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๐Ÿ“™ Daily Activity Report: 14 November 2025

This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for Australian skilled visas (subclass 189, 190, and 491) based on crowdsourced data from the community.

Visa Grants

Subclass State Location Occupation Lodge โ†’ Grant S56 Date Detail
190 NSW OFFSHORE Developer Programmer 03 Dec 2023 โ†’ 14 Nov 2025 05 Sep 2025: Remedicals, Employment evidence
190 VIC OFFSHORE University Lecturer 01 Dec 2023 โ†’ 14 Nov 2025 05 Sep 2025: Medical, PCC
190 WA ONSHORE Cafe and Restaurant Manager 04 Dec 2023 โ†’ 14 Nov 2025 05 Sep 2025: Medical, Employment
190 VIC UNKNOWN Quantity Surveyor 20 Nov 2023 โ†’ 14 Nov 2025 26 Sep 2025: Medicals, Employment proof
190 WA ONSHORE Conference and Event Organiser 30 Nov 2023 โ†’ 14 Nov 2025 04 Sep 2025: Medical, PCC
190 SA UNKNOWN Welder 18 Nov 2023 โ†’ 14 Nov 2025 UNKNOWN
190 ACT ONSHORE HR Professional 18 Jun 2023 โ†’ 14 Nov 2025 22 May 2024: Remedical, Employment; 05 Sep 2025: New Passport
491 ACT OFFSHORE ICT Support Engineer 02 Aug 2023 โ†’ 14 Nov 2025 09 Sep 2025: Remedical, Form 80
491 ACT OFFSHORE Financial Investment Advisor 26 Oct 2023 โ†’ 14 Nov 2025 18 Sep 2025: Remedical
491 NSW OFFSHORE Electrical Engineer 30 Dec 2023 โ†’ 14 Nov 2025 15 Oct 2025: Medical, PCC, Polio
491 NSW OFFSHORE Web Designer 23 Jul 2023 โ†’ 14 Nov 2025 09 Sep 2025: Form 80, Remedical, Polio, PCC, Employment
491 WA OFFSHORE Architectural Draftsperson 23 Jul 2023 โ†’ 14 Nov 2025 09 Sep 2025: Medical, Polio
491 SA ONSHORE Nursing Clinical Director 22 Dec 2023 โ†’ 14 Nov 2025 UNKNOWN
491 UNKNOWN OFFSHORE UNKNOWN 20 Jul 2023 โ†’ 14 Nov 2025 08 Sep 2025: -
491 UNKNOWN OFFSHORE UNKNOWN 25 Jul 2023 โ†’ 14 Nov 2025 08 Sep 2025: -
491 UNKNOWN OFFSHORE UNKNOWN 23 Jul 2023 โ†’ 14 Nov 2025 08 Sep 2025: -

S56 Trends

Subclass State Location Occupation Lodge Date S56 Date Detail
190 UNKNOWN OFFSHORE UNKNOWN 02 Dec 2023 14 Nov 2025: Medicals

Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests

The majority of S56 requests issued in September and October 2025 resulted in visa grants on 14 November 2025. Common S56 requests included:

  1. Medical-related: Remedicals, health examinations, and polio vaccinations were the most frequent requests across all subclasses
  2. Document verification: Police Clearance Certificates (PCC) and employment evidence were commonly requested
  3. Administrative: Form 80 and passport updates were also requested in several cases

Non-priority occupations showed processing times ranging from 15 to 29 months, with most applications lodged in July-December 2023 receiving grants in November 2025.

The pattern suggests that applications lodged in mid-to-late 2023 are currently being processed, with S56 requests typically issued 1-2 months before grant decisions. Most S56 requests were issued in September 2025, indicating a processing wave for this cohort.

Family applications (ranging from 2-4 members) did not show significantly different processing times compared to single applicants, though the ACT 190 single applicant with 95 points experienced a longer processing time of 29 months despite having high points.

โš ๏ธ Disclaimer: This blog post is an AI summary of the comments below and may be refreshed as more comments arrive. Due to the nature of crowdsourced and AI-generated content, mistakes and discrepancies are possible. This information should be consumed with caution.

