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Does having a skilled partner actually help get the visa grant faster once lodged, or is it only for the points boost to get the invitation?

I’m seeing some fast grants lately and wondering if partner skills play a role in the processing speed too. What’s your experience? 🇦🇺

Hi all, I have 75 points (got 0 points for Eng test, gonna take it soon and update the EOI), onshore VIC, applied for 190 VIC and WA on May 2025. My 485 Visa gonna expire on Oct 2027. (Pharmacy Technician). I am really stressed and do not know what to do beside the Eng test (I submitted the EOI without getting any points for Eng test and got 75 points)

📙 Daily Activity Report: 11 May 2026

This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 11 May 2026, based on crowdsourced data from the community.

Visa Grants

S56 Trends

Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests

S56 requests observed today included medicals/remedicals, police clearance certificates (both primary and partner), Form 80, and debt clearance to the Australian Taxation Office. The most common S56 request was for medicals. Several grants were direct grants with no S56 requests reported. For priority occupations (Registered Nurse), visa processing time was approximately 7.5 months from lodgement to grant. For non-priority occupations, processing times varied significantly, ranging from approximately 2 months (QLD 491 Estimator) to 17 months (SA 190 Software Engineer). VIC 190 grants showed processing times between 3 to 15 months. Subclass 189 grants ranged from 5 to 7.5 months. Subclass 491 grants ranged from 2 to 15.5 months.

News and Updates

The FY2026-27 Budget will be released on 12 May 2026.

Useful Resources

• FY2026-27 Budget Updates: https://smartvisaguide.com/posts/15526

⚠️ 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 is crowdsourced and represents only a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and individual states possess complete data on visa grants and invitation rounds.

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Hello, I've lodged my application last May 19, 2025 for Visa 190 NSW. When can i expect completion of processing of my application?

Just wondering if I can get my offshore 491 granted this year. A little brief: offshre, nsw, lodged 2025/Jun/19, nominated oocupation: 261111

when can we expect 491 grant for jan 30 2025 non priority