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๐Ÿ“™ Daily Activity Report: 24 Oct 2025 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 โ†’ Grant Date S56 Date Detail
189 OFFSHORE Materials Engineer 30 Jul 2024 โ†’ 24 Oct 2025 None
189 OFFSHORE Plant and Production Engineer 13 Dec 2024 โ†’ 24 Oct 2025 None
190 ACT ONSHORE Software Engineer 11 Apr 2024 โ†’ 24 Oct 2025 25 Sep 2025 Medicals
190 QLD ONSHORE Developer Programmer 14 Jun 2023 โ†’ 24 Oct 2025 08 May 2025 UNKNOWN
190 QLD ONSHORE Software Engineer 24 Jun 2023 โ†’ 24 Oct 2025 22 Jul 2025 Medicals, AFP; 26 Sep 2025 PCC
190 TAS UNKNOWN Enrolled Nurse 28 Jul 2025 โ†’ 24 Oct 2025 None
190 VIC UNKNOWN Urban Planner 09 Apr 2024 โ†’ 24 Oct 2025 24 Sep 2025 Employment Evidence
190 WA ONSHORE Chef 10 Jan 2024 โ†’ 24 Oct 2025 25 Sep 2025 Remedicals
190 WA ONSHORE Civil Engineer Draftsperson 26 Oct 2023 โ†’ 24 Oct 2025 02 Sep 2025 Medicals
491 NSW OFFSHORE Electronic Engineer 28 Jun 2023 โ†’ 24 Oct 2025 05 Aug 2025 UNKNOWN
491 NSW OFFSHORE Engineering Technologist 29 Jun 2023 โ†’ 24 Oct 2025 05 Aug 2025 PCC, Remedicals
491 NSW OFFSHORE Engineering Technologist 30 Jun 2023 โ†’ 24 Oct 2025 06 Aug 2025 Medicals
491 NSW OFFSHORE Quality Assurance Manager 03 Feb 2024 โ†’ 24 Oct 2025 15 Oct 2025 UNKNOWN
491 NSW OFFSHORE Software Engineer 29 Jun 2023 โ†’ 24 Oct 2025 05 Aug 2025 PCC, Remedicals
491 NSW OFFSHORE UNKNOWN 02 Feb 2024 โ†’ 24 Oct 2025 15 Oct 2025 Remedicals
491 NT OFFSHORE Chemical Engineer 29 Jun 2023 โ†’ 24 Oct 2025 06 Aug 2025 Remedicals, Employment Evidence
491 NT OFFSHORE Civil Engineer 29 Jun 2023 โ†’ 24 Oct 2025 05 Aug 2025 Remedicals; 12 Aug 2025 Employment Evidence
491 NT OFFSHORE Computer Network & System Engineer 30 Jun 2023 โ†’ 24 Oct 2025 06 Aug 2025 Remedicals
491 SA OFFSHORE Chemical Engineer 28 Jun 2023 โ†’ 24 Oct 2025 05 Aug 2025 Remedicals, Form 80

S56 Trends

Subclass State Location Occupation Lodge Date S56 Date Detail
491 NSW OFFSHORE UNKNOWN 24 Feb 2024 24 Oct 2025 Medicals for Family

Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests

The majority of S56 requests issued in recent months relate to remedicals, with several cases also requiring PCC updates and employment evidence. Most grants processed on 24 October 2025 involved applications lodged between June 2023 and February 2024, indicating visa processing times ranging from approximately 15 months to over 2 years for subclass 491 visas. Priority occupations such as Enrolled Nurse (subclass 190 TAS) demonstrated significantly faster processing at under 3 months from lodgement to grant.

For non-priority occupations, particularly in Engineering and ICT fields, processing times remain extended. The pattern shows S56 requests typically issued 2-3 months before grant, predominantly for remedicals as initial medical examinations expire during the extended processing period. Several offshore 491 applicants from NSW and NT states experienced similar timelines with lodgements in June 2023 and grants in October 2025.

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๐Ÿ“Š This data represents a subset of total visa activity crowdsourced from community members. Only the Department of Home Affairs holds complete grant data.