๐Ÿ“Š Data Limitation: This represents crowdsourced data and is therefore a subset of the total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and individual states have complete data on all grants and S56 requests issued on this date.

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@biotechy 11M ago Pinned

s56 Requests on 14 Nov 2025: - 190 OFFSHORE Lodged 02 Dec 2023 s56 for Medicals

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@biotechy 11M ago

Civil Engineer @75 points for 190 WA Graduate Lodgement 20 November 2023 S56 3rd Sept 2025 PCC + Medical Medical submitted on 22nd Sept 2025 Visa grant 14/11/2025

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@biotechy 11M ago

VISA GRANTED ๐ŸŽ‰

190 ACT Offshore University Lecturer Family of 5

DOL : 24.06.2023 S56 for remedicals & PCC: 22.07.2025 S56 submitted:16.08.2025 Granted : 14. 11.2025

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@biotechy 11M ago

Finally got 190 grant , Lodged 18/11/2023 Grant 14/11/2025 Welder in SA

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@biotechy 11M ago

Offshore 491 (SL) Lodged 23 July 2023 S56 Medicals 8 Sep 2025 Grant 14 Nov 2025

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@biotechy 11M ago

Profile Summary for @christiersbt Nominated Occupation: 149311 Conference and Event Organiser Unit Group: 1493 Conference and Event Organisers Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: WA Current Salary: AU$80,000 Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 2 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 11M 15D)

Total Points: 65 (excluding state points)

Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 0 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 5 - Single: 10 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0

Timeline / Events - 14 Nov 2025 * WA190 * 70 pts * Visa Granted - 10 Sep 2025 * WA190 * 70 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Police Clearance Health Examination Appointment - 04 Sep 2025 * WA190 * 70 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Police Clearance Medicals - 30 Nov 2023 * WA190 * 70 pts * Submitted Visa Application

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@biotechy 11M ago

Offshore 491 DOL: 25 July 2023 s56: 8 Sep 2025 Visa grant: 14-11-2025

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@biotechy 11M ago

I am delighted to share that my 190 ACT onshore visa has been granted today. I cannot fully express how happy and relieved I feel. I understand the challenges many of you are facing, and I sincerely appreciate all your support throughout this process. I wish you the very best of luck with your visa applications and am confident that your visas will be granted soon.

Timeline of my application: โ€ข EOI Submitted: 25 May 2023 โ€ข Invitation Received: 16 June 2023 โ€ข Application Lodged: 18 June 2023 โ€ข Health Examinations: 23 June 2023 โ€ข First s56 Requested (Remedial and Employment Evidence): 22 May 2024 โ€ข Medical Done: 27 May 2024 โ€ข Employment Evidence Submitted: 28 May 2024 โ€ข Second s56 Requested (New Passport): 5 September 2025 (submitted the same day) โ€ข Visa Granted: 14 November 2025

This was a single applicant application. I had 95 points, including ACT State nomination, and my occupation was HR Professional.

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@biotechy 11M ago

491 SA Onshore Nursing Clinical Director Lodged 22 Dec 2023 Granted 14 Nov 2025 80 pts with 15 pts for exp

Received invite just 2 days before 45th birthday !

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@biotechy 11M ago

491 offshore grant DOL: 23-july-2023 S56: 9-sept-2025 Medical, Polio for all family members. Grant: 14-Nov-2025 State: Western Australia Occupation: Architectural draftsperson

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@biotechy 11M ago

Visa Granted today. Offshore 491 Lodgement date 23rd July 2023 Occupation Web Designer NSW S56 9th Sep 2025 for form 80, remedical, polio, PCC, Employment details. No Employment verification was done by them after that. Offshore. Family of 4.

