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Maintenance Planner
•
Iran
Age
25
English
20
Education
15
AU Exp
0
Overseas Exp
15
AU Study
0
Regional Study
0
Specialist Study
0
PY
0
NAATI/CCL
0
Partner Skills
0
09
Jun
2025
NSW
• 491
• 90 pts
Submitted Visa Application
Waiting for
8 months and 14 days
30
Jan
2025
NSW
• 491
• 90 pts
Received Preinvite from State
27
Nov
2023
• 491
• 90 pts
Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI)
Expected Visa Grant
Maintenance Planner lodged Subclass 491 on 09
Jun
2025
0 Days
50% processed in
22.6 months
90% processed in
28.5 months
You
📍
Current Position: ~16%
10%
05 Feb 2026
7.9 months
😔
25%
09
May
2026
11.0 months
🤞
50%
27
Apr
2027
22.6 months
🤞
75%
01
Sep
2027
26.8 months
🤞
90%
24
Oct
2027
28.5 months
🤞
99%
18
Jan
2028
31.3 months
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Sooner
Average
Later
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Maintenance Planner lodged Subclass 491 on
09
Jun
2025
Based on the lodgement pattern of pending visas in the SmartVisaGuide database,
61% of Subclass 491
visa applicants waiting for a visa as of today have a visa application date earlier than you.
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We have prepared a detailed s56 request analysis report (~2000 words) based on an analysis of recent s56 to
grant timelines in
the SmartVisaGuide database for Subclass 491 visas.
Recently Granted S56 dates
S56 : Request for Further Information by Case Officer
🌍 Offshore
491
Total: 820 days
Software Engineer
•
TAS
Applied
21 Nov 23
S56
22 Sep 25
+671 days
Granted
18 Feb 26
+149 days
Stream
OSOP Pathway
OSOP Pathway
S56 Notes
Medical
🌍 Offshore
491
Total: 232 days
Production Manager (Manufacturing)
•
NSW
Applied
30 Jun 25
S56
16 Feb 26
+231 days
Granted
17 Feb 26
+1 days
491 VISA Granted
🌍 Offshore
491
Total: 349 days
Plumber (General)
•
SA
Applied
04 Mar 25
S56
21 Jan 26
+323 days
Granted
16 Feb 26
+26 days
S56 Notes
First s56: 24 October 2025 travel history for principal applicant
Second s56: 9 December 2025 Travel history for wife
Third s56: 21 January 2026 form 80
🌍 Offshore
491
Total: 248 days
Sales and Marketing Manager
•
SA
Applied
10 Jun 25
S56
15 Jan 26
+219 days
Granted
13 Feb 26
+29 days
🌍 Offshore
491
Total: 847 days
Vocational Education Teacher
•
ACT
Applied
20 Oct 23
S56
05 Feb 26
+839 days
Granted
13 Feb 26
+8 days
S56 Notes
1st S56: 17th September 2025
2nd S56: 5th Feb 2026
🌍 Offshore
491
Total: 716 days
Software Engineer
•
NSW
Applied
27 Feb 24
S56
19 Jan 26
+692 days
Granted
12 Feb 26
+24 days
S56 Notes
Received 1 s56: 3rd nov 2025, pcc and remedical (primary applicant amd spouse)
Submitted by 14th Nov 2025, medical approved 17th november
2nd s56: 29th nov 2025 (form 815 health undertaking form for primary applicant), submitted same day
Long silence after this...
