📙 Daily Activity Report: 20 May 2026 This report summarises...
@gregormendel (1M ago| Updated 1M ago)📙 Daily Activity Report: 20 May 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for skilled migration visas (subclasses 189, 190, and 491) based on crowdsourced data from the community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 NSW | Offshore Systems Analyst | 03 Feb 2025 → 20 May 2026 | 20 Apr 2026 - UNKNOWN |
| 190 SA | Offshore Medical Laboratory Technician | Feb 2026 → 20 May 2026 | 13 Apr 2026 - Proof of dependency |
| 491 QLD | Onshore Geotechnical Engineer | 15 Feb 2025 → 20 May 2026 | 11 Apr 2026 - NCC + Polio |
| 190 NT | Onshore Motor Mechanic | 15 Jan 2025 → 20 May 2026 | 30 Mar 2026 - Police Check |
| 190 SA | Onshore Software Engineer | 15 Jan 2025 → 20 May 2026 | 31 Mar 2026 - Medical |
| 491 NSW | Onshore Telecommunication Engineer | 27 Jan 2025 → 20 May 2026 | 11 May 2026 - Remedical + Polio |
| 190 VIC | Onshore Community Worker | 22 Dec 2025 → 20 May 2026 | 10 Apr 2026 - UNKNOWN |
| 190 TAS | Onshore Enrolled Nurse | 23 Dec 2025 → 20 May 2026 | 10 Apr 2026 - International PCC + Reference letter + Payslips |
| 189 - | Onshore Carpenter | 18 Sep 2025 → 20 May 2026 | 16 Mar 2026 - NZ PCC Consent Form |
| 491 NT | Offshore Retail Pharmacist | 05 Jun 2025 → 20 May 2026 | Direct Grant |
| 491 NT | Offshore Pharmacy Technician | 19 Jun 2025 → 20 May 2026 | 17 Apr 2026 - Employment Evidence + Polio Certificate |
| 491 NSW | Offshore Electrician General | 25 Jun 2025 → 20 May 2026 | 21 Apr 2026 - Spouse Refusal Visa |
S56 Trends
No additional S56 requests were reported for 20 May 2026 beyond those already captured in the visa grants table above.
Invitation Activity
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Points | Date of Initial EOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 WA | Onshore Bricklayer | 65 | - |
| 190 WA | Onshore Carpenter | 65 | - |
| 491 WA | Onshore RN NEC (VET Stream) | 65 | - |
Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests
S56 requests continue to focus on standard documentation requirements. Common requests include: - Medical-related: Remedicals and Polio vaccination certificates (3 cases) - Police clearances: Various forms of police checks including NZ PCC consent forms and international police checks (3 cases) - Employment verification: Reference letters, payslips, and employment evidence (2 cases) - Dependent verification: Proof of dependency for adult children (1 case) - Partner-related: Spouse refusal visa documentation (1 case)
Priority occupation grants (Enrolled Nurse, Pharmacy Technician, Medical Laboratory Technician) showed processing times ranging from 5 to 15 months. Non-priority occupations demonstrated longer processing times, with several cases exceeding 12 months from lodgement to grant.
The majority of S56 requests occurred between March and May 2026, suggesting active case processing during this period. Response times to S56 requests varied from 1 day to 20 days, with grants typically following within weeks of S56 compliance.
Useful Resources
- WA Round Data: https://smartvisaguide.com/database
- WA Round PDF: https://smartvisaguide.com/library
🔵 This data represents a subset of total visa activity. Only DHA and individual states possess complete grant and invitation data. For WA invitation rounds, this summary reflects crowdsourced comments only; complete round data is held by the state.
🔴 DISCLAIMER: This blog post is an AI summary of community comments and may be refreshed as additional data arrives. 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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📣 Latest WA Invitation Round 20 May 2026:
Data is crowdsourced from multiple sources. Points inclusive of state points. Data will be updated into our database at the end of the day. Full Round PDF will be available here once published by WA - 190 ONSHORE Bricklayer 65 pts - 190 ONSHORE Carpenter 65 pts - 491 ONSHORE RN Nec 65 pts, VET Stream
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491 Grant couple Electronics engineer 70 points including state DOL: 27 February, 2025 DOG: 21 May, 2026
but ur profile say 80 pts?
I think my agent updated all the documents, but he said its not necessary to claim partner 5 points and my australian study 5 points, and it makes application easier to process. skill assessment done through nepal engineering bachelor's study.