๐Ÿ”ด Disclaimer: This blog post is an AI-generated summary of community comments and may be refreshed as additional data becomes available. 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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@biotechy 11M ago Pinned

S56 Requests on 24 Oct 2025: - 491 OFFSHORE (IN) Lodged 24 Feb 2024 s56 for Medicals for Family, NSW

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@biotechy 11M ago

491 granted after a long wait of almost 28 months. Visa Lodged - 30 June 2023 S56 + Medical request - 06 August 2025. Visa Grant - 24 October 2025 Accountant 80 pts Onshore

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@biotechy 11M ago

491 visa granted Onshore RDA Murray, NSW Points: 85 Occupation: Electrical Engineer but not working as an electrical engineer. invitation received june 06, 2023. Visa applied: June 30, 2023 s56 received: August 12, 2025 visa granted : Oct 24, 2025

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@biotechy 11M ago

190 Grant Fitter General 70 points Lodged 28th June 2024 Granted 24th October 2025

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@biotechy 11M ago

Subclass 190 Visa (NSW - Marketing Specialist, ANZSCO 225113; Offshore: Pakistan)

Visa Application: Visa Lodgement Date: 13th Jun 2023 1st Medical Exam: 27th Jun 2023

IMMI Correspondence: S56 Request: 8th May 2025 (Remedicals, Tax Returns, and Pension Information) Remedicals Done: 9th May 2025 Verification Call from Australian High Commission, Islamabad: 12th Aug 2025

Golden Email: 24th Oct 2025

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@biotechy 11M ago

Visa lodge date: 15/4/25 Grant: 24/10/25 Occupation: Registered Nurse nec Point: 75 VIC 190

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@biotechy 11M ago

189 Granted Onshore Occupation: Management Consultant Total Points: 90 EOI Lodged: 9th Nov 2023 Invitation received: 7th Nov 2024 Application lodged: 4th Dec 2024 s56 received (PCC): 28th Aug 2025 Date of Grant: 24th Oct 2025

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@biotechy 11M ago

NSW Onshore Developer programmer 90+5 190 Pre Invite : 08/02/2024 Invite: 30/03/2024 Visa lodged:08/04/2024 Medical: 20/04/2024 Grants: 24/10/2025

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@biotechy 11M ago

โญ๏ธ โญ๏ธ โญ๏ธ Hello everyone! I finally got my 190 grant today โญ๏ธ โญ๏ธ โญ๏ธ

Occupation: Urban Planner Invite: 31 January 2024 Visa lodged: 9th April 2024 S56: 24 September 2025 (evidence of employment) Responded to S56: 24 September 2025 Final grant: 24 October 2025

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@biotechy 11M ago

I finally got my VIC190 grant today. Invite: 31 January 2024 Visa lodged: 9th April 2024 S56: 24 September 2025 Responded to S56: 24 September 2025 Final grant: 24 October 2025

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@biotechy 11M ago

Offshore 491 Date of Lodgment 29 June 2023 S56 Remedical: 5th Aug 2025 Employment evidence 12 Aug 2025 State: NT Occupation: Civil Engineer Offshore Grant date: 24th Oct 2025

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@biotechy 11M ago

189 from Iran (Offshore Applicant)

Occupation: Materials Engineer Points: 95

Invitation Date: 13 Jun 2024 Lodgment Date: 30 Jul 2024 Visa Grant Date: 24 Oct 2025

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@biotechy 11M ago

Profile Summary for @aronreka Nominated Occupation: 261313 Software Engineer Unit Group: 2613 Software and Applications Programmers Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: SA Current Salary: AU$120,000 Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 6M 13D)

Total Points: 110 (excluding state points)

Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 20 - Australian Work Experience: 15 - Overseas Work Experience: 5 - Skilled Partner: 10 (Occupation: Software Engineer), Skill Level: 1, Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL - Australian Study: 5 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0

Timeline / Events - 24 Oct 2025 * ACT190 * 115 pts * Visa Granted - 01 Oct 2025 * ACT190 * 115 pts * Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer Received clearance for medicals - 26 Sep 2025 * ACT190 * 115 pts * Completed Visa Medicals Completed re-medicals - 25 Sep 2025 * ACT190 * 115 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer For health assessment - 11 Apr 2024 * ACT190 * 115 pts * Submitted Visa Application