Emailed via GFU: 9th Jan 2026
Received acknowledgment from DOHA : 19th Jan 2026, received 3rd s56 same day for child remedical
Submitted by clinic: 28th Jan 2026
Clearance provided: 6th feb 2026
🇦🇺 Onshore
491
Total: 344 days
Program or Project Administrator
•
NSW
Applied
05 Mar 25
S56
05 Feb 26
+337 days
Granted
12 Feb 26
+7 days
Stream
Pathway 1
Pathway 1
Family of 4
S56 Notes
Remedical request for 1 family member
Completed 11 Feb 2026
🌍 Offshore
491
Total: 665 days
Contract Administrator
•
QLD
Applied
17 Apr 24
S56
06 Nov 25
+568 days
Granted
11 Feb 26
+97 days
🌍 Offshore
491
Total: 601 days
Civil Engineer
•
NT
Applied
20 Jun 24
S56
06 Feb 26
+596 days
Granted
11 Feb 26
+5 days
Visa Granted for family of 4
🌍 Offshore
491
Total: 601 days
Civil Engineer
•
NT
Applied
20 Jun 24
S56
06 Feb 26
+596 days
Granted
11 Feb 26
+5 days
Family of 4
Partner is Software Engineer
S56 Notes
Medicals
🌍 Offshore
491
Total: 814 days
Internal Auditor
•
TAS
Applied
20 Nov 23
S56
18 Sep 25
+668 days
Granted
11 Feb 26
+146 days
Family of 4
S56 Notes
S56 - 18 Sep, 2025 (Remedicals, Polio, Birth Certificate)
🌍 Offshore
491
Total: 218 days
Analyst Programmer
•
NSW
Applied
03 Jul 25
S56
23 Oct 25
+112 days
Granted
06 Feb 26
+106 days
🌍 Offshore
491
Priority
Total: 30 days
Primary School Teacher
•
VIC
Applied
06 Jan 26
S56
14 Jan 26
+8 days
Granted
05 Feb 26
+22 days
🌍 Offshore
491
Total: 783 days
Environmental Research Scientist
•
SA
Applied
15 Dec 23
S56
08 Oct 25
+663 days
Granted
05 Feb 26
+120 days
Family of 2
S56 Notes
S56: 8th October 2025 for spouse English, remedicals
🌍 Offshore
491
Total: 790 days
Web Developer
•
NSW
Applied
07 Dec 23
S56
07 Oct 25
+670 days
Granted
04 Feb 26
+120 days
🌍 Offshore
491
Total: 857 days
Computer Network and Systems Engineer
•
TAS
Applied
01 Oct 23
S56
16 Sep 25
+716 days
Granted
04 Feb 26
+141 days
🌍 Offshore
491
Total: 853 days
Production Manager (Manufacturing)
•
ACT
Applied
05 Oct 23
S56
16 Sep 25
+712 days
Granted
04 Feb 26
+141 days
🌍 Offshore
491
Total: 613 days
Analyst Programmer
•
QLD
Applied
01 Jun 24
S56
05 Jan 26
+583 days
Granted
04 Feb 26
+30 days
S56 Notes
Medical and PCC
🇦🇺 Onshore
491
Total: 784 days
ICT Business Analyst
•
WA
Applied
13 Dec 23
S56
08 Oct 25
+665 days
Granted
04 Feb 26
+119 days
🇦🇺 Onshore
491
Total: 859 days
ICT Project Manager
•
ACT
Applied
29 Sep 23
S56
16 Sep 25
+718 days
Granted
04 Feb 26
+141 days
🌍 Offshore
491
Priority
Total: 24 days
Secondary School Teacher
•
VIC
Applied
09 Jan 26
S56
20 Jan 26
+11 days
Granted
02 Feb 26
+13 days
S56 Notes
January 20, 2026 — Received S56 request from the Department of Home Affairs (medical examinations only; no other items requested).
January 30, 2026 — Medical results submitted.
🌍 Offshore
491
Total: 871 days
Surveyor
•
ACT
Applied
15 Sep 23
S56
15 Sep 25
+731 days
Granted
02 Feb 26
+140 days
Family of 3
S56 Notes
Medical and Employee Verification
🌍 Offshore
491
Priority
Total: 22 days
Midwife
•
VIC
Applied
08 Jan 26
S56
12 Jan 26
+4 days
Granted
30 Jan 26
+18 days
S56 Notes
12.01.2026 - s56 request for medical and police checks
🌍 Offshore
491
Total: 740 days
Systems Analyst
•
NSW
Applied
20 Jan 24
S56
14 Oct 25
+633 days
Granted
29 Jan 26
+107 days
Suffered From VACCU for mysterious reasons.
485 rejected after 5 years overseas. (Application made before completing the course)
