๐ Daily Activity Report: 23 March 2026 This report...
@gregormendel (3W ago| Updated 2W ago)๐ Daily Activity Report: 23 March 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 23 March 2026 based on crowdsourced data from the community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge โ Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 TAS | OFFSHORE Chef | 08 Nov 2023 โ 23 Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 AFP, 23 Mar 2026 Child Medical |
| 190 VIC | OFFSHORE Statistician | 30 Dec 2024 โ 23 Mar 2026 | - |
| 190 VIC | OFFSHORE Software Tester | 30 Dec 2024 โ 23 Mar 2026 | - |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Computer Network and Systems Engineer | 28 Dec 2024 โ 23 Mar 2026 | - |
| 190 SA | OFFSHORE Software Engineer | 28 Dec 2024 โ 23 Mar 2026 | - |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Environmental Consultant | 31 Dec 2024 โ 23 Mar 2026 | - |
| 190 VIC | OFFSHORE Marketing Specialist | 27 Dec 2024 โ 23 Mar 2026 | - |
| 189 | OFFSHORE Chemical Engineer | 28 Dec 2025 โ 23 Mar 2026 | 28 Feb 2026 Employment Proof, Child Medical |
| 190 VIC | OFFSHORE Software Engineer | 29 Nov 2024 โ 23 Mar 2026 | 27 Feb 2026 PCC, 17 Mar 2026 Newborn Medical |
| 190 ACT | UNKNOWN Registered Nurse | 22 Oct 2025 โ 23 Mar 2026 | 22 Dec 2025 Additional Documents |
| 190 WA | UNKNOWN Cook | 24 Jun 2025 โ 23 Mar 2026 | - |
| 491 VIC | OFFSHORE Chef | 26 Nov 2024 โ 23 Mar 2026 | 17 Mar 2026 Medical |
| 491 VIC | OFFSHORE Welfare Worker | 10 Dec 2024 โ 23 Mar 2026 | - |
| 491 VIC | UNKNOWN Accountant | 03 Dec 2024 โ 23 Mar 2026 | - |
| 491 NSW | OFFSHORE Construction Project Manager | 30 Jul 2025 โ 23 Mar 2026 | 18 Feb 2026 PCC |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | OFFSHORE UNKNOWN | 31 Dec 2024 | 23 Mar 2026 Child Medical |
| 190 | OFFSHORE UNKNOWN | 27 Dec 2024 | 23 Mar 2026 Bank Statement (290 pages) |
Invitation Activity
| Occupation | Subclass State | Points | EOI/Preinvite โ Full Invite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Pharmacist | 190 WA Graduate | - | 23 Feb 2026 โ 23 Mar 2026 |
Trends and Patterns
Visa Processing Times: Non-priority occupations continue to show processing times ranging from 3 to 28 months. The longest processing time recorded was 28 months for a TAS 190 Chef application lodged in November 2023. Most applications lodged in late December 2024 received grants within approximately 3 months, indicating improved processing efficiency for recent lodgements. Priority occupations (Registered Nurse) showed processing times of approximately 5 months.
S56 Request Patterns: Common S56 requests include Police Clearance Certificates (PCC), medical examinations for dependents (particularly children), and employment verification documents. Two new S56 requests were reported for applications lodged in late December 2024, requesting child medicals and extensive bank statement translations. Several applicants proactively uploaded updated PCCs and medicals, which may have contributed to direct grants without S56 requests.
State Activity: Victoria (VIC) dominated grant activity with multiple 190 and 491 grants across various occupations including Software Engineers, Statisticians, and Chefs. New South Wales (NSW) and South Australia (SA) also issued grants for IT professionals. Western Australia (WA) issued a full invite for Hospital Pharmacist under the graduate stream.
Direct Grants: Several applicants reported direct grants without S56 requests, particularly those who proactively submitted updated documents such as PCCs and medicals before expiry.
