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Research and Development Manager •  flag
Iran
Age
30
English
10
Education
15
AU Exp
0
Overseas Exp
10
AU Study
0
Regional Study
0
Specialist Study
0
PY
0
NAATI/CCL
0
Single
10
16 Feb 2024 NSW • 491 • 90 pts
Submitted Visa Application
Waiting for 31 months and 29 days

Expected Visa Grant

Offshore Non-Priority
Research and Development Manager lodged Subclass 491 on 16 Feb 2024

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 31 months and 29 days At ~87%
0 days
Lodged
50%
22.3 months
90%
33.6 months
10%
31 Oct 2024
8.5 months
25%
28 May 2025
15.4 months
50%
26 Dec 2025
22.3 months
75%
19 Apr 2026
26.1 months
90%
04 Dec 2026
33.6 months
99%
01 Feb 2027
35.6 months
Sooner
Average
Later

Your lodgement date position

Research and Development Manager lodged Subclass 491 on 16 Feb 2024
Pending applicants by lodgement month
Your position among active SmartVisaGuide profiles Β· stacked by Direction 122 group
2 lodged before you Β· 133 lodged after you Β· 135 tracked total
Pending visa applicants by lodgement month Monthly counts of pending Subclass 491 applicants, with Feb 2024 marked as your lodgement month. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Applicants 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in May 2023 (1 total) May 23 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Jan 2024 (1 total) Feb 24 Jul 24 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Oct 2024 (2 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Nov 2024 (1 total) 1 Priority applicant lodged in Jan 2025 (1 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Feb 2025 (1 total) Feb 25 3 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Mar 2025 (6 total) 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Mar 2025 (6 total) 1 Priority applicant lodged in Mar 2025 (6 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Apr 2025 (7 total) 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Apr 2025 (7 total) 4 Priority applicants lodged in Apr 2025 (7 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) 12 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2025 (28 total) 6 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2025 (28 total) 10 Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2025 (28 total) 8 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jul 2025 (14 total) 6 Priority applicants lodged in Jul 2025 (14 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Aug 2025 (5 total) 4 Priority applicants lodged in Aug 2025 (5 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Sep 2025 (2 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Sep 2025 (2 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) 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 (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 (5 total) 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Mar 2026 (5 total) 2 Priority applicants lodged in Mar 2026 (5 total) 2 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Apr 2026 (7 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Apr 2026 (7 total) 4 Priority applicants lodged in Apr 2026 (7 total) Apr 26 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in May 2026 (8 total) 7 Priority applicants lodged in May 2026 (8 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Jun 2026 (8 total) 7 Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2026 (8 total) 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 (3 total) 2 Priority applicants lodged in Aug 2026 (3 total) 1 Priority applicant lodged in Sep 2026 (1 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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