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๐Ÿ“™ Daily Activity Report: 21 January 2026

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

Visa Grants

Subclass State Location Occupation Lodge โ†’ Grant S56 Date Detail
190 VIC Onshore External Auditor 07 Jan 2024 โ†’ 21 Jan 2026 Oct 2025 Medicals
190 SA Offshore Systems Analyst 05 Oct 2024 โ†’ 21 Jan 2026 30 Oct 2025 Employer Letter; 17 Dec 2025 Remedicals
190 VIC Offshore Advertising Specialist 28 Jan 2024 โ†’ 21 Jan 2026 Sep 2025 Remedicals+PCC; Dec 2025 Polio
190 WA - Taxation Accountant 09 Jun 2023 โ†’ 21 Jan 2026 24 Nov 2025 -
190 NT Onshore Cook 28 Oct 2024 โ†’ 21 Jan 2026 10 Dec 2025 -
190 NSW Offshore Fitter General 06 Jun 2024 โ†’ 21 Jan 2026 22 Oct 2025 Employment Evidence
190 NSW Onshore Social Worker 10 Apr 2025 โ†’ 21 Jan 2026 -
190 VIC Onshore RN Aged Care 18 Dec 2025 โ†’ 21 Jan 2026 23 Dec 2025 -
190 TAS Onshore Medical Officer 19 Nov 2025 โ†’ 21 Jan 2026 24 Dec 2025 Military+Payslips
190 VIC Onshore Midwife 06 Jan 2026 โ†’ 21 Jan 2026 12 Jan 2026 Medicals
190 NSW Offshore Wall and Floor Tiler Apr 2025 โ†’ 21 Jan 2026 Dec 2025 Medicals
491 SA Offshore University Lecturer 13 Feb 2024 โ†’ 21 Jan 2026 Dec 2025 Medicals
491 ACT Offshore Computer Network Engineer 24 Jul 2023 โ†’ 21 Jan 2026 08 Sep 2025 Remedicals
491 NT Offshore Software Engineer 21 Sep 2023 โ†’ 21 Jan 2026 15 Sep 2025 Remedicals+Form 80
491 ACT Offshore - Sep 2023 โ†’ 21 Jan 2026 15 Sep 2025 Remedicals
491 NSW Offshore RN Medical 08 Nov 2025 โ†’ 21 Jan 2026 23 Dec 2025 -
491 ACT Offshore RN NEC 14 Nov 2025 โ†’ 21 Jan 2026 - NBI+Military
491 SA - Enrolled Nurse Jun 2025 โ†’ 21 Jan 2026 22 Dec 2024 -
491 VIC Offshore Hospital Pharmacist 28 Feb 2025 โ†’ 21 Jan 2026 16 Jan 2026 -
491 ACT Offshore RN NEC 14 Sep 2025 โ†’ 21 Jan 2026 21 Dec 2025 Sponsor Details
189 Offshore Secondary School Teacher 24 Nov 2025 โ†’ 21 Jan 2026 -
189 Offshore Electrician 16 Nov 2025 โ†’ 21 Jan 2026 16 Dec 2025 -
189 Offshore RN Critical Care 05 Sep 2025 โ†’ 21 Jan 2026 -
189 - Medical Practitioner NEC Nov 2025 โ†’ 21 Jan 2026 17 Dec 2025 Employment Evidence

S56 Trends

No new S56 requests were reported for 21 January 2026.

Invitation Activity

State Occupation Points Date
QLD Electrical Engineer - 21 Jan 2026 Nomination Approval

Trends and Patterns

Priority Occupations: Health and teaching occupations continue to demonstrate expedited processing. Notable grants include: - Subclass 190: Social Worker (9 months), RN Aged Care (1 month), Midwife (15 days), Medical Officer (2 months) - Subclass 491: RN Medical (2.5 months), RN NEC (2 months, 4 months), Hospital Pharmacist (10.5 months) - Subclass 189: Secondary School Teacher (2 months), RN Critical Care (5 months), Medical Practitioner NEC (2 months)

Non-Priority Occupations: Processing times vary significantly: - Subclass 190: External Auditor (24 months), Systems Analyst (15 months), Advertising Specialist (24 months), Taxation Accountant (31 months), Cook (15 months), Fitter General (19 months), Wall and Floor Tiler (9 months) - Subclass 491: University Lecturer (23 months), Computer Network Engineer (29 months), Software Engineer (28 months), Enrolled Nurse (19 months) - Subclass 189: Electrician (2 months)

S56 Patterns: Common requests include remedicals, employment evidence, police clearance certificates, military service documents, and sponsor details. S56 requests typically occur several months after lodgement, with remedicals being the most frequent request for applications lodged in 2023-2024.