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@biotechy 11M ago

491 Offshore DOL: 30-Dec-2023 S56: 15-Oct-2025 Medical, PCC, Polio for all family members. Grant: 14-Nov-2025 NSW Electrical engineer

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@biotechy 11M ago

VIC 190 Grant With a sigh of relief, I can share that Iโ€™ve been granted the 190 visa after 2 long years. Timeline and profile as per below: Occupation - Quantity surveyor Points - 90 with skilled partner Pre Invite - 24th October 2023 Visa application - 20th of November 2023 S56 request for medicals and proof of employment - 26th of September 2025 Grant - 14th of November 2025

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@biotechy 11M ago

190 WA Onshore Cafe and Restaurant Manager Lodged 04 Dec 2023 s56 on 5 Sep 2025 for Medical and Employment Granted 14 Nov 2025

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@biotechy 11M ago

Profile Summary for @eramya Nominated Occupation: 242111 University Lecturer Unit Group: 2421 University Lecturers and Tutors Country of Residence: India Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 11M 13D)

Total Points: 75 (excluding state points)

Points Breakdown: - Age: 25 - English Language: 20 - Education: 20 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 0 - Skilled Partner: 10 (Occupation: Software Engineer), Skill Level: 1, Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0

Timeline / Events - 14 Nov 2025 * VIC190 * 80 pts * Visa Granted Visa Granted Finally!!! - 01 Oct 2025 * VIC190 * 80 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Submitted s56 Medical and PCC - 05 Sep 2025 * VIC190 * 80 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer S56 for pcc and medical - 01 Dec 2023 * VIC190 * 80 pts * Submitted Visa Application

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@biotechy 11M ago

Profile Summary for @happydolphin2639 Nominated Occupation: 263212 ICT Support Engineer Unit Group: 2632 ICT Support and Test Engineers Country of Residence: Sri Lanka Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 2Y 3M 12D)

Total Points: 70 (excluding state points)

Points Breakdown: - Age: 25 - English Language: 10 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 10 - Single: 10 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0

Timeline / Events - 14 Nov 2025 * ACT491 * 85 pts * Visa Granted - 15 Sep 2025 * ACT491 * 85 pts * Cleared Visa Medicals - 10 Sep 2025 * ACT491 * 85 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer - 09 Sep 2025 * ACT491 * 85 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer S56 for Remedical and Form 80 - 02 Aug 2023 * ACT491 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 26 Jun 2023 * ACT491 * 85 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa - 25 May 2023 * ACT491 * 85 pts * Received Preinvite from State - 16 May 2023 * ACT491 * 85 pts * Submitted ACT Matrix - 27 Mar 2023 * ACT491 * 85 pts * Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI)

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@biotechy 11M ago

491 Offshore Occupation - Financial Investment Advisor State - ACT DOL - 26th Oct 2023 S56 - 18th September 2025 (Only re-medical) Grant - 14th November 2025 (At 2.18AM IST)

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@biotechy 11M ago

491 Offshore Visa Granted Dol 20th July 23 S56 8th Sept 25 Granted 14th Nov 25

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@cheekysquirrel4818 11M ago

491

I got my grant today, applied aug 2023, got remedical on 9th of sep 2025, Onshore family of three, Software developer

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@biotechy 11M ago

491 Offshore DOL - 02/08/2023 S56 - 09/09/2025 (Medical and Form 80) Grant - 14/11/2025 Occupation - IT Support Engineer State - ACT

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@cheekysquirrel4818 11M ago

Visa Granted on 13th November 2025

DOL: 18th September 2023 1st S56: 15th September 2025 (Remedical and employment evidence) 2nd S56 : 16th October 2025 (Form 815) Occupation: Information and Organisations Professionals nec State: Canberra, ACT Family of 4

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@cheekysquirrel4818 11M ago

DOL - 02/08/2023 S56 - 09/09/2025 (Medical and Form 80) Grant - 14/11/2025 Occupation - IT Support Engineer State - ACT

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@biotechy 11M ago

Offshore 190 Granted โœ… Grant date: Nov 14 2025 DOL: Dec 3 2023 Occupation: Developer programmer Status: Offshore State: NSW S56 date: Sep 5 2025 S56 reason: ReMedicals and Employment evidence S56 submission date: Sep 11 2025 after all medical clearance Application: Family of 4

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