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📙 Daily Activity Report: 19 February 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 19 February 2026, based on crowdsourced data from the Australian skilled migration community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | OFFSHORE Geotechnical Engineer | 27 Nov 2024 → 19 Feb 2026 | None |
| 189 | UNKNOWN Early Childhood Teacher | 06 Sep 2025 → 19 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 VIC | ONSHORE Registered Nurse NEC | 22 Jan 2026 → 19 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 VIC | ONSHORE Registered Nurse Aged Care | 29 Jan 2026 → 19 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 SA | UNKNOWN Diversional Therapist | 14 Jan 2026 → 19 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 VIC | ONSHORE Registered Nurse NEC | 22 Jan 2026 → 19 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 TAS | UNKNOWN Team Leader Disability | 04 Jun 2025 → 19 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 | UNKNOWN Electrical Engineer | Jun 2025 → 19 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 VIC | UNKNOWN Secondary School Teacher | 20 Jan 2026 → 19 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 VIC | ONSHORE Critical Care RN | 20 Jan 2026 → 19 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 QLD | UNKNOWN Early Childhood Teacher | Unknown → 18 Feb 2026 | 20 Jan 2026 Police Check |
| 190 QLD | ONSHORE RN Aged Care | 30 Jun 2025 → 19 Feb 2026 | 15 Jan 2026 Medicals, 19 Feb 2026 Daughter Medical |
| 491 ACT | ONSHORE Retail Pharmacist | 25 Sep 2025 → 19 Feb 2026 | None |
| 491 | UNKNOWN Chef | Nov 2024 → 19 Feb 2026 | 12 Feb 2026 Medicals |
| 491 NSW | OFFSHORE Construction Project Manager | 29 Jul 2025 → 19 Feb 2026 | Aug 2025 Medicals |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 491 | OFFSHORE Unknown | 15 Jul 2025 | 19 Feb 2026 Polio |
| 491 | OFFSHORE Unknown | 14 Jul 2025 | 19 Feb 2026 Polio All Applicants |
| 190 | OFFSHORE Unknown | 16 May 2025 | 19 Feb 2026 Employment Evidence |
Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests
Priority occupations (Health and Teaching) continue to demonstrate expedited processing times. Multiple Registered Nurses and Teachers received grants within 21-30 days of lodgement, with most being direct grants requiring no S56 requests.
For non-priority occupations, processing times vary significantly. The Geotechnical Engineer (189) experienced a 14.7-month processing period, while the Construction Project Manager (491 NSW) processed in 6.7 months. Early Childhood Teachers, classified as priority, received grants in approximately 5.4 months.
S56 requests on 19 February 2026 focused on Polio vaccination requirements for offshore 491 applicants who lodged in July 2025, and employment evidence for a 190 offshore applicant from May 2025. Medical requests remain common, with several applicants receiving S56s for medicals or remedicals between January and February 2026.
VIC 190 continues to show strong activity for health professionals, with multiple Registered Nurses receiving grants within one month of lodgement. QLD 190 also demonstrated efficient processing for health occupations, with one RN Aged Care case processing in 7.6 months despite two S56 requests.
Useful Resources
- Geotechnical Engineer Grant Details: https://smartvisaguide.com/cheekyfox5546
⚠️ 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 crowdsourced information and is 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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Hi All,
I received ITA in May and lodged my application on 10 June 2025 for NSW 190 Systems Analyst [Offshore]. I have 90 points in total, 5 points for partner in ICT BA. While I have checked the DHA's published processing timelines, I wanted to get a sense of what we are seeing on the ground as I do see some May / June lodged ICT applications being approved since last week. Any help / pointers are much appreciated.
Thanks!