News and Updates

Queensland issued a nomination approval for an Electrical Engineer on 21 January 2026, following a request for document reupload on 20 January 2026.

๐Ÿ“Š This report represents crowdsourced data and is a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs has complete grant data.

๐Ÿ”ด Disclaimer: This blog post is an AI summary of community comments and may be refreshed as more data arrives. Due to the nature of crowdsourced and AI-generated content, mistakes and discrepancies are possible. This information should be consumed with caution.

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@biotechy 9M ago Pinned

s56 requests on 21 Jan 2026: - To be updated

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@biotechy 9M ago

Occupation: Construction Project Manager Skill assessment -23rd march 2023 PTE - 16th June 2023 Partner -8th July 2023 189 Invitation Received - 7th November 2024 Visa Lodged - 20th December 2024 S56- 17th November 2025 2nd S56- 17th December 2025 Visa Grant - 21st January 2026 189 Offshore 75 pts

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@m481 9M ago

From - https://www.reddit.com/r/AusVisa/comments/1qivwzr/visa_granted_190_sa/ (posted 14 hrs ago)

So I got the email this morning for my 190 Grant.

Finally it has been a 2 year process.

EOI - Invite July 2024

Application Submitted - October 2024 (Offshore)

Granted - January 2026

Occupation - Enterprise Architect / Solution Architect.

Points - 100

Good luck to hope that you guys receive your awards soon!

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@biotechy 9M ago

Visa granted - 190 nsw offshore Wall and floor tiler -65 points. Applied - April 2025 Medical + further - December 2025 Grant - 21 January

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@biotechy 9M ago

491 ACT family sponsored granted today! RN NEC Offshore With 3 dependents Invited Aug 21, 2025 Lodged Sept 14, 2025 Medical Sept 22, 2025 S56 (details about sponsor) Dec 21,2025 S56 submitted Dec 22,2025 Granted Jan 21, 2026

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@biotechy 9M ago

190 grant today Visa Lodged: 28/01/2024 Advertising Specialist Victoria (Offshore) S56: 1st in September (Re-Meds + PCC) | 2nd in December (Polio) Family of 2

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@biotechy 9M ago

Granted SA 190 offshore Systems Analyst EOI submitted - 24 August 2024 Received pre-invite - 25 September 2024 Submitted nomination application - 26 September 2024 Received ITA - 1st October 2024 Submitted 190 application - 5th October 2024 Proactively renewed PCC - 2nd October 2025 Received 1st s56 to upload 1st employer offer letter - 30th October 2025 Received 2nd s56 for expired medicals - 17th December 2025 Completed medicals - 24th December 2025 190 grant - 21st January 2026 Points breakdown Age - 25 English - 20 Education - 15 Years of experience - 15 Single - 10 State - 5 Total - 90 points

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@biotechy 9M ago

Offshore VIC 190 95 pts External Auditor Lodged 07 Jan 2024 s56 in October 2025 for Medical Granted today

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@biotechy 9M ago

Profile Summary for @abdelrahmanradman Nominated Occupation: 251511 Hospital Pharmacist (Priority) Unit Group: 2515 Pharmacists Country of Residence: Yemen Assessing Authority: APharmC Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 10M 24D)

Total Points: 65 (excluding state points)

Points Breakdown: - Age: 25 - English Language: 10 - Education: 20 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 10 - Unskilled Partner: 0 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0

Timeline / Events - 21 Jan 2026 * VIC491 * 80 pts * Visa Granted - 16 Jan 2026 * VIC491 * 80 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer - 06 Mar 2025 * VIC491 * 80 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 28 Feb 2025 * VIC491 * 80 pts * Submitted Visa Application

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@biotechy 9M ago

491 visa granted Enrolled nurse SA Applied jun 2025 S56 request 22 Dec 2024 Grant 21 Jan 2025

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@biotechy 9M ago

491 ACT OFFSHORE RN Nec Lodged 14 Nov 2025 s26 NBI Clearance and Military Service docs Grant 21 Jan 2026

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@biotechy 9M ago

190 visa grant onshore Medical officer (JMO) , 70 points, Tasmania Submittted ROI 19/11/25 Submitted EOI 19/11/25 Invited to apply 18/11/25 Application submitted 19/11/25 S56 for military service certificate and payslips 24/12/25 Documents submitted 29/11/25 Visa granted 21/01/26

