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Engineering Technologist

NSW, Australia

80 pts

Points breakdown

  • Age 30
  • English 10
  • Education 15
  • Australian experience 0
  • Overseas experience 0
  • Australian study 5
  • Regional study 5
  • Specialist study 0
  • Professional Year 0
  • NAATI/CCL 5
  • Skilled Partner Industrial Engineer 10
Total before state nomination 80 pts

Timeline

  1. Received Assessment Commencement Email 16 Jun 2026

    Subclass 491 Β· NSW Β· 95 pts

  2. Completed Visa Medicals 22 Apr 2025

    Subclass 491 Β· NSW Β· 95 pts

  3. Submitted Visa Application 16 Apr 2025

    Subclass 491 Β· NSW Β· 95 pts

    Waiting for 18 months and 29 days

  4. Received State Nomination Approval 07 Apr 2025

    Subclass 491 Β· NSW Β· 95 pts

  5. Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI) 26 Mar 2025

    Subclass 491 Β· NSW Β· 95 pts

  6. Received English Test Results 20 Mar 2025

    Subclass 491 Β· NSW Β· 95 pts

Expected visa grant

Onshore Non-Priority

Engineering Technologist lodged Subclass 491 on 16 Apr 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

18 months and 29 days

Through the range

~81%

0 days

Lodged

50%

16.4 months

90%

22.7 months

Sooner Average Later

  • 10% chance by

    21 Jun 2026

    14.2 months

  • 25% chance by

    18 Jul 2026

    15.1 months

  • 50% chance by

    29 Aug 2026

    16.4 months

  • 75% chance by

    12 Oct 2026

    17.9 months

  • 90% chance by

    08 Mar 2027

    22.7 months

  • 99% chance by

    01 Sep 2027

    28.6 months

How are visa processing time estimates calculated?

Your lodgement date position

Engineering Technologist lodged Subclass 491 on 16 Apr 2025

Lodged before you
19
Lodged after you
99
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 Apr 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) 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) Apr 25 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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