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๐Ÿ“™ Daily Activity Report: 30 March 2026

This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for skilled migration subclasses 189, 190, and 491 based on community-shared data for 30 March 2026.

Visa Grants

Subclass State Location Occupation Lodge โ†’ Grant Date S56 Date Detail
190 QLD Offshore Civil Engineer 23 Nov 2023 โ†’ 30 Mar 2026 3 Sep 2025 Employment Evidence; 25 Mar 2026 Remedical
190 VIC Offshore Mathematician 11 Jan 2025 โ†’ 30 Mar 2026 Direct Grant (PCC updated proactively)
190 VIC Offshore Chemical Engineer 10 Jan 2025 โ†’ 30 Mar 2026 Direct Grant (PCC updated 26 Jan 2026)
190 SA Onshore Mechanical Engineer 12 Jan 2025 โ†’ 30 Mar 2026 Direct Grant (PCC updated proactively)
190 SA Onshore ICT Security Specialist 14 Jan 2025 โ†’ 30 Mar 2026 Direct Grant
190 NSW Offshore Mechanical Engineer 31 Dec 2024 โ†’ 30 Mar 2026 23 Mar 2026 Remedical (baby 2 yrs)
190 VIC Onshore Management Consultant 13 Jan 2025 โ†’ 30 Mar 2026 UNKNOWN
190 VIC Onshore Software Tester 12 Jan 2025 โ†’ 30 Mar 2026 UNKNOWN
190 VIC Onshore Systems Administrator 3 Dec 2024 โ†’ 30 Mar 2026 27 Feb 2026 Employer docs, Polio cert, Partner medicals/AFP/Polio
190 WA Onshore Chef 29 Nov 2024 โ†’ 30 Mar 2026 26 Feb 2026 Remedical, PTE score reupload
491 TAS Onshore Accountant 23 Dec 2024 โ†’ 30 Mar 2026 Direct Grant
491 NSW Onshore Mechanical Engineer 18 Dec 2024 โ†’ 30 Mar 2026 26 Mar 2026 Remedical
189 Offshore Construction Project Manager 28 Nov 2025 โ†’ 30 Mar 2026 Direct Grant
189 Onshore CPM 29 Nov 2025 โ†’ 30 Mar 2026 UNKNOWN
189 Offshore Registered Nurse (Surgical) 28 Sep 2025 โ†’ 30 Mar 2026 Direct Grant

S56 Trends

Subclass State Location Occupation Lodge Date S56 Date Detail
190 SA Onshore ICT Sales Representative 12 Jan 2025 30 Mar 2026 Overseas PCC

Invitation Activity

Subclass State Location Occupation Points Date
190 NSW Onshore Motor Mechanic 90 30 Mar 2026 Full Invite

Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests

S56 requests observed on 30 March 2026 primarily involved remedicals and document verification. Multiple applicants received remedical requests, including a 2-year-old dependent and partner medicals. Employment documentation (tax statements, superannuation statements) was requested from a Systems Administrator applicant. Polio certificates were requested from both primary and partner applicants in one case. One applicant received a request for overseas PCC. Several applicants proactively uploaded PCCs and avoided S56 requests, resulting in direct grants. The remedical requests appear to be standard procedure rather than occupation-specific, affecting both priority and non-priority occupations.

For priority occupations (Registered Nurse), visa processing time was approximately 6 months from lodgement to grant. Non-priority occupations showed varied processing times, with most recent lodgements (December 2024 - January 2025) receiving grants within 2-3 months. One notable outlier was a QLD Civil Engineer (offshore) with a 28-month processing time, who received two S56 requests during the process.

Direct grants were common among applicants who proactively updated police clearances and maintained complete documentation. VIC 190 applicants showed consistent processing patterns with grants issued for lodgements from December 2024 and January 2025.

โš ๏ธ 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.

๐Ÿ“Š This data represents crowdsourced information and is a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs has complete grant data. For invitation rounds, only the respective states possess complete round information.


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@biotechy 6M ago Pinned

s56 requests for 30 Mar 2026: - 190 ONSHORE Lodged 12 Jan 2025 s56 for Overseas PCC, SA ICT Sales Representative

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@biotechy 6M ago

Profile Summary for @indallah Nominated Occupation: 133111 Construction Project Manager Unit Group: 1331 Construction Managers Country of Residence: Pakistan Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 4M 2D)

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 - 30 Mar 2026 * 189 * 85 pts * Visa Granted From received to finalised direct - 28 Nov 2025 * 189 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 13 Nov 2025 * 189 * 85 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa - 05 Aug 2025 * 189 * 85 pts * Received English Test Results

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@biotechy 6M ago

Profile Summary for @sushant Nominated Occupation: 262112 ICT Security Specialist Unit Group: 2621 Database and Systems Administrators, and ICT Security Specialists Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: SA Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 2M 16D)

Total Points: 90 (excluding state points)

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

Timeline / Events - 30 Mar 2026 * SA190 * 95 pts * Visa Granted Direct Grant No S56 Request - 14 Jan 2025 * SA190 * 95 pts * Submitted Visa Application

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@biotechy 6M ago

VIC 190 Grant - Systems Administrator (262113) ๐ŸŽˆ๐ŸŽˆ๐ŸŽˆ Points - 80 + 5 Salary - 105k (at the time of invite) Onshore Had superior English. Australian masters. Partner had 5 points for English too. Unskilled partner. No Naati. No PY.

