📙 Daily Activity Report: 13 May 2026 This report summarises...
@gregormendel (1M ago| Updated 1M ago)📙 Daily Activity Report: 13 May 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for skilled migration visas (subclasses 189, 190, and 491) based on community-shared data for 13 May 2026.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | ONSHORE Life Scientist nec | 21 Nov 2025 → 11 May 2026 | None |
| 189 | ONSHORE Electrician (General) | Oct 2025 → 13 May 2026 | 13 Apr 2026: All documents |
| 190 NSW | ONSHORE Developer Programmer | 24 Jan 2025 → 13 May 2026 | 13 Apr 2026: Employment evidence |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Architectural Draftsperson | 23 Dec 2024 → 13 May 2026 | 17 Mar 2026: PCC UAE; 15 Apr 2026: Form 80, 1563 |
| 190 QLD | ONSHORE General Fitter | 31 Mar 2026 → 13 May 2026 | 09 Apr 2026: Medicals, Newborn Passport |
| 190 SA | ONSHORE Software Engineer | 18 Dec 2024 → 13 May 2026 | 16 Mar 2026: Employment evidence, Tax returns |
| 190 SA | ONSHORE Systems Administrator | 26 Dec 2024 → 13 May 2026 | None |
| 190 VIC | ONSHORE Information & Organisation Professionals nec | 09 Jan 2025 → 13 May 2026 | 31 Oct 2025: Renewed PCC (Home & Australia) |
| 491 NSW | ONSHORE Civil Engineer | 25 Jan 2025 → 13 May 2026 | 09 Apr 2026: Polio cert, Academic Transcript |
| 491 NT | OFFSHORE Electrical Engineer | 16 Aug 2024 → 13 May 2026 | 02 Mar 2026: PCC, Remedicals |
| 491 SA | ONSHORE AOD Counselor | 04 Jun 2025 → 13 May 2026 | 13 Jan 2026: Child Custody |
| 491 WA | OFFSHORE Retail Pharmacist | 21 Mar 2025 → 13 May 2026 | 24 Feb 2026: UNKNOWN |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 491 | ONSHORE Aerospace Engineer | 06 Jan 2025 | 13 Apr 2026: PCC, Polio; 13 May 2026: Form 80, 1221, CV |
Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests
S56 requests continue to focus on standard documentation verification. Common requests include:
Employment Evidence: Multiple cases required employment verification through contracts, references, and tax returns, particularly for Australian work experience claims (SA190 Software Engineer, NSW190 Developer Programmer).
Police Clearance Certificates: PCC requests remain frequent across all visa subclasses, with some applicants needing to renew expired certificates (VIC190, NSW190, NT491).
Medical Documentation: Remedicals and polio certificates were requested in several cases (NSW491, NT491, QLD190), with one case noting medicals were delayed due to peak season.
Forms 80 and 1221: These detailed personal history forms continue to be requested, particularly for offshore applicants (NSW190 Architectural Draftsperson, 491 Aerospace Engineer).
Priority Occupation Processing: The WA491 Retail Pharmacist (priority occupation) received a grant despite expired PCC and medicals, demonstrating expedited processing for health-related occupations under Ministerial Direction 105.
Processing Times by Category: - Priority Occupations (Health): WA491 Retail Pharmacist processed in approximately 13 months - Non-Priority Occupations: Processing times varied significantly from 1 month (QLD190 General Fitter) to 17 months (SA190 Software Engineer, VIC190 Information Professionals) - Subclass 189: Both grants showed processing times of 5-7 months
📊 This data represents crowdsourced information 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 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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s56 requests for 13 May 2026: - 491 ONSHORE Lodged 06 Jan 2025 s56 for Form 80, Form 1221 and CV today, first s56 was on 13 Apr 2026 for PCC and Polio, 5 pts for offshore work exp, Aerospace Engineer
Nsw 190 granted on 13-05-2026. Role-Developer programmer Invited- 13-01-2025 Applied- 24-01-2025 S56- evidence of employment (contracts & references) 13-04-2026, documents supplied on same day. Grant- 13-05-2026 Onshore 105 pts
189 Visa Granted today May 13th 2026! Occupation: Electrician (General) 75 points with a partner Onshore from Ireland Invited August 2025 Submitted and Medicals done October 2025 S56 Requested 13th April - All documents uploaded by 24th April Granted today!
189 PR Granted! 95 points, Life Scientist nec, onshore, Australian education and employment, working in a nominated occupation, superior English (90 PTE), single, no s56, clean case. English (PTE): 19/06/24 AFP Clearance: 15/07/25 Positive Skills assessment: 18/09/25 EOI submission: 25/09/25 189 Invitation: 13/11/25 Date of Lodgment: 21/11/25 Police Clearance from home country: 12/12/25 Medicals: 16/01/26 Grant: 11/05/26 5 months, 20 days from Lodgment to Grant!
