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๐Ÿ“™ Daily Activity Report: 24 March 2026

This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 24 March 2026, based on crowdsourced data from the community.

Visa Grants

Subclass State Location Occupation Lodge โ†’ Grant Date S56 Date Detail
190 NSW OFFSHORE CPM 18 Apr 2025 โ†’ 24 Mar 2026 (11M 6D) S56-1: 05 Feb 2026 (Remedical, Partner Functional English, Employment Evidence). S56-2: 11 Mar 2026 (Health Undertaking). S64: 16 Mar 2026 (VAC2)
491 SA OFFSHORE Printing Machinist 12 Dec 2024 โ†’ 24 Mar 2026 (15M 12D) No S56 - Direct Grant
189 ONSHORE Civil Engineering Draftsperson 21 Nov 2025 โ†’ 24 Mar 2026 (4M 3D) No S56 - Direct Grant
491 VIC ICT Business Analyst 13 Dec 2024 โ†’ 24 Mar 2026 (15M 11D) No S56 - Direct Grant
189 ONSHORE Life Scientist (General) 20 Dec 2025 โ†’ 24 Mar 2026 (3M 4D) 27 Jan 2026 (Police Clearance)
189 ONSHORE Construction Project Manager 24 Nov 2025 โ†’ 24 Mar 2026 (4M) No S56 - Direct Grant
189 ONSHORE RN (NEC) 31 Dec 2025 โ†’ 24 Mar 2026 (2M 24D) 29 Jan 2026 (Dependents Medical)
190 VIC ONSHORE Developer Programmer 31 Dec 2024 โ†’ 24 Mar 2026 (14M 24D) UNKNOWN
190 VIC OFFSHORE Developer Programmer 02 Jan 2025 โ†’ 24 Mar 2026 (14M 22D) No S56 - Direct Grant
189 ONSHORE Agricultural Consultant 05 Dec 2025 โ†’ 24 Mar 2026 (3M 19D) 27 Jan 2026 (Partner Functional English)
189 ONSHORE Environmental Manager 01 Dec 2025 โ†’ 24 Mar 2026 (3M 23D) No S56 - Direct Grant

S56 Trends

Subclass State Location Occupation Lodge Date S56 Date Detail
190 OFFSHORE - 04 Jan 2025 24 Mar 2026 (Medical for main applicant)
190 SA OFFSHORE Graphic Designer 01 Jan 2025 24 Mar 2026 (Child Remedical)

Invitation Activity

Subclass State Occupation Points Invitation Date
189 Agricultural Consultant 85 13 Nov 2025
189 Civil Engineering Draftsperson 90 Nov 2025
189 Construction Project Manager 90 13 Nov 2025
189 Environmental Manager - 13 Nov 2025
189 Life Scientist (General) 90 13 Nov 2025
189 RN (NEC) 75 13 Nov 2025
491 VIC ICT Business Analyst 105 13 Nov 2024
190 VIC Developer Programmer 85 08 Oct 2024
190 VIC Developer Programmer 95 21 Nov 2024

Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests

S56 requests on 24 March 2026 primarily focused on medical-related requirements. Two offshore applicants received requests for medicals or remedicals, with one specifically for a child's remedical. Earlier S56 requests from granted visas show a pattern of requests for partner functional English evidence, health undertakings, and police clearance certificates. The NSW 190 grant involved multiple S56 requests including remedicals, partner functional English, employment evidence, and health undertakings before final approval. Processing times varied significantly, with priority occupations (Registered Nurse) receiving grants in under 3 months, while non-priority occupations ranged from 3 to 15 months.

News and Updates

TAS 491 Nomination Approval After Initial Refusal: One applicant reported their TAS 491 nomination was initially refused due to "overclaiming attributes" but was successfully approved on 24 March 2026 after requesting a review through their agent. The applicant had applied under the Orange Plus pathway with qualifications in MPA-MBA and Diploma of Community Services, working as a carer/team leader in aged care since April 2024.

๐Ÿ”” This report represents crowdsourced data and is a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs and individual states have complete data. For invitation rounds, only the relevant state has comprehensive round information.

โš ๏ธ Disclaimer: This blog post is an AI summary of community comments and may be refreshed as more data becomes available. 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 7M ago Pinned

s56 requests for 24 Mar 2026: - 190 OFFSHORE Lodged 4 Jan 2025 s56 for Medical for main applicant - 190 OFFSHORE Lodged 1 Jan 2025 s56 for Child Remedical, SA Graphic Designer (Medicals for all 3 were done on 15th Jan 2025)

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@biotechy 6M ago

Got 189 grant today. Invite: 13nov25 Launched: 1dec25 grant :24March26. Occupation: envo manager Family of 4. Direct grant.

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@biotechy 6M ago

491 TAS Nomination Studied: MPA-MBA in sydney Skill assessment: Accounting Moved to Tasmania. Jan 2024 Studied: Diploma of community services Work: As carer/ Team leader in aged care since 2024 april Roi applied: 30th October 2025 Roi approved: 13th november 2025 Nomination applied under orange plus: 21st December Nomination approved: 24th march 2026 for 491 Folks they had firstly refused my nomination mentioning overclaiming attributes, thanks to my agent they fought for it, as it was obvious error from them; requested for review and got it approved.

