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SA Invitations issued - Late May 2026
Skilled and Business Migration continues to invite clients across the four streams of the 2025-26 General Skilled Migration program.
Below you will find the relevant data for the invitations issued on 21 May 2026:
| ANZSCO Sub-major Group | 190 | 491 | Total | 190 | 491 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Specialist Managers | 2 | 2 | 4 | 99 | 37 | 136 |
| 14 Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
| 22 Business, Human Resource and Marketing Professionals | 3 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 107 | 140 |
| 23 Design, Engineering, Science and Transport Professionals | 31 | 10 | 41 | 365 | 103 | 468 |
| 24 Education Professionals | 20 | 2 | 22 | 157 | 38 | 195 |
| 25 Health Professionals | 59 | 7 | 66 | 609 | 30 | 639 |
| 26 ICT Professionals | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 236 | 243 |
| 27 Legal, Social and Welfare Professionals | 7 | 1 | 8 | 66 | 15 | 81 |
| 31 Engineering, ICT and Science Technicians | 2 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 145 | 187 |
| 32 Automotive and Engineering Trades Workers | 8 | 21 | 29 | 86 | 63 | 149 |
| 33 Construction Trades Workers | 11 | 10 | 21 | 152 | 96 | 248 |
| 34 Electrotechnology and Telecommunications Trades Workers | 18 | 1 | 19 | 124 | 15 | 139 |
| 35 Food Trades Workers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 36 Skilled Animal, Agricultural and Horticultural Workers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 41 Health and Welfare Support Workers | 0 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 107 | 124 |
| 45 Sports and Personal Service Workers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51 Office Managers and Program Administrators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 49 |
| Total | 161 | 77 | 238 | 1767 | 1086 | 2853 |
📙 Daily Activity Report: 22 May 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 22 May 2026 based on crowdsourced data from the community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | Offshore Telecommunications Network Engineer | 11 Dec 2025 → 22 May 2026 | 23 Apr 2026 Health undertaking |
| 190 VIC | Onshore Network Engineer | 14 Feb 2025 → 22 May 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 491 NT | Offshore Aircraft Maintenance Engineer | 13 Aug 2025 → 22 May 2026 | 23 Apr 2026 PCC |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | Offshore Telecommunications Network Engineer | 11 Dec 2025 | 23 Apr 2026 Health undertaking |
| 491 NT | Offshore Aircraft Maintenance Engineer | 13 Aug 2025 | 23 Apr 2026 PCC |
Invitation Activity
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Points | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 NSW | Onshore Medical Lab Technician | 95 | Single, 1 yr exp, working in field |
| 491 NT | Offshore Mechanical Engineer | 80 | Declaration received |
Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests
S56 requests observed today primarily involved health-related documentation and Police Clearance Certificates. One case involved a health undertaking for a Telecommunications Network Engineer (189 offshore), while another required PCC submission for an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (491 NT offshore). The health-related S56 was issued approximately 4 months after lodgement, while the PCC request came about 8 months post-lodgement.
NSW appears to have issued select 190 preinvites to onshore Medical Lab Technicians with 95 points. NT issued a declaration for a 491 offshore Mechanical Engineer application that was submitted in November 2025.
The visa processing times varied significantly across subclasses. The 189 offshore grant took approximately 5 months, while the 491 NT offshore grant took about 9 months. The 190 VIC onshore grant had the longest processing time at approximately 15 months.
⚠️ 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 activity. Only DHA and individual states have complete data. For invitation rounds, this post summarises community comments; only the relevant state has complete round data.
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Hi everyone, I had received my Invite for 190 in Nov 24, and filed for grant on 29 November 2024, and am still awaiting my file to get picked up or get any sort of update. Its been 17 months 23 days now of wait time now. I have kept my all docs updated. Just want to ask in the community, are there more people who filed in that FY near about in Nov-Dec24, who are still awaiting grants/any type of responses, as I even haven't received any update/RFI.
I checked in visa processing times, and my application is outside standard processing times now, so please comments if there are more such cases who filed near about the same time. Others: Please recommend if something can be don from my end.