๐ This data represents a subset of total visa activity crowdsourced from community members. Only the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and individual states possess complete data on all grants and invitations issued.
๐ด Disclaimer: This blog post is an AI summary of community comments and may be refreshed as additional information becomes available. Due to the crowdsourced and AI-generated nature of this content, mistakes and discrepancies are possible. Please consume this information with appropriate caution.
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s56 requests for 23 Mar 2026: - 190 OFFSHORE Lodged 31 Dec 2024 s56 for Child Medical - 190 OFFSHORE Lodged 27 Dec 2024 s56 for Bank Statement (290 pages to translate)
190 Grant: March 23, 2026 DOL: Nov 29, 2024 Occupation: Software Engineer Partner occupation: Business Analyst Offshore (IN) State: Victoria S56-1: Feb. 27, 2026 (PCC for both of us)- Completed on March 15, 2026
Made change in circumstances on 15th, March to add Newborn
S56-2: March 17, 2026 (newborn was added with the s56) (Health checkup for newborn)- Completed on March 21, 2026
Family of 4
190 granted today Cook WA Invited 26 march 2025 Visa applied 24 June 2025 Lived and studied from WA 2021 todate
Received our grant letter today for VIC 190. We are finally done with the daily email/Immi account checking after ~15 months. Here are our details: Occupation: Statistician Offshore ๐ต๐ญ Points: 85+5 With Skilled Partner (Statistician) Date of Pre-Invite: October 8, 2024 Date of Lodge: December 30, 2024 Date of Grant: March 23, 2026
VISA GRANT UPDATE โ 190 VIC (Offshore)
Finally received my 190 VIC Grant on 23rd March 2026
Occupation: Computer Network and System Engineer
Partner (Skilled): Telecommunications Engineer
Family of 2 | Offshore Applicant | Country: India
Points Breakdown (Total โ 90):
Age โ 30
English โ 20
Overseas Employment โ 5
Education โ 15
Partner Skills โ 10
NAATI - 5
State Nomination โ 5
Timeline Summary:
EOI Lodged โ 7th September 2024
Pre-Invite (VIC 190) โ 8th October 2024
Nomination Approved โ 22nd Nov 2024
Visa Lodged โ 30 December 2024
PCC Updated (Proactively) โ 28th Jan 2026
No S56 Request
GRANT RECEIVED โ 23rd March 2026
Big thanks to everyone here for constantly sharing their experiences and updates . This website was really helpful and wanted to thank everyone here who has contributed and still contributing to sharing the information.
To those still waiting, stay strong, patient and positive โ your golden mail is coming soon!
Congratulations !
Occupation - Hospital pharmacist State - WA Subclass - 190 graduate stream Pre-invite - 23rd Feb 2026 Approved - 19th March Full Invite - 23rd March
85 pts
Preinvite: September 2025 Approved: October 5, 025 Visa lodged: October 22 2025 Additional documents asked: December 22, 025 Visa granted: 23 March, 2026 RN: 115 ACT matrix points for 190
Subclass 190 GRANTED ๐ฆ๐บ
Occupation: Environmental Consultant (Offshore) Timeline: โข EOI lodged: July 2024 (initially submitted in November 2023, then updated after realizing a mistake where I had claimed fewer points) โข NSW pre-invite: Oct 2024 โข Final invite: Nov 2024 โข Visa lodged: 31 Dec 2024 (without PCC & medicals) โข Medicals: Jan 2026 โข PCC & Polio Certificate: Feb 2026 โข Visa grant: 23 March 2026 No S56 received, Form 80 not submitted, Direct grant. Total points: 80 โข Age: 30 โข Superior English :20 โข Work Experience: 10 โข Education: 15 โข State Nomination: 5 โข Partner: 0 Special thanks to Gregor Mendel for giving me hope during the wait for my invitation and for creating a platform that made it so much easier to understand and navigate the entire process. Good luck to everyone waiting for the invitation / grant. ๐ธ
Occupation: Software Engineer Location: Offshore State: SA 190 Partner: Single Points: 95
Lodgment (DOL): 28-Dec-2024 Medicals: 14-Jan-2025 Visa Grant: 23-Mar-2026
I had proactively renewed and uploaded my PCC in December 2025. The application was granted directly, with no s56 request
Profile Summary for @powersaving Nominated Occupation: 263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer Unit Group: 2631 Computer Network Professionals Country of Residence: India Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 2M 23D)
Total Points: 90 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 15 - Skilled Partner: 10 (Occupation: Software Tester), Skill Level: 1, Skilled Occupation List: STSOL - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 23 Mar 2026 * NSW190 * 95 pts * Visa Granted - 28 Dec 2024 * NSW190 * 95 pts * Submitted Visa Application
Jai Bajrangbali ๐ Jai Sri Ram ๐ฉ Har Har Mahadev ๐ฑ
With the blessings of the Almighty, Iโm happy to share that our Subclass 190 visa has been granted for me and my family!
