📙 Daily Activity Report: 26 Mar 2026 This report summarises...
@gregormendel (1M ago| Updated 1M ago)📙 Daily Activity Report: 26 Mar 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 | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | OFFSHORE Surgical Nurse | 24 Sep 2025 → 26 Mar 2026 | None |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Production Manager (Manufacturing) | 06 Jan 2025 → 26 Mar 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 190 SA | ONSHORE Web Administrator | 07 Jan 2025 → 26 Mar 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 190 SA | UNKNOWN Chef | 09 Jan 2025 → 26 Mar 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 190 VIC | ONSHORE Marketing Specialist | 09 Jan 2025 → 26 Mar 2026 | None |
| 190 WA | ONSHORE ICT Support Engineer | 10 Jan 2025 → 26 Mar 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 190 VIC | UNKNOWN Industrial Engineer | 08 Jan 2025 → 26 Mar 2026 | None |
| 190 TAS | ONSHORE Baker | 17 Dec 2024 → 26 Mar 2026 | 17 Mar 2026 Remedicals |
| 491 NSW | ONSHORE Accountant (General) | 18 Dec 2024 → 26 Mar 2026 | None |
| 491 NSW | OFFSHORE Mechanical Engineer | 18 Dec 2024 → 26 Mar 2026 | 26 Mar 2026 Medical |
| 491 NSW | OFFSHORE Engineering Professionals | 17 Nov 2023 → 26 Mar 2026 | 19 Sep 2025 Remedicals |
| 491 SA | ONSHORE Pathology Collector | 12 Feb 2026 → 26 Mar 2026 | 13 Feb 2026 PCC |
| 491 TAS | ONSHORE Accountant | 19 Sep 2025 → 26 Mar 2026 | 20 Feb 2026 Functional English, 24 Mar 2026 Second VAC |
| 491 VIC | OFFSHORE UNKNOWN | 27 Mar 2025 → 26 Mar 2026 | UNKNOWN |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 491 NSW | OFFSHORE Mechanical Engineer | 18 Dec 2024 | 26 Mar 2026 Medical |
Invitation Activity
| Subclass State | Occupation | Points | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | Surgical Nurse | 85 | EOI: 19 Aug 2025, Invited: 21 Aug 2025 |
| 190 VIC | Civil Engineer | 90 | Preinvite: 17 Mar 2026, Full Invite: 26 Mar 2026 |
Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests
Priority Occupations: The subclass 189 grant for a Surgical Nurse (Health occupation) was processed in 6 months, demonstrating expedited processing for priority occupations under Ministerial Direction 105. This is significantly faster than non-priority occupations.
Non-Priority Occupations: Visa processing times for non-priority occupations varied considerably: - Subclass 190: Processing times ranged from 1 year 2 months to 1 year 3 months for most cases. Direct grants (no S56) were common for several applicants. - Subclass 491: Processing times showed significant variation, from as short as 1 month 14 days (SA Pathology Collector) to as long as 2 years 4 months (NSW Engineering Professionals).
S56 Request Patterns: - Remedicals: Multiple cases received S56 requests for remedicals, particularly for applications lodged in late 2024 and early 2025. One Tasmania 190 applicant received remedicals after 1 year 3 months, and received grant within 1 day of medicals being cleared. - PCC Requests: One SA 491 applicant received an S56 for Police Clearance Certificate shortly after lodgement. - Second VAC: One Tasmania 491 applicant received an S64 request to pay the second Visa Application Charge after initially receiving an S56 for functional English evidence for partner. Grant was issued within 1 hour of payment. - State RFI: One WA 190 applicant received a Request for Further Information from the state (not DHA) requesting documentation that the job was not contracted to a third party.
Geographic Variations: SA 491 demonstrated notably fast processing (1 month 14 days) for a Pathology Collector, while NSW 491 showed longer processing times for Engineering occupations.
📊 This report represents crowdsourced data and is a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs has complete grant data.
🔴 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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s56 requests for 26 Mar 2026: - 491 OFFSHORE Lodged 18 Dec 2024 s56 for Medical, NSW P3 Mechanical Engineer
Profile Summary for @bcoolk Nominated Occupation: 351111 Baker Unit Group: 3511 Bakers and Pastrycooks Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: TAS Current Salary: AU$70,000 Assessing Authority: TRA Skill Level: 3 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 3M 9D)
Total Points: 80 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 0 - Single: 10 - Australian Study: 5 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 26 Mar 2026 * TAS190 * 85 pts * Visa Granted Visa Granted after 1 day of medicals being cleared. Thanks to everyone sharing their timeline in this website. It provided so much help and motivation for a lot of us. Hoping everyone here gets quick processing and favourable outcomes. Cheers. - 25 Mar 2026 * TAS190 * 85 pts * Cleared Visa Medicals - 24 Mar 2026 * TAS190 * 85 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Medical examination taken in Melbourne since there weren’t any available dates in Tasmania - 17 Mar 2026 * TAS190 * 85 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Medicals expired. So the visa officer asked to redo my medicals. I couldn’t find any dates in hobart so booked my medicals in Melbourne for 24 March 2026. - 17 Dec 2024 * TAS190 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application
Received my visa 190 grant today! After 8 years in Australia Thank you my brothers and sisters for the good information information and support in this process. Wishing you all the best of luck and hope your wait isn’t too long!!! 🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘
Invite 20/11/24 DOL 08/01/25 Industrial engineer VIC 95 pts Skilled partner Grant date: 26th March 2026 No S56, police clearances updated proactively.