491 Date of application: 15 Feb 2025 Lodged under (QLD PATHWAY ) - Onshore Occupation: Goetechnical Engineer Points: 65 s56: 11th Apl 2026 (NCC + Polio) Grant: 20th May 2026 (02:00PM)
190 Grant!!! Trade - electrician Onshore EOI (WA) June 2025 Nomination application lodged 6 Jan 2026 Nomination approved 9 Feb 2026 Application submitted 22 Feb 2026 Medicals - 26 Feb 2026 S56 RFI (19yr old dependent /Form47A, school enrolment) 14 April 2026 Submitted s56 docs information 21 April - application status changed to further ass. Visa grant - 20 May 2026
Date of application: 27th Jan 2025 Lodged under (NSW PATHWAY 1) - Onshore Occupation: Telecommunication Engineer Points: 80 s56: 11th May 2026 (Remedical + Polio) Remedical: 18th May 2026 Medical cleared: 20th May 2026 Grant: 20th May 2026 (04:00PM) 491
491?
Yes 491 pathway 1
Subclass 190 granted. Family of 6 Offshore Medical Laboratory technician South Australia 70 points with superior English and 15 years experience EOI created in December 2025 Pre- invite received only 3 weeks after EOI Final invitation a later Application submitted February/2026 Medicals done in February 2026 ( 2 days after lodging) s56 for further proof of dependency for my 20 year old son on April 13 Response to s56 on April 30 Final grant on May 20!
Congratulations. You are blessed. I created mine in October 2024, 80 points. No invitations yet.
Carpenter-65 points ( 189 ) Invite- Aug 2025 DOL- 18 sept 2025 S56 - 16 march 2026 ( for NZ PCC CONSTENT FORM) Grant - 20/05/2026
Profile Summary for @blissful4829 Nominated Occupation: 261112 Systems Analyst Unit Group: 2611 ICT Business and Systems Analysts Country of Residence: Singapore Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 3M 17D)
Total Points: 85 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 15 - Unskilled Partner: 0 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 5
Timeline / Events - 20 May 2026 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Visa Granted "A watched pot never boils." - I was ready to wait for 18 months based on the timings from last year. 😂 - 07 May 2026 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Cleared Visa Medicals - 20 Apr 2026 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer - 03 Feb 2025 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 09 Dec 2024 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 04 Dec 2024 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Submitted Nomination Application to State - 03 Dec 2024 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa - 25 Nov 2024 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI) - 21 Nov 2024 * 85 pts * Received Skill Assessment Approval - 29 Oct 2024 * 85 pts * Received NAATI/CCL Results - 24 Oct 2024 * 85 pts * Applied for Skill Assessment - 23 Sep 2024 * 85 pts * Received English Test Results - 21 May 2024 * 85 pts * Started Skilled Migration Process
Profile Summary for @wackydolphin4762 Nominated Occupation: 311215 Pharmacy Technician (Priority) Unit Group: 3112 Medical Technicians Country of Residence: Nigeria Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 2 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 11M 1D)
Total Points: 55 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 0 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 5 - Partner (Competent English): 5 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 20 May 2026 * NT491 * 70 pts * Visa Granted - 07 May 2026 * NT491 * 70 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Employment Evidence and Polio Vaccination certificate - 17 Apr 2026 * NT491 * 70 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer RFI Employment Evidence and Polio Certificate - 19 Jun 2025 * NT491 * 70 pts * Submitted Visa Application
491 Granted ✅ Grant date: 20/05/26 DOL: 25/06/25 Occupation:Electrician General Status: Offshore State:NSW S56 date: 21/04/26 S56 reason: Spouse Refusal Visa S56 submission date:22/04/26 Application: Family of 5
VIC Grant received - Community Worker, onshore Received my 190 grant today (20th May). Working Here is the breakdown: EOI submitted - 8th March 2025 Pre invite - 3rd December 2025 Official invite - 17th December 2025 Visa lodged - 22nd December 2025 Medicals - 11th January 2026 S56 request - 10th April 2026 S56 documents submitted - 24th April 2026 Visa granted - 20th May
Hello, what was your points??
190 Grant Onshore Software Engineer (SA) Timeline: Invitation December 2024 Lodge: January 15 2025 S56: Medical Mar 31 2026 Grant: May 20 2026
190 Enrolled Nurse | Single Nomination approved: Dec 10,2025 Visa lodged: Dec 23,2025 S56 received: April 10,2026 International police check coz I submitted the wrong one. + I claimed for my EN experience so they requested reference letter + payslips. S56 submitted: April 23,2026 Visa Grant : Today, May 20,2026. Thank you Tasmania.
491 Retail Pharmacist Offshore, NT DOL 5 June 2025, Direct Grant: 20 May 2026
Guys got my 190 grant today around 12.00pm Darwin time NT Onshore Visa lodged 15.01.2025 S56 - 30.03.2026 Police Check with all name Grant - 20.05.2026 Motor Mechanic