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📙 Daily Activity Report: 13 April 2026

This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and related activity for Australian skilled migration visas (subclasses 189, 190, and 491) based on crowdsourced data from the community.

Visa Grants

S56 Trends

Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests

S56 requests observed today primarily involved Police Clearance Certificates (PCC) and remedicals. Three cases received S56 requests for overseas PCC (QLD, SA, and TAS), while one TAS case received a remedicals request. The S56 requests occurred between 2.5 to 4 months after visa lodgement. Several applicants proactively uploaded AFP and overseas PCC documents, resulting in direct grants without S56 requests. This suggests that proactive document submission may expedite processing.

Visa processing times for non-priority occupations ranged from approximately 14-15 months across VIC, SA, and TAS for both 190 and 491 visas. The majority of grants were for VIC 190 onshore applicants, with occupations spanning accounting, ICT, engineering, and food technology. Points ranged from 85-95 (excluding state nomination points). Several applicants noted skilled partners and Australian study qualifications contributing to their points totals.

📊 This data represents a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs holds complete grant statistics.

🔴 Disclaimer: This blog post is an AI-generated summary of community comments and may be updated as additional information becomes available. Due to the crowdsourced and AI-generated nature of this content, discrepancies and errors are possible. Please consume this information with appropriate caution.

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190 Granted - South Australia

Finally received the golden email today! 🥂

Occupation: 263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer

Applied: 24/01/2025

Medical: 24/02/2025

Grant Date: 10/04/2026

S56: No (Direct Grant)

Note: We didn’t proactively upload PCCs or other documents after the initial lodgement; it was a direct grant. The status went from Received to Finalised today.