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@biotechy 7M ago

Nominated Occupation: 261312 Developer Programmer Unit Group: 2613 Software and Applications Programmers Country of Residence: Switzerland Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 2M 22D)

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: ICT Business Analyst), Skill Level: 1, Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0

Timeline / Events - 24 Mar 2026 * VIC190 * 95 pts * Visa Granted - 11 Mar 2026 * VIC190 * 95 pts * General Updated residing country PCC without S56 being issued yet - 02 Jan 2025 * VIC190 * 95 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 21 Nov 2024 * VIC190 * 95 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa

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@biotechy 7M ago

VIC 190 PR Granted, Alhamdulillah! ๐Ÿคฉ ~15 months processing time. Occupation - Developer Programmer. 85 points! EOI lodged - Mar 2023 Invitation received - 8 Oct 2024 Application lodged - 31 Dec 2024 Visa granted - 24 March 2026.

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@james213 7M ago

Any idea how many grant slots are left for 189 this FY?

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@biotechy 7M ago

189 Grant Received Main applicant (onshore) + Offshore Dependents (Spouse + child) EOI: March 2025 Invitation Received: 13 Nov 2025 Lodged: 31 December 2025 S56: 29 Jan 2026 for Dependentsโ€™ medical Granted: 24 March 2026 Occupation: RN (NEC) at 75pts

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@biotechy 7M ago

Profile Summary for @slca Nominated Occupation: 133111 Construction Project Manager Unit Group: 1331 Construction Managers Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: VIC Current Salary: AU$80,000 Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 4M)

Total Points: 90 (excluding state points)

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

Timeline / Events - 24 Mar 2026 * 189 * 90 pts * Visa Granted - 30 Dec 2025 * 189 * 90 pts * Cleared Visa Medicals - 24 Dec 2025 * 189 * 90 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 24 Nov 2025 * 189 * 90 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 18 Nov 2025 * VIC190 * 95 pts * Received Preinvite from State - 13 Nov 2025 * 189 * 90 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa - 08 Oct 2025 * 90 pts * Updated Expression of Interest (EOI) - 03 Oct 2025 * 90 pts * Submitted State Registration of Interest (ROI) - 01 Sep 2025 * 90 pts * Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI) - 11 Aug 2025 * 90 pts * Received Skill Assessment Approval - 05 Aug 2025 * 90 pts * Applied for Skill Assessment

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@biotechy 7M ago

189 grant Family of 4 onshore Life scientist (general) 90pts EOI submitted: 16 Sep 2025 Invited: 13 Nov 2025 Visa Lodged: 20 Dec 2025 S56 received: 27 Jan 2026 for Police clearance (I mistakenly uploaded the expired one) S56 response: 29 Jan 2026 Grant received: 24 Mar 2026 at 9:30am So grateful for this. I did an MPhil at the university of Melbourne, on the CRICOS website it wasn't listed as STEM but I claimed for points for Masters by research as my study involved statistical analysis and some lab related work.

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@biotechy 7M ago

491 Granted ICT BA, was invited 105 points VIC Invite Date 13/11/24 Nomination Approved 21/11/24 DOL 13/12/24 No s56 Direct grant on 24/03/26

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@biotechy 7M ago

Finally received my Subclass 189 Grant today (24 March) ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

๐Ÿ”น Occupation: Civil Engineering Draftsperson ๐Ÿ”น Points: 90 (onshore) ๐Ÿ”น No S56 request ๐Ÿ“Œ Timeline: ๐Ÿ”ธ Invited: November 2025 ๐Ÿ”ธ Lodgement: 21 November 2025 ๐Ÿ”ธ Medical: 24 November 2025 ๐Ÿ”ธ Grant: 24 March 2026

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@biotechy 7M ago

Finally the golden mail received 491 Granted โœ… Grant date:24-03-2026 DOL: 12-12-2024 Occupation: 392311 Printing Machinist Status:Offshore State: South Australia No S56, Direct Grant PCC updated proactively Application: Single

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@biotechy 7M ago

Profile Summary for @snappybear3569 Nominated Occupation: 234111 Agricultural Consultant Unit Group: 2341 Agricultural, Fisheries and Forestry Scientists Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: QLD Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 3M 19D)

Total Points: 85 (excluding state points)

Points Breakdown: - Age: 25 - English Language: 10 - Education: 20 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 15 - Unskilled Partner: 0 - Australian Study: 5 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 5

Timeline / Events - 24 Mar 2026 * 189 * 85 pts * Visa Granted - 10 Feb 2026 * 189 * 85 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer - 27 Jan 2026 * 189 * 85 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer S56 for functional English for my husband (The test provided to the Department as evidence of Functional English is outside the 12 month validity period.) - 05 Dec 2025 * 189 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 01 Dec 2025 * 189 * 85 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 13 Nov 2025 * 189 * 85 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa

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@biotechy 7M ago

190 Grant: March 24, 2026 DOL: April 18, 2025 Occupation: CPM Offshore ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ State: NSW

S56-1: Feb. 5, 2026 (Re-Medical,Partner Functional English & Further Employment Evidences) - Complied Feb. 11, 2026

S56-2: March 11, 2026 (Health Undertaking) - Complied March 15, 2026

S64: March 16, 2026 (VAC2 invoice) Paid March 16, 2026 Family of 4

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