas Exp
10
AU Study
0
Regional Study
0
Specialist Study
0
PY
0
NAATI/CCL
0
Partner English
5
20 Jan 2026 QLD • 491 • 90 pts
Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer
17 Oct 2025 • 491 • 90 pts
Submitted Visa Application
Waiting for 10 months and 12 days
21 Aug 2025 • 491 • 90 pts
General Event
491 family sponsored invitation received
24 Feb 2025 NSW • 190 • 80 pts
Submitted State Registration of Interest (ROI)
06 Dec 2024 VIC • 190 • 80 pts
Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI)
06 Dec 2024 • 189 • 75 pts
Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI)

Expected Visa Grant

Offshore
Social Worker lodged Subclass 491 on 17 Oct 2025
Processing range
Waiting 10 months and 12 days At ~19%
0 days
Lodged
50%
13.4 months
90%
34.3 months
10%
28 Jul 2026
9.3 months
25%
14 Sep 2026
10.9 months
50%
27 Nov 2026
13.4 months
75%
19 Jun 2027
20.1 months
90%
26 Aug 2028
34.3 months
99%
09 Nov 2028
36.8 months
Sooner
Average
Later
How are visa processing time estimates calculated?

Your lodgement date position

Social Worker lodged Subclass 491 on 17 Oct 2025
Pending applicants by lodgement month
Your position among active SmartVisaGuide profiles · stacked by Direction 119 group
71 lodged before you · 42 lodged after you · 113 tracked total
Pending visa applicants by lodgement month Monthly counts of pending Subclass 491 applicants, with Oct 2025 marked as your lodgement month. 0 5 10 15 20 25 Applicants 1 Offshore applicant lodged in May 2023 (1 total) May 23 Dec 23 1 Offshore applicant lodged in Jan 2024 (1 total) Jul 24 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Oct 2024 (2 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Jan 2025 (1 total) 1 Offshore applicant lodged in Feb 2025 (1 total) Feb 25 5 Offshore applicants lodged in Mar 2025 (8 total) 3 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Mar 2025 (8 total) 3 Offshore applicants lodged in Apr 2025 (3 total) 5 Offshore applicants lodged in May 2025 (10 total) 4 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in May 2025 (10 total) 1 Onshore Priority applicant lodged in May 2025 (10 total) 18 Offshore applicants lodged in Jun 2025 (24 total) 5 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2025 (24 total) 1 Onshore Priority applicant lodged in Jun 2025 (24 total) 12 Offshore applicants lodged in Jul 2025 (12 total) 6 Offshore applicants lodged in Aug 2025 (6 total) 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) Oct 25 1 Offshore applicant lodged in Nov 2025 (2 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Nov 2025 (2 total) 2 Offshore applicants lodged in Dec 2025 (3 total) 1 Onshore Priority applicant lodged in Dec 2025 (3 total) 3 Offshore applicants lodged in Jan 2026 (5 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Jan 2026 (5 total) 1 Onshore Priority applicant lodged in Jan 2026 (5 total) 2 Offshore applicants lodged in Feb 2026 (5 total) 3 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Feb 2026 (5 total) 2 Offshore applicants lodged in Mar 2026 (5 total) 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Mar 2026 (5 total) 1 Onshore Priority applicant lodged in Mar 2026 (5 total) 5 Offshore applicants lodged in Apr 2026 (5 total) Apr 26 4 Offshore applicants lodged in May 2026 (5 total) 1 Onshore Priority applicant lodged in May 2026 (5 total) 3 Offshore applicants lodged in Jun 2026 (5 total) 2 Onshore Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2026 (5 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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