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@biotechy 11M ago

Profile Summary for @werewolf Nominated Occupation: 261312 Developer Programmer Unit Group: 2613 Software and Applications Programmers Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: QLD Current Salary: AU$100,000 Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 2Y 4M 10D)

Total Points: 85 (excluding state points)

Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 0 - Partner (Competent English): 5 - Australian Study: 5 - Professional Year: 5 - NAATI/CCL: 5

Timeline / Events - 24 Oct 2025 * QLD190 * 90 pts * Visa Granted - 08 May 2025 * QLD190 * 90 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer - 14 Jun 2023 * QLD190 * 90 pts * Submitted Visa Application

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@werewolf 11M ago

just get my grant

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@biotechy 11M ago

TAS 190 Enrolled Nurse Lodged 28 July 2025 Grant 24 Oct 2025 65 pts

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@biotechy 11M ago

491 OFFSHORE (IN) Lodged 30 June 2023 Date of Lodgment 30th June 2023 S56 only Remedical: 6th Aug 2025 & updated in immi account on 12th Aug 2025 Proactively updated PCC due to date expiry State: NT Occupation: 263111 Comp Network & system Engineer Offshore, family of 4 members Grant date: 24th Oct 2025

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@biotechy 11M ago

491 OFFSHORE (IN) granted 24 Oct 2025 Lodged 30 June 2023 S56 for Medical 6 Aug 2025 State : NSW Occupation : Engineering technologist Family of 4

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@biotechy 11M ago

Received my 189 Grant 24 Oct 2025. Offshore Points 90 (Masters from Australia) Lodged date: 13 Dec 24 Medicals: 1 January 25 Occupation: Plant and Production Engineer No s56, direct grant.

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@biotechy 11M ago

Finally got 190 onshore grant today. DOL: 10th of Jan 2024. S56 25th sept 2025 for remedical WA Chef. Grant: 24 Oct 2025.

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@biotechy 11M ago

Offshore 491 Lodged 28 June 2023 NSW RDA Orana Electronic Engineer s56 on 5 Aug 2025 Grant 24 Oct 2025

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@biotechy 11M ago

491 Lodged. 02 Feb 24. S56. 15 Oct 25 for Remedical Granted. 24 Oct 25. Offshore applicants. Family of 3

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@biotechy 11M ago

491 OFFSHORE (PK) Visa Granted

DOL: 28 June 2023 S56 for remedical and form 80: 5th Aug 2025 Visa granted: 24th Oct 25 Chemical engineer State: SA

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@biotechy 11M ago

Profile Summary for @dizzyzebra7906 Nominated Occupation: 261313 Software Engineer Unit Group: 2613 Software and Applications Programmers Country of Residence: India Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 2Y 4M)

Total Points: 80 (excluding state points)

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

Timeline / Events - 24 Oct 2025 * QLD190 * 85 pts * Visa Granted - 26 Sep 2025 * QLD190 * 85 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer PCC - 22 Jul 2025 * QLD190 * 85 pts * Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer S56 for medical and AFP - 24 Jun 2023 * QLD190 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 22 May 2023 * QLD190 * 85 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 10 May 2023 * QLD190 * 85 pts * Received Preinvite from State

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@biotechy 11M ago

Offshore 491 Golden email received today My 491 got Grant today DOL : 29-06-23 S56 received 05-08-25 For medical and Employment Evidence NSW, Engineering technologist Granted 24-10-25

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@biotechy 11M ago

491 Visa granted today. Lodged. 29-06-23. S56. 05-08-25. For PCC and Remedical. Granted. 24-10-25. Offshore. NSW Software Engineer

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@biotechy 11M ago

Offshore 491 (PK) So happy to share Alhamdulillah just got my grant D.o.l 03.Feb.2024 Occupation. Quality assurance manager 139914. NSW S56 15.10.2025 Grant 23.10.2025.

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@biotechy 11M ago

190 Onshore WA Lodged 26 Oct 2023 S56 2 Sep 2025 Medicals Grant 24 Oct 2025 Civil engineer draftperson

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@biotechy 11M ago

Offshore 491 (SL) VISA GRANTED

Date of lodgement 29 June 2023 S56 -6 Aug 2025 Remedical and Employment Evidence

Date of grant - 24 Oct 2025 Chemical Engineer, NT

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