491 Granted. Alhumdulillah, never lose hope. Never accept failure.
🌍 Offshore
491
Total: 902 days
Developer Programmer
•
NT
Applied
10 Aug 23
S56
09 Sep 25
+761 days
Granted
28 Jan 26
+141 days
491 NT
Developer Programmer
70points Offshore
DOL: 10th August 2023
🌍 Offshore
491
Total: 684 days
Civil Engineer
•
NSW
Applied
15 Mar 24
S56
04 Nov 25
+599 days
Granted
28 Jan 26
+85 days
Stream
RDA Far South Coast (FSC)
• 17 March 2025 – 2nd Police clearance certificates issued
• 18 March 2025 – 2nd AUS Police clearance certificates uploaded
• 4 November 2025 – Re-medicals requested (primary applicant and spouse)
• 5 November 2025 – Newborn birth documents uploaded
• 15 November 2025 – Newborn passport uploaded
• 23 December 2025 – Newborn biometrics completed
• 29 December 2025 – Newborn medical finalized
S56 Notes
Medicals
🇦🇺 Onshore
491
Total: 707 days
Civil Engineering Draftsperson
•
WA
Applied
21 Feb 24
S56
20 Oct 25
+607 days
Granted
28 Jan 26
+100 days
(Got BVB, travelled offshore 2 Nov 2025)
S56 Notes
ATO Debt & Remedical
Submitted: 30 Oct 2025
🌍 Offshore
491
Total: 718 days
External Auditor
•
NSW
Applied
10 Feb 24
S56
28 Nov 25
+657 days
Granted
28 Jan 26
+61 days
Family of 3
S56 Notes
Updated PCC every year at our end.
New born added to application: 20/05/2025
Remedical for us & Medical for new born requested: 17/10/2025
s56 Request: 28/11/2025 for Biometrics of newborn
s56 Submitted: 01/12/2025
🌍 Offshore
491
Total: 696 days
Engineering Professionals nec
•
NSW
Applied
03 Mar 24
S56
03 Nov 25
+610 days
Granted
28 Jan 26
+86 days
S56 Notes
Remedical and form 1229 submitted on 10th Nov 2025
🇦🇺 Onshore
491
Total: 842 days
Computer Network and Systems Engineer
•
WA
Applied
09 Oct 23
S56
16 Sep 25
+708 days
Granted
28 Jan 26
+134 days
🌍 Offshore
491
Total: 690 days
Software Engineer
•
NSW
Applied
09 Mar 24
S56
03 Nov 25
+604 days
Granted
28 Jan 26
+86 days
S56 Notes
Medical
🇦🇺 Onshore
491
Total: 624 days
Cafe or Restaurant Manager
•
SA
Applied
14 May 24
S56
02 Dec 25
+567 days
Granted
28 Jan 26
+57 days
S56 Notes
Medical and Form 1339. Submitted on same day.
🇦🇺 Onshore
491
Total: 611 days
Chef
•
TAS
Applied
21 May 24
S56
03 Dec 25
+561 days
Granted
22 Jan 26
+50 days
About me
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Application Date Activity
Activity for
visas
lodged
within 3 days
of
09
Jun
2025
12 Jun
2025
•
491
•
WA
•
Offshore
•
95pts
251513 • Retail Pharmacist
Submitted Visa Application
Granted on 05 Dec
2025
12 Jun
2025
•
491
•
NSW
•
Offshore
•
75pts
334111 • Plumber (General)
Submitted Visa Application
Granted on 10 Feb
2026
11 Jun
2025
•
491
•
NSW
•
Onshore
•
95pts
241111 • Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher
Submitted Visa Application
Granted on 01 Nov
2025
11 Jun
2025
•
491
•
WA
•
Onshore
•
80pts
272613 • Welfare Worker
Submitted Visa Application
Granted on 17 Feb
2026
10 Jun
2025
•
491
•
WA
•
Onshore
•
115pts
263212 • ICT Support Engineer
Submitted Visa Application
Waiting for
8M 11D
•
Online
178
days ago
10 Jun
2025
•
491
•
SA
•
Offshore
•
105pts
131112 • Sales and Marketing Manager
Submitted Visa Application
Granted on 13 Feb
2026
10 Jun
2025
•
491
•
NSW
•
Offshore
•
105pts
233311 • Electrical Engineer
Submitted Visa Application
Waiting for
8M 12D
•
Online
today
09 Jun
2025
•
491
•
NSW
•
Offshore
•
90pts
312911 • Maintenance Planner
Submitted Visa Application
Waiting for
8M 13D
•
Online
today
09 Jun
2025
•
491
•
VIC
•
Onshore
•
85pts
241111 • Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher
Submitted Visa Application
Granted on 03 Nov
2025
08 Jun
2025
•
491
•
QLD
•
Offshore
•
70pts
341111 • Electrician (General)
Submitted Visa Application
Waiting for
8M 13D
•
Online
7
days ago
07 Jun
2025
•
491
•
NSW
•
Offshore
•
90pts
254418 • Registered Nurse (Medical)
Submitted Visa Application
Granted on 07 Nov
2025
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