📙 Daily Activity Report: 28 Jan 2026 This report summarises...

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📙 Daily Activity Report: 28 Jan 2026

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
189	ONSHORE Environmental Research Scientist	02/09/25 → 28/01/26	None
189	ONSHORE RN NEC	22/08/25 → 28/01/26	None
189	OFFSHORE RN NEC	03/01/26 → 28/01/26	None
189	ONSHORE Painting Trades Worker	26/08/25 → 28/01/26	26/11/25 Employment Evidence
189	ONSHORE Painting Trades Worker	27/08/25 → 28/01/26	01/12/25 Employment Evidence
189	ONSHORE (British Partner)	29/12/25 → 28/01/26	None
190 VIC	ONSHORE Construction Project Manager	08/12/25 → 28/01/26	10/01/26 PCC
190 VIC	OFFSHORE ICT Security Specialist	10/02/25 → 28/01/26	None
190 NSW	ONSHORE Marketing Specialist	18/03/24 → 28/01/26	04/11/25 PCC, Remedicals
190 QLD	ONSHORE Chef	27/05/24 → 28/01/26	22/10/25 Unknown, 21/01/26 Remedicals
190 SA	ONSHORE	29/09/23 → 28/01/26	25/08/25 Medicals, PCC; 06/11/25 Form 80
491 SA	ONSHORE Cafe Manager	14/05/24 → 28/01/26	02/12/25 Form 1399, Remedicals
491 NSW	OFFSHORE Software Engineer	09/03/24 → 28/01/26	03/11/25 Remedicals
491 NSW	OFFSHORE External Auditor	10/02/24 → 28/01/26	17/10/25 Remedicals; 28/11/25 Biometrics
491 NSW	OFFSHORE Engineering Professionals NEC	03/03/24 → 28/01/26	03/11/25 Remedicals, Form 1229
491 NSW		18/05/24 → 28/01/26	12/25 Unknown
491 ACT	OFFSHORE Materials Engineering	30/06/23 → 28/01/26	Multiple including Remedicals
491 WA		16/09/23 → 28/01/26	15/09/25 Unknown
491 WA	ONSHORE Computer Network and Systems Engineer	09/10/23 → 28/01/26	16/09/25 Unknown
491 VIC	OFFSHORE Engineering Technologist	13/12/23 → 28/01/26	None
491 NT	OFFSHORE Developer Programmer	10/08/23 → 28/01/26	09/09/25 Remedicals, Consent, Dependency Evidence, PCC, English Evidence
491	OFFSHORE Civil Engineer	25/07/23 → 28/01/26	08/12/25 Medicals, Biometrics

S56 Trends

Subclass State	Location Occupation	Lodge Date	S56 Date Detail
190	OFFSHORE	08/12/24	28/01/26 Form 80, Remedicals, Employment Reference
190	ONSHORE	05/12/24	28/01/26 Health Assessment, Name Variation Documents

Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests

The most common S56 requests on 28 January 2026 included: - Remedicals: Frequently requested across all visa subclasses (189, 190, 491), particularly for applications lodged in 2023-2024 - Police Clearance Certificates (PCC): Multiple requests, especially for offshore applicants - Form 80: Requested for character assessment purposes - Biometrics: Primarily for newborn children added to applications - Employment Evidence: Requested for 189 visa applicants in trades occupations - Form 1399 and Form 1229: Declaration forms requested for various purposes

Priority occupation grants (Registered Nurses, Pharmacist partner) showed faster processing times compared to non-priority occupations. Several applications from 2023 received grants after extended processing periods, particularly for 491 visas. Multiple S56 requests were common for applications lodged in 2023.

⚠️ 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 is crowdsourced and represents only a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has complete visa grant data.