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๐Ÿ“™ Daily Activity Report: 19 Jan 2026

This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 19 January 2026, based on crowdsourced data from the community.

Visa Grants

Subclass State Location Occupation Lodge โ†’ Grant Date S56 Date Detail
190 VIC Onshore EU Passport 15 Jan 2026 โ†’ 19 Jan 2026 None
190 VIC Onshore Occupational Therapist 03 Jan 2026 โ†’ 19 Jan 2026 None
189 Onshore Registered Nurse NEC 09 Dec 2025 โ†’ 19 Jan 2026 None
190 WA Onshore Physiotherapist 05 May 2025 โ†’ 19 Jan 2026 None
491 Family Onshore Registered Nurse NEC 15 Oct 2025 โ†’ 19 Jan 2026 None
190 QLD Offshore External Auditor 28 May 2024 โ†’ 19 Jan 2026 21 Oct 2025 Polio Cert; 18 Dec 2025 PCC
491 NT Offshore Civil Engineer 06 Dec 2023 โ†’ 19 Jan 2026 07 Oct 2025 PCC, Medicals
491 NSW Offshore Civil Engineer 26 May 2023 โ†’ 19 Jan 2026 27 Jun 2024 Passport; 07 Mar 2025 Employment, Form 80; 12 Sep 2025 Remedicals

S56 Trends

Subclass State Location Occupation Lodge Date S56 Date Detail
190 Offshore Software Engineer 11 Nov 2024 19 Jan 2026 PCC, Employment Evidence

Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests

S56 requests continue to focus on standard documentation requirements. Common requests include Police Clearance Certificates (PCC), employment evidence, medicals/remedicals, and country-specific documents such as Polio vaccination certificates. One applicant noted that multiple S56 requests can significantly delay visa processing, with their case taking 32 months from lodgement to grant after three separate S56 requests. The applicant advised maintaining up-to-date PCCs, Polio certificates, and passports, and cautioned against uploading unnecessary documents post-lodgement (such as new job offer letters) as this may trigger additional processing delays.

Priority occupation grants (Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Registered Nurse NEC) demonstrated significantly faster processing times, with some direct grants occurring within days to weeks. The Physiotherapist case (WA 190) received a direct grant in approximately 8 months, while the Occupational Therapist (VIC 190) was granted in just 16 days. Non-priority occupations showed considerably longer processing times, with Civil Engineer cases taking between 19-32 months, and External Auditor taking approximately 20 months despite multiple S56 requests.

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 Note: This represents crowdsourced data and is therefore a subset of the total activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and individual states have complete data on all visa grants and S56 requests for this day.

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@biotechy 9M ago Pinned

s56 requests on 19 Jan 2026: - 190 OFFSHORE Lodged 11 Nov 2024 s56 for PCC and Employment Evidence, Software Engineer

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@biotechy 9M ago

491 Visa Granted NSW Civil Engineer Offshore - Pakistan๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Date of Lodgement - 26/May/2023 First S56 (Passport Renewal) - 27/Jun/2024 Second S56 (Employment Evidence + Form 80 Character Check) - 07/Mar/2025 Third S56 (Re-medical) - 12/Sep/2025 Grant (Today) - 19/Jan/2026

Don't Lose Hope. I was waiting since 32 months and sometimes it feels like is there anything wrong in my application. But, I never doubted God.

Advice: -more and more S56 requests delays your visa in many cases - remember that -Always have an up-to-date POLICE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE(PCC), POLIO CERTIFICATE, & Passport. -After visa lodgment, don't upload unnecessary documents like after switching new jobs some applicants upload there new offer letter that will extend there time period of grant - never do that.

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@biotechy 9M ago

Profile Summary for @sam1993sam Nominated Occupation: 221213 External Auditor Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 7M 22D)

Total Points: 90 (excluding state points)

Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 15 - Single: 10 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0

Timeline / Events - 19 Jan 2026 * QLD190 * 95 pts * Visa Granted Visa Granted - 22 Dec 2025 * QLD190 * 95 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Ministry of Foreign affairs attested Police character Certificate - 18 Dec 2025 * QLD190 * 95 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Ministry of Foreign affairs attested Police Character Certificate request - 23 Oct 2025 * QLD190 * 95 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Submitted saudi polio vaccination certificate - 21 Oct 2025 * QLD190 * 95 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Received S56 to submit Polio vaccination certificate. - 18 Jul 2024 * QLD190 * 95 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 16 Jul 2024 * QLD190 * 95 pts * Booked Medicals for Visa - 28 May 2024 * QLD190 * 95 pts * Submitted Visa Application

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@biotechy 9M ago

189 Grant!!

Registered Nurse Nec 80 points Onshore Invitation 13 Nov 2025 Lodged 09 Dec 2025 Medical 17 Dec 2025 Grant 19 Jan 2026

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@biotechy 9M ago

Finally sharing my good news๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰ No agent is involved Received my 190 visa grant. Priority occupation (Physiotherapist) Onshore โ€“ WA Lodged: 5th May 2025 Grant: Direct grant today (no S56) Applied BVB last week for holiday (received within 3 days) PCC expired in Dec (I applied for another PCC to upload upfront but got the grant already) I also uploaded all supporting documents to avoid S56, including: Pay slips (3 payslips for each year) Bank statements Provident Fund statement Tax returns

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@biotechy 9M ago

My 190 visa (VIC) just got granted in 4 DAYS! Onshore Preinvite 3rd Dec 2025 Official nomination 23rd Dec Visa Application 15th Jan 2026 Grant TODAY! EU Passport

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@biotechy 9M ago

VIC 190 onshore grant EOI: 09/06/2025 ROI: 02/10/2025 Selection: 18/11/2025 Applied for nomination: 19/11/2025 Invitation to apply: 27/11/2025 Applied for 190: 03/01/2026 Medical: 07/01/2026 Grant: 19/01/2026 Occupation: Occupational Therapist Points: 75 + 5 (superior english; de facto included, no skills points claimed)

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@biotechy 9M ago

RN Nec Onshore 80 Points 491 Family Sponsored Stream (DHA) Lodgement date 15 October 2025 SA Family sponsor GRANTED (direct grant) 19 January 2026

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@biotechy 9M ago

491 Offshore Lodged - 6th dec 2023 S56 - 7th oct 2025 (PCC and Medicals) Granted 19 Jan 2026 State - NT Occupation- Civil Engineer Single Applicant

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@biotechy 9M ago

Super quiet today !

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