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HI @greformende1
I would like to seek advice regarding my wife’s visa situation.
I was granted my Subclass 190 permanent residency in the first week of October 2025. I got married at the end of November 2025.
Prior to our marriage, my wife applied for a visitor visa together with her mother to visit family in Sydney; however, the application was refused. After our marriage, I applied again for a visitor visa for my wife in late December 2025, but this application was also refused.
Based on the expectation that the visitor visa would be granted, I arranged our wedding ceremony in Brisbane. We submitted strong evidence with the application, including proof of return, financial capacity, and supporting documents, but unfortunately the visa was not approved.
Given the above circumstances, I would like to understand what my available options are now and the most appropriate visa pathway for my wife moving forward.
I appreciate your guidance and look forward to your advice.
📙 Daily Activity Report: 11 Feb 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for Australian skilled migration visas (subclasses 189, 190, and 491) based on crowdsourced data from the community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 VIC | Onshore Secondary Teacher | 07 Dec 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 | 13 Jan 2026: Polio |
| 190 SA | Offshore Production/Plant Engineer | 21 Mar 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 | Direct Grant |
| 491 VIC | Onshore Early Childhood Teacher | 29 Oct 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 | - |
| 491 Family | Offshore RN Aged Care | 06 Jan 2026 → 11 Feb 2026 | 12 Jan 2026: Unknown |
| 190 WA | Unknown Electrician | 20 Dec 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 | - |
| 190 VIC | Unknown CPM | 03 Dec 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 | 10 Jan 2026: Polio |
| 190 SA | Onshore RN nec | Unknown → 11 Feb 2026 | - |
| 190 VIC | Offshore Midwife | 27 Nov 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 | - |
| 190 QLD | Onshore Cabinetmaker | 02 Jan 2026 → 11 Feb 2026 | 13 Jan 2026: Unknown |
| 491 NT | Offshore Unknown | 03 Nov 2023 → 11 Feb 2026 | 08 Sep 2024: Remedical |
| 491 NSW | Onshore Unknown | Jun 2024 → 11 Feb 2026 | Last week: Polio, Remedical |
| 190 NSW | Onshore Occupational Therapist | 31 Dec 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 | 12 Jan 2026: Partner Medical |
| 491 QLD | Offshore Contract Administrator | 17 Apr 2024 → 11 Feb 2026 | 06 Nov 2025: Remedical; 11 Dec 2025: Parental Consent |
| 491 NT | Offshore Civil Engineer | 20 Jun 2024 → 11 Feb 2026 | 06 Feb 2026: Remedical |
| 491 TAS | Offshore Internal Auditor | 20 Nov 2023 → 11 Feb 2026 | 18 Sep 2025: Remedical, Polio, Birth Certificate |
| 190 Unknown | Unknown Unknown | Nov 2023 → 11 Feb 2026 | 03 Sep 2025, 14 Nov 2025: Remedical, PCC, Income Evidence |
| 190 SA | Onshore Software Engineer | 06 Apr 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 | 06 Feb 2026: Toddler Medical |
| 190 QLD | Offshore Mechanical Engineer | 28 Nov 2023 → 11 Feb 2026 | 03 Sep 2025: Remedical |
| 190 NSW | Offshore R&D Manager | 29 Jan 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 | 13 Jan 2026: Police Checks, Award Letter |
| 190 SA | Offshore Carpenter | 07 May 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 | Direct Grant (X-ray added Jan 2026) |
| 491 NT | Offshore Civil Engineer | 20 Jun 2024 → 11 Feb 2026 | 06 Feb 2026: Remedical |
S56 Trends
No new S56 requests were reported for 11 February 2026 beyond those already captured in the visa grants table above.
Invitation Activity
| State Subclass | Occupation | Points | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA 190 | RN nec | 75+5 | 02 Feb 2026 | Preinvite; Nomination approved 10 Feb 2026; SA Graduate; Onshore |
| NT 190 | Nurse | Unknown | 24 Nov 2025 | Preinvite/Declaration received; ROI submitted 24 Nov 8pm; NT Graduate; Onshore |
Trends and Patterns
Priority Occupations: Health and teaching occupations continue to demonstrate expedited processing. Secondary Teachers, Early Childhood Teachers, Registered Nurses, Midwives, and Occupational Therapists received grants within 1-3 months of lodgement, consistent with Ministerial Direction 105 priorities.
Non-Priority Occupations: Engineers, Carpenters, and other non-priority occupations experienced significantly longer processing times, ranging from 9 months to over 2 years. The longest processing time observed was 2 years 2 months 14 days for a QLD 190 Mechanical Engineer (offshore).
S56 Patterns: The most common S56 requests were for: - Remedicals: Frequently requested after 12-18 months from initial medicals, particularly for applications lodged in 2023-2024 - Polio Certificates: Multiple requests observed, particularly for VIC and NSW applications - Police Clearance Certificates (PCC): Requested for applications with extended processing times - Parental Consent: Required for applicants with dependent children from previous relationships - Partner Medicals: Requested separately in some cases
Direct Grants: Two SA 190 applications (Carpenter and Production/Plant Engineer) received direct grants without S56 requests, both offshore applications with processing times of 9-10 months.
Family Size Impact: Family sizes ranged from single applicants to families of 6. No clear correlation between family size and processing time was evident from this dataset.
State Processing: SA, VIC, and QLD showed active grant activity. NT and TAS grants were primarily for 491 visas with longer processing times (2+ years for applications lodged in 2023).
📊 This report represents a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs has complete grant data. State nomination data is similarly incomplete, with only states holding comprehensive round information.
🔴 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. This information should be consumed with appropriate caution and verified against official sources.
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