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📙 Daily Activity Report: 26 Feb 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 26 February 2026, based on crowdsourced data from the skilled migration community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 491 NSW | Offshore Registered Nurse | 29 Dec 2025 → 26 Feb 2026 | - |
| 190 SA | Offshore ICT Project Manager | 20 Nov 2024 → 26 Feb 2026 | 21 Feb 2026 Newborn Medicals |
| 190 VIC | Offshore Statistician | 26 Nov 2024 → 26 Feb 2026 | - |
| 190 NT | Onshore General Accountant | 28 Nov 2024 → 26 Feb 2026 | - |
| 190 SA | Offshore Mechanical Engineer | 28 Nov 2024 → 26 Feb 2026 | - |
| 190 SA | Onshore ICT Security Specialist | 27 Nov 2024 → 26 Feb 2026 | - |
| 190 VIC | Onshore ICT Business Analyst | 26 Nov 2024 → 26 Feb 2026 | - |
| 190 | Unknown Unknown | 29 Nov 2024 → 26 Feb 2026 | - |
| 491 WA | Offshore Hospital Pharmacist | 28 Mar 2025 → 26 Feb 2026 | - |
| 491 TAS | Offshore Retail Pharmacist | 30 Mar 2025 → 26 Feb 2026 | - |
| 491 WA | Offshore Retail Pharmacist | 03 Apr 2025 → 26 Feb 2026 | - |
| 189 | Onshore Physiotherapist | 10 Sep 2025 → 26 Feb 2026 | - |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | Onshore Unknown | 27 Nov 2024 | 26 Feb 2026 PCC |
| 190 | Onshore Unknown | 29 Nov 2024 | 26 Feb 2026 Remedical |
| 190 SA | Offshore ICT Project Manager | 20 Nov 2024 | 21 Feb 2026 Newborn Medicals |
Invitation Activity
No invitation round data was reported for 26 February 2026.
Trends and Patterns
Priority Occupation Processing: The single 189 grant reported today was for a Physiotherapist (Priority occupation) with a visa processing time of approximately 5.5 months from lodgement to grant. This demonstrates the expedited processing for Health occupations under Ministerial Direction 105.
Non-Priority Processing Times: For non-priority occupations, visa processing times varied significantly: - Subclass 190 grants lodged in late November 2024 were processed in approximately 15 months - Subclass 491 grants lodged between late March and early April 2025 were processed in approximately 10-11 months - One 491 NSW grant lodged in late December 2025 was processed in approximately 2 months
S56 Request Patterns: S56 requests today primarily involved remedicals and police clearance certificates for applications lodged in November 2024. One request related to newborn medicals for an application lodged in November 2024, which was promptly responded to within 2 days before grant.
State Distribution: Today's grants showed activity across multiple states: SA (4 grants), VIC (2 grants), WA (2 grants), TAS (1 grant), NT (1 grant), and NSW (1 grant). South Australia demonstrated particularly strong processing activity.
Direct Grants: The majority of grants reported today were direct grants, indicating no S56 requests were issued during processing for most applications.
Family Composition: Several grants included family members, with family sizes ranging from 2 to 3 members, including one case with a newborn added during processing.
🔴 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.
📊 This data represents a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs has complete grant statistics. Individual experiences may vary significantly from the trends shown here.
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