๐ Daily Activity Report: 15 Nov 2025
This report summarises visa grants and related activity for 15 November 2025, based on crowdsourced data from the community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge โ Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 - | Onshore Civil Engineer | 25 Dec 2024 โ 15 Nov 2025 | None |
| 189 - | Onshore PhD (UNKNOWN) | 23 Dec 2024 โ 15 Nov 2025 | None |
| 189 - | Offshore Statistician | 23 Dec 2024 โ 15 Nov 2025 | None |
| 189 - | Onshore Biotechnologist | 23 Dec 2024 โ 15 Nov 2025 | None |
| 189 - | Onshore Accountant (General) | 21 Dec 2024 โ 15 Nov 2025 | None |
| 189 - | Offshore Construction Project Manager | 20 Dec 2024 โ 15 Nov 2025 | None |
| 189 - | Onshore ICT Business Analyst | 20 Dec 2024 โ 15 Nov 2025 | None |
| 189 - | Onshore Civil Engineer | 20 Dec 2024 โ 15 Nov 2025 | None |
| 189 - | Onshore Civil Engineering Draftsperson | 24 Dec 2024 โ 15 Nov 2025 | None |
| 491 WA | Onshore Management Accountant | 02 Feb 2024 โ 15 Nov 2025 | 15 Oct 2025: Medical, PCC |
Trends and Patterns
Subclass 189 Processing: All Subclass 189 grants reported today were processed in approximately 10 months and 23-26 days. These grants span various non-priority occupations including Civil Engineer, Accountant, Construction Project Manager, Statistician, Biotechnologist, ICT Business Analyst, and Chemical Engineer. Notably, all 189 grants were direct grants with no S56 requests, indicating streamlined processing for these applications. Both onshore and offshore applicants received grants with similar processing times.
Subclass 491 Processing: One Subclass 491 WA grant was reported with significantly longer processing time of approximately 21 months. This application received an S56 request for medicals and PCC on 15 October 2025, which was submitted on 22 October 2025, followed by grant on 15 November 2025.
Weekend Grant Activity: Multiple users noted that non-priority grants were issued on Saturday, 15 November 2025, which is noteworthy as visa grants typically occur on business days.
News and Updates
Non-priority occupation grants were processed and issued on Saturday, 15 November 2025, which represents unusual weekend processing activity by the Department of Home Affairs.
โ ๏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.
๐ This data represents crowdsourced information and is a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs has complete grant data for all visa subclasses.
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Profile Summary for @nav.mal Nominated Occupation: 233512 Mechanical Engineer Unit Group: 2335 Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: VIC Assessing Authority: Engineers Australia Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 10M 22D)
Total Points: 90 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 5 - Overseas Work Experience: 0 - Single: 10 - Australian Study: 5 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 15 Nov 2025 * 189 * 90 pts * Visa Granted Invitation: 07/11/2025 Date of Lodgement: 24/12/2024 Date of Grant: 15/11/2025 Onshore Applicant - 24 Dec 2024 * 189 * 90 pts * Submitted Visa Application