Occupation: 263111 - Computer Network & System Engineer DOL: 28 December 2024 Grant Date: 23 March 2026 (~15 months) No S56 โ Direct Grant
Special thanks to SMART VISA GUIDE Community as I got valid inputs from several people posting updates here.
Good Luck everyone out there, pray that you get your Visas granted soon
491 Offshore CPM NSW Lodged 30 July 2025 s56 for PCC 18 Feb 2026 Submitted on 19 Feb Family of 3 Grant today
@gregormendel Similar July 15 25 lodgement. S56 for Polio vaccination certificates received on 19 February and responded same day. Can expect lucky grant in this week?
lets hope for the best :)
491 granted Welfare Worker - offshore (VIC nomination) Eoi submitted - Aug 2024 Lodged on - 10 Dec 2024 Granted on - 23 Mar 2026 Direct grant
Profile Summary for @sillychicken6079 Nominated Occupation: 261314 Software Tester Unit Group: 2613 Software and Applications Programmers Country of Residence: India Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 2M 23D)
Total Points: 85 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 10 - Skilled Partner: 10 (Occupation: Engineering Technologist), Skill Level: 1, Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 23 Mar 2026 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Visa Granted - 30 Dec 2024 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 25 Nov 2024 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 11 Oct 2024 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Submitted Nomination Application to State - 08 Oct 2024 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Received Preinvite from State
Finally I got my 190 grant today after 28 months 20 days Nomination got :2 Oct 2023 Visa lodged: 8 Nov 2023 Visa grant:23/03/2026 We are three family members so after long time I got my grant today so stressed journey but finally we did it. They asked for AFP in Feb then they asked again my daughter medical 2 years old so medical updated today and then I got email. Thank you hope so you guys next one Occupation: chef TAS
Occupation chef State vic Visa 491 Invitation received 11/09/2024 Nomination 8/10/2024 Visa lodged 26/11/2024 Family 4 members S56 received 17/03/2026 Medical submitted 18/03/2026 Medical clearance 23/03/2026 Grant 23/03/2026
Hi guys, I have just been granted the 189 visa. Occupation: Chemical engineering Points: 85, offshore EOI submitted: 11 Nov 2024 Invitation: 13 Nov 2025 Visa lodge: 28 dec 2025 S56 for further proof of employment and daughterโs medical: 28 Feb 2026 They asked for supporting documents such as payslips, tax certificates, bank statements. They also asked new employer reference letters because the one i submitted was before the date of invitation. Documents submitted: 19 Mar 2026 Visa Granted: 23 Mar 2025
Occupation: Marketing Specialist 190 Location: Offshore State: Victoria Family of 2 - couple EOI date: 9.11.24 (90 points) Pre-Invite: 13.11.24 Final invite: 10.12.24 Lodgement: 27.12.24 PCC: 9.7.25 Medicals: 31.12.2025 Visa Grant: 23.3.2026 Direct grant. No s56