Profile Summary for @roshpilapil Nominated Occupation: 312111 Architectural Draftsperson Unit Group: 3121 Architectural, Building and Surveying Technicians Country of Residence: Philippines Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 2 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 4M 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 - 13 May 2026 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Visa Granted :) - 17 Apr 2026 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer - 15 Apr 2026 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Explanation Letter about PCC in UAE acknowledged. Form 80 and Form 1563 requested. - 19 Mar 2026 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer - 19 Mar 2026 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Visa Status Update in Immi Account - 17 Mar 2026 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer - 02 Jan 2025 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 26 Dec 2024 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Booked Medicals for Visa - 23 Dec 2024 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 13 Dec 2024 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 06 Dec 2024 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Submitted Nomination Application to State - 03 Dec 2024 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Received Preinvite from State
Profile Summary for @deer123 Nominated Occupation: 251513 Retail Pharmacist (Priority) Unit Group: 2515 Pharmacists Country of Residence: Pakistan Assessing Authority: APharmC Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 1M 22D)
Total Points: 90 (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: 5
Timeline / Events - 13 May 2026 * WA491 * 105 pts * Visa Granted VIsa granted despite expired PCC and Medicals. - 24 Feb 2026 * WA491 * 105 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer - 21 Mar 2025 * WA491 * 105 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 10 Mar 2025 * WA491 * 105 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 13 Dec 2024 * WA491 * 105 pts * Received Preinvite from State
491 visa granted offshore NT
Occupation: Electrical Engineer Visa lodged: 16 August 2024 s56: 2nd March 2026 (PCC & Remedical) Submitted on: 14 March 2026
Visa Grant: 13th May 2026
Profile Summary for @mirrab319 Nominated Occupation: 262113 Systems Administrator Unit Group: 2621 Database and Systems Administrators, and ICT Security Specialists Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: SA Current Salary: AU$90,000 Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 4M 17D)
Total Points: 90 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 10 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 10 - Overseas Work Experience: 10 - Partner (Competent English): 5 - Australian Study: 5 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 13 May 2026 * SA190 * 95 pts * Visa Granted - 20 Mar 2026 * SA190 * 95 pts * Received Assessment Commencement Email - 26 Dec 2024 * SA190 * 95 pts * Submitted Visa Application
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Profile Summary for @prastut Nominated Occupation: 224999 Information and Organisation Professionals nec Unit Group: 2249 Other Information and Organisation Professionals Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: VIC Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 4M 4D)
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 - 13 May 2026 * VIC190 * 85 pts * Visa Granted - 31 Oct 2025 * VIC190 * 85 pts * General Renewed Police certificates (Home country & Australia) - 09 Jan 2025 * VIC190 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application
190 Grant - QLD General Fitter 🔧 Family of 5 60+5 ROI - 15/12/25 QLD Invite - 18/2/26 Final Invite - 27/2/26 Visa Lodge - 31/3/26 S56 - 9/4/26 : All our Medical & Newborn Passport (delayed due to peak season but we decide to lodged it since i’m going back to Australia and need to do medical together) Submitted S56 - 13/4/26 PR granted - Today ✨ 13/5/26 (Advance birthday gift indeed)
Profile Summary for @happyelephant5056 Nominated Occupation: 261313 Software Engineer Unit Group: 2613 Software and Applications Programmers Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: SA Current Salary: AU$100,000 Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 4M 25D)
Total Points: 85 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 25 - 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 - 13 May 2026 * SA190 * 90 pts * Visa Granted Granted 1:45 Adelaide time. - 16 Mar 2026 * SA190 * 90 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Employment evidence, particularly Income tax returns for onshore Australian Experience (5points claimed, 1 year) - 18 Dec 2024 * SA190 * 90 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 13 Dec 2024 * SA190 * 90 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 06 Dec 2024 * SA190 * 90 pts * Submitted Nomination Application to State - 03 Dec 2024 * SA190 * 90 pts * Received Preinvite from State - 24 Aug 2024 * SA190 * 90 pts * Submitted State Registration of Interest (ROI)
Application Date: 25 Jan 2025 S56: 09 April 2026 (polio cert, and academic Transcript) Granted today Civil Engineer
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NSW 491 Onshore
My 491 visa was granted today
Visa lodgement date: June 4, 2025. S56 request: 13th January 2026. I submitted s56 (Child Custody request) on January 15th. Grant today, May 13. Occupation: AOD counselor, Family of five Onshore.
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