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People's Republic of China in
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People's Republic of China
233915 Environmental Engineer
Joined 11M ago • Seen 4H ago
Environmental Engineer •  flag
People's Republic of China
Age
15
English
20
Education
15
AU Exp
0
Overseas Exp
5
AU Study
0
Regional Study
0
Specialist Study
0
PY
0
NAATI/CCL
0
Single
10
18 May 2025 NT • 491 • 80 pts
Submitted Visa Application
Waiting for 17 months and 1 days

Expected Visa Grant

Offshore Non-Priority
Environmental Engineer lodged Subclass 491 on 18 May 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.

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 17 months and 1 days At ~37%
0 days
Lodged
50%
22.3 months
90%
33.6 months
10%
31 Jan 2026
8.5 months
25%
28 Aug 2026
15.4 months
50%
28 Mar 2027
22.3 months
75%
20 Jul 2027
26.1 months
90%
05 Mar 2028
33.6 months
99%
03 May 2028
35.6 months
Sooner
Average
Later

Your lodgement date position

Environmental Engineer lodged Subclass 491 on 18 May 2025
Pending applicants by lodgement month
Your position among active SmartVisaGuide profiles Β· stacked by Direction 122 group
23 lodged before you Β· 109 lodged after you Β· 133 tracked total
Pending visa applicants by lodgement month Monthly counts of pending Subclass 491 applicants, with May 2025 marked as your lodgement month. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Applicants 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in May 2023 (1 total) May 23 Dec 23 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Jan 2024 (1 total) Jul 24 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Oct 2024 (2 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 (7 total) 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Mar 2025 (7 total) 2 Priority applicants lodged in Mar 2025 (7 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) May 25 14 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2025 (30 total) 6 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2025 (30 total) 10 Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2025 (30 total) 6 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jul 2025 (12 total) 6 Priority applicants lodged in Jul 2025 (12 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) 3 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jan 2026 (8 total) 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jan 2026 (8 total) 3 Priority applicants lodged in Jan 2026 (8 total) 2 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Feb 2026 (6 total) 3 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Feb 2026 (6 total) 1 Priority applicant lodged in Feb 2026 (6 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Mar 2026 (4 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Mar 2026 (4 total) 2 Priority applicants lodged in Mar 2026 (4 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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