491 GRANT 🇦🇺🙏🏻 ONSHORE South Australia Occupation: Pathology Collector / Phlebotomist Points: 80 Timeline Not invited: April 2025 New ROI: 12 Dec 2025 Pre invite: 2 Feb 2026 Nomination: 11 Feb 2026 (my birthday🥳) Visa lodged: 12 Feb 2026 s56 (PCC): 13 Feb 2026 Documents submitted same day Medicals: 20 Feb 2026 Grant: 26 March 2026 2 years skilled employment, English: Proficient, overseas medical degree, partner points only for English no NAATI, no overseas experience. I was invited with only 1 month left on my student visa (as a partner of a master’s student). Honestly, what surprised me the most was how fast everything moved after applying. I think processing times arefinally improving.
Nsw 491 Granted today Off shore Lodged in 17 nov 2023 233999 Engineering professionals 19 sep 2025 S56 Remedical
Profile Summary for @karsgr Nominated Occupation: 225113 Marketing Specialist Unit Group: 2251 Advertising and Marketing Professionals Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: VIC Current Salary: AU$100,000 Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 2M 17D)
Total Points: 90 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 10 - Overseas Work Experience: 0 - Single: 10 - Australian Study: 5 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 26 Mar 2026 * VIC190 * 95 pts * Visa Granted Visa grant after 1 year, 2 months and 17 days! Direct grant - 09 Jan 2025 * VIC190 * 95 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 09 Jan 2025 * VIC190 * 95 pts * Completed Visa Medicals
Nsw 491 Granted today Lodged 18dec2024 Accountant general No S56 Onshore
Profile Summary for @whackywalrus2510 Nominated Occupation: 233211 Civil Engineer Unit Group: 2332 Civil Engineering Professionals Country of Residence: Qatar Assessing Authority: Engineers Australia Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Invited
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: Civil Engineer), Skill Level: 1, Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 26 Mar 2026 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 26 Mar 2026 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa - 17 Mar 2026 * VIC190 * 90 pts * Received Preinvite from State
About Me PTE Test: 06 May 2025 EA Skill Assessment Outcome: 16 June 2025 Submitted EOI: 17 June 2025 with Total Base Points: 75 Partner PTE Test: 13 July 2025 Updated EOI: 17 July 2025 with Total Base Points: 80 Partner Skill Assessment: 12 Sep 2025 Updated EOI: 13 Sep 2025 with Total Base Points: 85
Profile Summary for @gagan7740 Nominated Occupation: 133512 Production Manager (Manufacturing) Unit Group: 1335 Production Managers Country of Residence: India Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 2M 20D)
Total Points: 85 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 10 - Single: 10 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 26 Mar 2026 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Visa Granted - 06 Jan 2025 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 10 Oct 2024 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Received Preinvite from State
Visa 189 Granted Points: 85 pts (partner included who’s also a nurse) EOI submitted: 19/08/2025 Invited: 21/08/2025 Lodged: 24/09/2025 Medical exam: 16/10/2025 Granted: 26/03/2026, no s56 submitted Occupation: Surgical Nurse (offshore)
491 granted on 26th March. Arrived in Tasmania in July 2023. Completed Masters in Accounting in March 2025. Nomination approved on 1st September 2025. Visa applied on 19th September 2025. S56 received on 20th February 2026 for functional English for partner and submitted a letter requesting to pay the second VAC. S64 received on 24th March 2026 to pay the second VAC, which was paid today. Visa granted today, 26th March 2026, just after one hour of paying the second VAC. Got nomination in Orange Plus last year. Graduate Pathway Occupation - Accountant. Family of three. Thanks, Tasmania.
Profile Summary for @bouncydolphin3813 Nominated Occupation: 263212 ICT Support Engineer Unit Group: 2632 ICT Support and Test Engineers Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: WA Current Salary: AU$90,000 Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 2M 16D)
Total Points: 95 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 5 - Overseas Work Experience: 0 - Skilled Partner: 10 (Occupation: Chef), Skill Level: 2, Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL - Australian Study: 5 - Professional Year: 5 - NAATI/CCL: 5
Timeline / Events - 26 Mar 2026 * WA190 * 100 pts * Visa Granted got my grant 10 minutes ago. - 12 Jan 2025 * WA190 * 100 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 10 Jan 2025 * WA190 * 100 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 09 Jan 2025 * WA190 * 100 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa - 06 Jan 2025 * WA190 * 100 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 13 Dec 2024 * WA190 * 100 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with Request for Further Information from State - 12 Dec 2024 * WA190 * 100 pts * Received Request for Further Information from State requested a document stating the job is not contracted to the third party. - 22 Nov 2024 * WA190 * 100 pts * Received Preinvite from State - 22 Nov 2024 * WA190 * 100 pts * Submitted Nomination Application to State
got my grant today @bouncydolphin3813
congrats!
thanks
Profile Summary for @sandeep.official98 Nominated Occupation: 313113 Web Administrator Unit Group: 3131 ICT Support Technicians Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: SA Current Salary: AU$80,000 Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: 2 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 2M 19D)
Total Points: 80 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 10 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 0 - Single: 10 - Australian Study: 5 - Professional Year: 5 - NAATI/CCL: 5
Timeline / Events - 26 Mar 2026 * SA190 * 85 pts * Visa Granted Hara Hara Mahadev: Visa Granted. - 07 Jan 2025 * SA190 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application