Timeline below Pre-invite - 8th Oct 2024 Application lodged - 3rd December 2024 Re-uploaded PCC- 4th February 2026 S56 Request - 27th Feb 2026 - Primary applicant: Employer documents- (Tax statement, Super statement etc & Polio Certificate) & Partner: (Medicals, AFP and Polio Certificate) S56 documents uploaded: 3rd March 2026 Final Grant - 30th March 2026

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@biotechy 6M ago

190 Grant Software Tester Received 190 Grant today. An important milestone for an immigrant who has come across long way from home. Pre invite Nov 13 , 2024 Application lodged Jan 12, 2025 Grant received March 30, 2026 Software Tester 261314 English Superior Working partner Onshore application Total 85+5 points

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@biotechy 6M ago

189 GRANT Offshore EOI submitted March 2025 Invite Aug 21st 2025 Submitted Sept 28th 2025 Grant today at 14:30 ๐Ÿ˜Š no s56 Rn surgical 80pts

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@biotechy 6M ago

190 VISA GRANT!

Itโ€™s finally my turn โญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Profile: Age: 25 Qualifications: 15 English: 20 Overseas experience: 5 Australia experience: 5 Partner: 5 State (SA): 5 Total: 80 Dates: ROI SA: 4/12/24 ROI pre-invitation: 5/12/24 ROI final invitation : 23/12/24 Visa lodgement: 12/1/25 Visa grant: 30/3/26 Mechanical engineer, onshore Proactively updated police check and provided form 80. No s56, direct grant. Status on immi account went from received to finalised. I checked yesterday and it was showing as received. I did all by myself, no agent. Thanks to Gregor Mendel for sharing such valuable information here and thanks to people helping out with queries.

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@biotechy 6M ago

190 Offshore Civil Engineer Qld nomination: oct 2023 Visa lodgement: 23 nov 2023 S56 employment evidence: 3 sept 2025 S56 remedical: 25 march 2026 Grant: 30 march 2026 Waiting time 28 months+

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@biotechy 6M ago

189 CPM Onshore Invite 13 NOV 2025 Lodge 29th Nov 2025 Granted:- 30 march 2026

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@biotechy 6M ago

Profile Summary for @bouncyzebra6985 Nominated Occupation: 233512 Mechanical Engineer Unit Group: 2335 Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: NSW Current Salary: AU$60,000 Assessing Authority: Engineers Australia Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 3M 12D)

Total Points: 75 (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: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0

Timeline / Events - 30 Mar 2026 * NSW491 * 90 pts * Visa Granted Visa Lodged: 18 Dec 2024 s56 for Remedical: 26 March 2026. Submitted on the same day. Medical cleared and Granted: 30 March 2026 - 18 Dec 2024 * NSW491 * 90 pts * Submitted Visa Application

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@biotechy 6M ago

190 Granted โœ… Grant date: 30 mar 2026 DOL: 10 Jan 2025 Occupation: Chemical Engineer Spouse skilled (also Chemical Engineer) Status: Offshore State:VIC Family of 3 Direct grant Updated PCCs on 26 Jan 2026

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@biotechy 6M ago

VIC 190 Management consultant, Onshore Lodged 13 Jan 2025 Grant today

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@biotechy 6M ago

190 Granted โœ… Grant date: 30 mar 2026 DOL: 11 Jan 2025 Occupation: Mathematician Points: 90 Status: Offshore State: VIC Application:ย ย Family of 2 PCC updated proactively No S56, direct grant

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@biotechy 6M ago

Profile Summary for @hammadafzal Nominated Occupation: 321211 Motor Mechanic (General) Unit Group: 3212 Motor Mechanics Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: NSW Assessing Authority: TRA Skill Level: 3 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Invited

Total Points: 85 (excluding state points)

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

Timeline / Events - 30 Mar 2026 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 04 Mar 2026 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Received Preinvite from State

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@biotechy 6M ago

190 Granted โœ… Grant date: 30 mar 2026 DOL: 31 dec 2024 Occupation: Mechanical Engineer Points: 95 Status: Offshore State:NSW S56 : 23- 03- 2026, remedical for baby 2 yrs Remedical updated- 29.03.2026 Application:ย ย Family of 3

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@biotechy 6M ago

Profile Summary for @kaur954 Nominated Occupation: 351311 Chef Unit Group: 3513 Chefs Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: WA Current Salary: AU$70,000 Assessing Authority: TRA Skill Level: 2 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 4M 1D)

Total Points: 70 (excluding state points)

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

Timeline / Events - 30 Mar 2026 * WA190 * 75 pts * Visa Granted - 26 Feb 2026 * WA190 * 75 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Remedical and asked to upload PTE score again - 29 Nov 2024 * WA190 * 75 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 29 Nov 2024 * WA190 * 75 pts * Submitted Visa Application

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@biotechy 6M ago

WA 190 Onshore Chef Lodged 29 Nov 2024

S56 on 26.2.2026 remedical Done on 3.3.2026 Update on 5.3.2026

Granted on 30.03.2026

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@biotechy 6M ago

Profile Summary for @cait Nominated Occupation: 221111 Accountant (General) Unit Group: 2211 Accountants Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: TAS Current Salary: AU$80,000 Assessing Authority: CAANZ Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 3M 7D)

Total Points: 75 (excluding state points)

Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 10 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 10 - Overseas Work Experience: 0 - Partner (Competent English): 5 - Australian Study: 5 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0

Timeline / Events - 30 Mar 2026 * TAS491 * 90 pts * Visa Granted Direct Grant - 23 Dec 2024 * TAS491 * 90 pts * Submitted Visa Application

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