📙 Daily Activity Report: 22 Dec 2025 This report summarises...
@gregormendel (3W ago| Updated 2W ago)📙 Daily Activity Report: 22 Dec 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 → Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 491 NT | Offshore Marketing Specialist | 26 Jul 2023 → 22 Dec 2025 | 9 Sep 2025 (1st), 20 Nov 2025 (2nd) |
| 491 ACT | Offshore Real Estate Representative | 11 Sep 2023 → 22 Dec 2025 | 12 Sep 2025 (1st), 16 Dec 2025 (2nd) |
| 190 VIC | Onshore ICT Business Analyst | 10 Apr 2024 → 22 Dec 2025 | 2 Oct 2025 (1st - Remedicals), 15 Dec 2025 (2nd - Remedicals) |
| 190 VIC | UNKNOWN Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | 28 Nov 2025 → 22 Dec 2025 | None |
S56 Trends
No new S56 requests were reported for 22 December 2025.
Trends and Patterns
Visa Processing Times:
Priority occupations (Health) continue to demonstrate significantly faster processing times compared to non-priority occupations. The Registered Nurse (Aged Care) application processed in under 1 month, while non-priority occupations experienced processing times ranging from 20 to 29 months.
S56 Request Patterns:
Multiple S56 requests remain common for offshore 491 applications, with both NT and ACT cases receiving two S56s before grant. The VIC 190 ICT Business Analyst case received two S56 requests for remedicals, indicating health checks may expire during extended processing periods.
Offshore vs Onshore:
Offshore 491 applications lodged in 2023 are now receiving grants after approximately 27-29 months of processing. The onshore VIC 190 priority occupation (Registered Nurse) received a grant within 24 days of lodgement, demonstrating the significant advantage of priority occupations under Ministerial Direction 105.
⚠️ 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.
📊 This data represents a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and individual states possess complete data on all grants and invitations issued.
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VIC 190 Onshore grant - DIY (no agent) EOI: 4/11/2025 ROI: 13/11/2025 (I didn’t know I was supposed to do this with the EOI so I lodged it a bit later haha) Pre-invite: 18/11/2025 Applied for nomination: 18/11/2025 Official invite for 190: 25/11/2025 Applied for 190: 10/12/2025 Medical: 16/12/2025 Grant: 22/12/2025 ✨🥹 Occupation: Occupational Therapist Points: 70 with superior English (Erratum: 75 points with state nomination! Hehe)
VIC 190 Grant Journey:
EOI/ROI: 24/12/2024 Invite: 18/11/2025 Applied: 28/11/2025 Medical: 03/12/2025 Grant: 22/12/2025(Straight from received to finalised) Occupation: RN Aged care Family of 3. Total points: 70 with proficient English and Skilled partner
Profile Summary for @jialu Nominated Occupation: 261111 ICT Business Analyst Unit Group: 2611 ICT Business and Systems Analysts Country of Residence: People's Republic of China Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 8M 12D)
Total Points: 80 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 10 - Unskilled Partner: 0 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 5
Timeline / Events - 22 Dec 2025 * VIC190 * 85 pts * Visa Granted - 19 Dec 2025 * VIC190 * 85 pts * Cleared Visa Medicals - 15 Dec 2025 * VIC190 * 85 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer - 07 Oct 2025 * VIC190 * 85 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer - 02 Oct 2025 * VIC190 * 85 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer s56 for re-health check - 17 Sep 2024 * VIC190 * 85 pts * General Onboard in Australia - 10 Apr 2024 * VIC190 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 01 Mar 2024 * VIC190 * 85 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 31 Jan 2024 * VIC190 * 85 pts * Received Preinvite from State - 03 Jan 2024 * VIC190 * 85 pts * Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI)
491 Offshore Visa granted ACT Real Estate Representative DOL - 11/09/2023 1st S56 - 12/09/2025 2nd S56 - 16/12/2025 Granted - 22/12/2025
Finally, the visa is granted! DOL: 26 July 2023 📄 1st S56: 9 September 2025 ⏳ 2nd S56: 20 November 2025 🔁 Granted: 22 December 2025 ✅ ⏱ Total processing time from DOL to grant: Approximately 29 months Marketing Specialist 💼 NT 491 Offshore