๐ Daily Activity Report: 04 August 2026 This report...
@gregormendel (2W ago| Updated 2W ago)๐ Daily Activity Report: 04 August 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for Australian skilled visas (subclasses 189, 190, and 491) based on community-shared data for 04 August 2026.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge โ Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | Onshore VIC Registered Nurse NEC | 10 Dec 2025 โ 04 Aug 2026 | May 2026: Form 80, Character (Submitted Jun 2026) |
| 189 | Onshore Registered Nurse (Medical) | 16 Jun 2026 โ 04 Aug 2026 | - |
| 189 | Onshore Registered Nurse NEC | 17 Jun 2026 โ 04 Aug 2026 | - |
| 190 VIC | General Practitioner + Partner | 16 May 2026 โ 04 Aug 2026 | None |
| 190 NSW | Onshore Community Worker | 28 May 2026 โ 04 Aug 2026 | - |
| 190 NSW | Onshore Electrician (General) + Dependent | 17 Feb 2026 โ 04 Aug 2026 | 02 Jul 2026: Previous Name (Partner) |
| 190 NSW | Onshore Metal Fabricator | 11 May 2026 โ 04 Aug 2026 | 03 Aug 2026: HIV Medical |
| 491 NSW | Onshore NSW Civil Engineer + Partner | 27 Mar 2026 โ 04 Aug 2026 | Police Clearance (27 Jul 2026) |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | Onshore VIC Registered Nurse NEC | 10 Dec 2025 | May 2026: Form 80, Character |
| 190 NSW | Onshore Electrician (General) | 17 Feb 2026 | 02 Jul 2026: Previous Name |
| 190 NSW | Onshore Metal Fabricator | 11 May 2026 | 03 Aug 2026: HIV Medical |
Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests
Priority occupations (Registered Nurses and General Practitioners) continue to receive expedited processing. Three Registered Nurse grants were processed in approximately 2 months, with only one receiving an S56 request for Form 80 and character documents. The General Practitioner case received no S56 requests and was granted in 2 months 19 days despite the application never moving to 'processing' status.
Non-priority occupations showed varied S56 patterns. The Electrician case received an S56 for partner's previous name documentation after 4 months 15 days. The Metal Fabricator received an HIV medical request just one day before grant. The Civil Engineer (491 NSW) received a police clearance request approximately 4 months after lodgement.
Notably, the Victorian General Practitioner applicant submitted Form 80 at lodgement to prevent potential S56 requests, which appears to have been effective. The applicant also noted that 189 and 190 processing times for General Practitioners were similar, with only 9 days difference between the two visa types.
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โ ๏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.
๐ This data represents crowdsourced information and is a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and individual states possess complete data on all grants and invitations issued.
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Golden email today Metal fabricator 190 nsw 70pts onshore Pre Invited 4 march Invited 4 April 2026 Applied 11 may S56 HIV 3 august Approved 4 august 2026 I need to do only the HIV cause I've been doing the other medicals in Feb cause my sponsorship.
190 NSW grant Thank you for this group!!! โจ Occupation: Electrician (General) Skilled dependent (tax accountant) Onshore NSW 65 pts Timeline: 4 Nov 2025 Skills assessment approved 3 Jan 2026 Passed PTE 6 Jan 2026 Lodged EOI (190 only) 15 Jan 2026 Pre-invite 21 Jan 2026 Lodged nomination 4 Feb 2026 Approved nomination 17 Feb 2026 Lodged 190 - - 2 Jul 2026 Received s56 for my wifeโs previous name 3 Aug 2026 GRANTED
โจFinally it's my turn. 189 Granted.โจ Onshore Registered Nurse (Medical) 85 pts EOI: End of Feb 2026 Invitation: 4 June 2026 Application lodged: 16 June 2026 Medical: 25 June 2026 Granted: 4 Aug 2026
VIC 190 granted today, 4th August ๐ฅณ General Practitioner and partner 85 points Points breakdown: Age: 30 English: 20 Overseas experience: 5 Australian experience: 5 Education: 15 Partner: 5 State nomination: 5 Timeline: - EOI submitted: 19th December 2025 - ROI submitted: 7th February 2026 (ROI later than EOI as we didn't realise it was a thing, we missed earlier invitation rounds we qualified for because of this ๐คฆโโ๏ธ) - Primary applicant medical: 23rd February 2026 (needed for previous visa application) - ROI updated with increased salary: 1st March 2026 - Pre-invitation received: 17th March 2026, 10:45am - Nomination application submitted: 17th March 2026, 7pm - Nomination approved/ full invite received: 23rd March 2026, 1pm - Application lodged: 16th May 2026 - Secondary applicant medical: 18th May 2026 - Visa granted: 4th August 2026 Further info: - no s56 request - application never moved to 'processing'. Our immi account said 'received' from the day we lodged until the day it was granted - form 80 was submitted at lodgement to ward off potential s56 request - we submitted nomination application and visa lodgement with as much evidence as we had, more than they strictly needed, to prevent delays/ s56 request - we received a 189 invitation on 4th June, 2.5 weeks after we lodged our 190 application. I was gutted as 189s are granted quicker on average. But our GP friends who lodged for 189 from the same 4th June invitation round got their 189 grant only 9 days earlier than our 190 grant. So at least for GPs, there doesn't seem to be much of a time difference between the 2 visas! - just an FYI: you can apply for interim Medicare (which covers you the same as general Medicare) as soon as you've lodged your 190, you don't have to wait for a grant!
NSW Onshore 190 Invited :16th of April 2026 Lodged : May 28th 2026 Grant : 4th August 2026 Occupation: community worker Points: 90
189 Visa Grant 13 Nov 2025 God is so good. I just received my 189 visa grant mins ago. ๐๐๐๐ Onshore Victoria Invited 13 Nov 2025 Lodged 10 Dec 2025 S56 Form 80 and character May 2026 Submitted June 2026 Grant 4 August 2026 RN Nec Age 30 Single 10 Bachelor 15 Superior 20
working in aged care for nearly 2 years
Profile Summary for @funkymonkey6710 Nominated Occupation: 233211 Civil Engineer (Priority) Unit Group: 2332 Civil Engineering Professionals Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: NSW Current Salary: AU$120,000 Assessing Authority: Engineers Australia Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 4M 8D)
Total Points: 85 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 10 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 10 - Overseas Work Experience: 0 - Skilled Partner: 10 (Occupation: Engineering Technologist), Skill Level: 1, Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL - Australian Study: 5 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 04 Aug 2026 * NSW491 * 100 pts * Visa Granted - 27 Jul 2026 * NSW491 * 100 pts * General Cleared police clearance - 04 May 2026 * NSW491 * 100 pts * Cleared Visa Medicals - 24 Apr 2026 * NSW491 * 100 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 27 Mar 2026 * NSW491 * 100 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 13 Mar 2026 * 491 * 100 pts * Received State Nomination Approval
189 granted I got granted 189 visa around 2:30 pm today. Onshore lodged 17 June 2026 Registered Nurse RN nec Pretty quick grant, consistent with their pattern of granting onshore applicants based on their