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@biotechy 9M ago

189 Granted Onshore Occupation- Med Practitioner (Nec) 85 points EOI submitted 24 April 25 Invitation - 13 Nov 25 Lodged 24 Nov 2025 s56 requested( evidence of employment)and submitted on same day- 17 Dec 25 Granted -21 Jan 26

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@biotechy 9M ago

491 grant received today! OFFSHORE RN Nurse medical NSW Family of 3 Lodged 8/11/25 Medicals done 14/12/25 S56 received 23/12/25 Submitted s56 8/1/26 Grant today 21/1/26

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@biotechy 9M ago

491 Offshore DOL-Sep-2023 Remedical- 15 Sep 2025 Wishing everyone receives their grant very soon State-ACT

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@biotechy 9M ago

491 Offshore DOL 21 September 2023 Occupation: Software Engineer Nominating State: NT s56 15 September 2025 for Remedical and Form 80 Grant 21/01/2025

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@biotechy 9M ago

Profile Summary for @littlern Nominated Occupation: 254415 Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) (Priority) Unit Group: 2544 Registered Nurses Country of Residence: Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region) Assessing Authority: ANMAC Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 4M 16D)

Total Points: 85 (excluding state points)

Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 5 - Single: 10 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 5

Timeline / Events - 21 Jan 2026 * 189 * 85 pts * Visa Granted - 10 Sep 2025 * 189 * 85 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 05 Sep 2025 * 189 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 21 Aug 2025 * 189 * 85 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa

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@biotechy 9M ago

Offshore UK 189 Visa - Electrician EOI - submitted in June 2025 Invite received- 13th November 2025 Visa lodged 16 Nov 2025 S56 - 16th of December 2025 Invite - 21 January 2026 70 pts

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@biotechy 9M ago

491 Offshore Lodged date - 24 Jul 2023 1st S56- 8 Sep 2025 for re-medicals Occupation -Computer network and systems engineer State-ACT Family of 4 Grant 21 Jan 2026

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@biotechy 9M ago

491 Offshore SA Visa granted 491 DOL 13-2-2024 S56 Start of DEC 2025 (for medicals) Granted 21-1-2026 Uni Lecturer 75 points

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@biotechy 9M ago

Received the 190 nomination today. Pre invite received- 15th Dec 2025 Doc submitted- 21st Dec 2025 Request for reupload/readjust document. - 20 Jan 2026 Received Nomination- 21 Jan 2026 Occupation - Electrical Engineer (QLD Graduate)

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@biotechy 9M ago

Feel so lucky to have received our 190 grant today so quickly!๐ŸŽ‰ Midwife 75 Points๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿผ EOI 6th June 2025 Invite to apply 3rd December 2025 Nomination application 4th December 2025 Nomination approval 19th December 2025 Official Invite 22nd December 2025 Applied 06th January 2026 Request for medicals 12th January 2026 Medicals 18th Jan 2026 Approved 21st Jan 2026

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@biotechy 9M ago

190 Granted 21 Jan 2026 Lodged 09 June 2023 s56 submitted on 24 Nov 2025 WA Taxation Accountant

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@biotechy 9M ago

189 VISA GRANTED TODAY!! ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Occupation: Secondary School Teacher Offshore ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Family of 3 Invitation: 13 Nov 2025 Lodged: 24 Nov 2025 Medicals Cleared: 16 Dec 2025 Granted: 21 Jan 2026

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@biotechy 9M ago

190 Offshore NSW Fitter General Lodged 6 June 2024 s56 22 Oct 2025 for Employment Evidence Granted 21 Jan 2026

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@biotechy 9M ago

190 Visa Granted (Cook) Points : 75 State : NT Onshore Nomination : 14th October 2024 Applied : 28th October 2024 S56 request : 10th December 2025 Granted : 21st January 2026

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@biotechy 9M ago

90 granted today, RN (Aged Care) Onshore VIC Point: 65+5 Invited- 18th Dec 2025 Visa Lodged- 18th Dec 2025 S56- 23rd Dec 2025 Granted- 21st Jan 2026

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@biotechy 9M ago

Nominated Occupation: 272511 Social Worker (Priority) Unit Group: 2725 Social Workers Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: NSW Current Status: Visa Granted (in 9M 11D) Total Points: 85 (excluding state points)

Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 0 - Skilled Partner: 10 (Occupation: Telecommunications Network Engineer), Skill Level: 1, Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL - Australian Study: 5 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 5

Timeline / Events - 21 Jan 2026 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Visa Granted - 10 Apr 2025 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 04 Apr 2025 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 25 Mar 2025 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Received Preinvite from State

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