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📙 Daily Activity Report: 25 Feb 2026
This report summarises visa grants, s56 requests, and invitation activity for Australian skilled 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 Electrical Engineer | 01 Oct 2025 → 25 Feb 2026 | 27 Jan 2026: Polio vaccination |
| 491 NSW | Offshore Software Engineer | 10 Jul 2025 → 25 Feb 2026 | 19 Feb 2026: Additional medical |
| 491 NSW | Offshore ICT Business Analyst | 08 Mar 2024 → 25 Feb 2026 | 24 Jan 2026: Medical |
| 190 NSW | Offshore ICT Business Analyst | 05 May 2025 → 25 Feb 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 190 SA | Onshore ICT Business Analyst | 27 Jan 2025 → 25 Feb 2026 | 28 Jan 2026: Partner Form 80, Character & Functional English |
| 491 NSW | Onshore Civil Engineer | 07 Mar 2025 → 25 Feb 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 190 TAS | Onshore RN nec | 06 Feb 2026 → 25 Feb 2026 | 23 Feb 2026: - |
| 491 TAS | Offshore RN nec | 08 Dec 2025 → 25 Feb 2026 | 27 Jan 2026: Form 80 and other documents |
| 189 - | Onshore Physiotherapist | 21 Nov 2025 → 25 Feb 2026 | 20 Jan 2026: PCC |
| 189 - | - General Practitioner | 21 Nov 2025 → 25 Feb 2026 | 16 Dec 2025: - |
| 190 WA | - Civil Engineering Draftsperson | 15 Jan 2026 → 25 Feb 2026 | 19 Jan 2026: Police Check & Polio |
| 190 TAS | Onshore Engineering Technologist | 08 Jan 2025 → 25 Feb 2026 | 27 Jan 2026: PCC |
| 190 VIC | Onshore Information and Org Professional | 18 Nov 2024 → 25 Feb 2026 | 27 Jan 2026: PCC and toddler medical |
| 190 VIC | Offshore Recruitment Consultant | 19 Dec 2024 → 25 Feb 2026 | 23 Jan 2026: Updated passport for child |
| 190 NSW | Onshore ICT Business Analyst | 15 Dec 2024 → 25 Feb 2026 | 23 Jan 2026: AFP |
| 190 NSW | Onshore Motor Mechanic | 09 Dec 2024 → 25 Feb 2026 | 27 Jan 2026: Medicals, Employment docs, ITR, Super, Payslips, Bank statement |
| 491 NSW | Onshore - | Jan 2025 → 25 Feb 2026 | Jan 2026: Medical and AFP |
| 190 TAS | Onshore Mechanical Engineer Draftsperson | 24 Dec 2024 → 25 Feb 2026 | 23 Jan 2026: Medical |
| 491 - | Onshore Motor Mechanic | 02 Aug 2024 → 25 Feb 2026 | 23 Jan 2026: Re-medicals, AFP, Form 47A |
| 190 - | Offshore RN Medical Practice | 20 Jan 2026 → 25 Feb 2026 | 28 Jan 2026: Medical |
| 190 - | - - | 30 Nov 2024 → 25 Feb 2026 | 23 Jan 2026: Form 80 |
S56 Trends
No new s56 requests were reported for 25 Feb 2026.
Invitation Activity
| Occupation | Subclass State | Points | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accountant | 491 SBO | 75 | 25 Feb 2026 | Onshore, Superior English, ROI: 12 Jan 2026, Pre-invite: 6 Feb, Additional docs: 17 Feb |
Trends and Patterns
Visa Processing Times: - Priority Occupations (Health): Subclass 189 grants for General Practitioner and Physiotherapist processed in approximately 3 months. Subclass 190 grants for Registered Nurses nec processed between 1-2 months, demonstrating expedited processing under Ministerial Direction 105. - Non-Priority Occupations: Processing times varied significantly. Engineering and ICT occupations showed processing times ranging from 1 month (WA 190 Civil Engineering Draftsperson) to 12 months (NSW 491 ICT Business Analyst). Most grants fell within the 3-6 month range. - Subclass 491: Processing times ranged from 1 month to nearly 2 years, with most cases processed within 6-12 months.
S56 Request Patterns: - Medical requests (including remedicals and polio vaccination) were the most common s56 type across all subclasses. - Police Clearance Certificates (PCC) and Australian Federal Police (AFP) checks were frequently requested, particularly for onshore applicants. - Form 80 requests appeared for both primary and secondary applicants. - Employment verification documents (reference letters, ITRs, super summaries, payslips, bank statements) were requested in some cases. - Most s56 requests occurred in January 2026, with response times typically within 1-2 weeks.
Family Composition: - Family sizes ranged from single applicants to families of 5, with no apparent impact on processing times.
⚠️ 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 (DHA) and individual states possess complete data on all grants and invitations issued.
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