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Chef

WA, Australia

65 pts

Points breakdown

  • Age 25
  • English 10
  • Education 15
  • Australian experience 5
  • Overseas experience 0
  • Australian study 5
  • Regional study 5
  • Specialist study 0
  • Professional Year 0
  • NAATI/CCL 0
  • Partner Skills 0
Total before state nomination 65 pts

Timeline

  1. Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer 15 Jun 2026

    Subclass 491 Β· WA Β· 80 pts

    Remedical completed 3 June (Health Clearance Provided no action required 8 June), Spouse Functional English Provided 15 June, s56 submitted and closed to further assessment.

  2. Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer 29 May 2026

    Subclass 491 Β· WA Β· 80 pts

    Remedical and Spouse Functional English

  3. Submitted Visa Application 07 Mar 2025

    Subclass 491 Β· WA Β· 80 pts

    Waiting for 20 months and 6 days

Expected visa grant

Onshore Non-Priority

Chef lodged Subclass 491 on 07 Mar 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.

Waiting

20 months and 6 days

Through the range

~84%

0 days

Lodged

50%

16.4 months

90%

22.7 months

Sooner Average Later

  • 10% chance by

    12 May 2026

    14.2 months

  • 25% chance by

    08 Jun 2026

    15.1 months

  • 50% chance by

    20 Jul 2026

    16.4 months

  • 75% chance by

    02 Sep 2026

    17.9 months

  • 90% chance by

    27 Jan 2027

    22.7 months

  • 99% chance by

    23 Jul 2027

    28.6 months

How are visa processing time estimates calculated?

Your lodgement date position

Chef lodged Subclass 491 on 07 Mar 2025

Lodged before you
8
Lodged after you
110
Tracked total
119

Pending applicants by lodgement month

Your position among active SmartVisaGuide profiles Β· stacked by Direction 122 group

Pending visa applicants by lodgement month Monthly counts of pending Subclass 491 applicants, with Mar 2025 marked as your lodgement month. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Applicants 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Jul 2023 (1 total) Jul 23 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Aug 2023 (1 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Jan 2024 (1 total) Feb 24 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Mar 2024 (1 total) Sep 24 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Oct 2024 (2 total) 1 Priority applicant lodged in Jan 2025 (1 total) 3 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Mar 2025 (8 total) 3 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Mar 2025 (8 total) 2 Priority applicants lodged in Mar 2025 (8 total) Mar 25 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Apr 2025 (6 total) 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Apr 2025 (6 total) 3 Priority applicants lodged in Apr 2025 (6 total) 2 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in May 2025 (9 total) 4 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in May 2025 (9 total) 3 Priority applicants lodged in May 2025 (9 total) 14 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2025 (26 total) 5 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2025 (26 total) 7 Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2025 (26 total) 5 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jul 2025 (10 total) 5 Priority applicants lodged in Jul 2025 (10 total) 3 Priority applicants lodged in Aug 2025 (3 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Sep 2025 (2 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Sep 2025 (2 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Oct 2025 (2 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Oct 2025 (2 total) 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Nov 2025 (3 total) 1 Priority applicant lodged in Nov 2025 (3 total) Nov 25 3 Priority applicants lodged in Dec 2025 (3 total) 2 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jan 2026 (7 total) 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jan 2026 (7 total) 3 Priority applicants lodged in Jan 2026 (7 total) 2 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Feb 2026 (6 total) 4 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Feb 2026 (6 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Mar 2026 (2 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Mar 2026 (2 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Apr 2026 (7 total) 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Apr 2026 (7 total) 4 Priority applicants lodged in Apr 2026 (7 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in May 2026 (6 total) 5 Priority applicants lodged in May 2026 (6 total) 4 Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2026 (4 total) Jun 26 2 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jul 2026 (3 total) 1 Priority applicant lodged in Jul 2026 (3 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Aug 2026 (2 total) 1 Priority applicant lodged in Aug 2026 (2 total) 3 Priority applicants lodged in Sep 2026 (3 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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