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Other than nurses, teachers (early childhood, primary, secondary), allied health professionals (medical technologies, physiotherapists, anesthesists, etc), and social workers, what occupations are being treated as de facto priority occupations now for 189, 190, 191, and 491 visas? I have been seeing carpenters, welders, and many construction-related applicants getting granted lightning fast recently.
NSW 491 Pathway 1: I meet all the requirements for 491 pathway 1, but I am confused regarding 6 months experience. I have more than 1 year of experience in Nominated Occupation but after Skilled Assessment from VETASSESS, my 1 year of experience is deducted and I got deemed skilled date. I am not claiming any work experience point. But Am I eligible for 491 pathway 1? the 6 months experience should be actual work or work after deemed skilled date?
📙 Daily Activity Report: 10 Dec 2025
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 10 December 2025, based on crowdsourced data from the skilled migration community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant | S56 Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 SA | OFFSHORE Corporate Services Manager | 31 Oct 2024 → 10 Dec 2025 (1Y 1M) | - |
| 190 SA | OFFSHORE Software Engineer | 30 Oct 2024 → 10 Dec 2025 (1Y 1M) | - |
| 190 TAS | ONSHORE Chef | 31 Oct 2024 → 10 Dec 2025 (1Y 1M) | - |
| 190 ACT | - Mechatronics Engineer | 07 Oct 2023 → 10 Dec 2025 (2Y 2M) | 28 Aug 2025: Remedicals, Saudi PCC; 15 Nov 2025: Egypt PCC |
| 491 NSW | OFFSHORE Civil Engineer | 10 Jul 2023 → 10 Dec 2025 (2Y 5M) | 12 Aug 2025: PCC, Polio, Remedicals; 10 Nov 2025: PCC |
| 189 - | ONSHORE Medical | 06 Oct 2025 → 10 Dec 2025 (2M) | 15 Nov 2025: Medicals |
| 189 - | - General Practitioner | 29 Aug 2025 → 10 Dec 2025 (3M) | 05 Dec 2025: UNKNOWN |
| 190 VIC | ONSHORE Secondary Teacher | 22 Nov 2025 → 10 Dec 2025 (18D) | 03 Dec 2025: Medicals |
| 190 VIC | ONSHORE Secondary Teacher | 27 Nov 2025 → 10 Dec 2025 (13D) | 03 Dec 2025: Medicals |
| 491 NSW | ONSHORE Secondary Teacher | 04 Aug 2025 → 10 Dec 2025 (4M) | DIRECT GRANT |
| 491 NSW | ONSHORE Organisation and Methods Analyst | 03 May 2024 → 10 Dec 2025 (1Y 7M) | 25 Nov 2025: Employment Evidence |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 SA | OFFSHORE ICT Business Analyst | 30 Oct 2024 | 10 Dec 2024: Medicals, PCC |
Invitation Activity
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 ACT | - Accountant | 140 ACT pts | - |
| 190 ACT | - Civil Engineer | 120 ACT pts | - |
| 190 ACT | OFFSHORE Electronics Engineer | 95 EOI pts | - |
| 190 ACT | ONSHORE Primary Teacher | 105 ACT pts | - |
| 190 ACT | - Quantity Surveyor | 115 ACT pts | - |
| 190 ACT | - ECT | 110 ACT pts | - |
| 491 ACT | - ECT | 105 ACT pts | - |
| 491 ACT | ONSHORE Hotel Motel Manager | 95 ACT pts | - |
| 491 ACT | - Medical Technicians nec | 70 ACT pts | - |
| 190 TAS | - Enrolled Nurse | - | Preinvite 11 Nov 2025, Full Invite 10 Dec 2025 |
Trends and Patterns
Priority Occupations: Priority occupations (Health and Teaching) continue to demonstrate significantly faster processing times. Secondary Teachers received grants in 13-18 days (VIC 190), while a General Practitioner received a 189 grant in 3 months. A NSW 491 Secondary Teacher received a direct grant in 4 months.
Non-Priority Occupations: Non-priority occupations show considerably longer processing times, ranging from 1 year 1 month to 2 years 5 months. Software Engineers, Corporate Services Managers, and Civil Engineers experienced processing times exceeding 12 months.
S56 Requests: Medical and PCC requests remain the most common S56 types. Multiple PCC requests were observed for applicants with complex residential histories. One case received two separate S56 requests over a 3-month period. Employment evidence requests were also noted for Organisation and Methods Analysts.
ACT Invitation Round: ACT conducted an invitation round on 10 December 2025, inviting across both 190 and 491 subclasses. Points ranged from 70 to 140 ACT matrix points, with Accountants requiring the highest points (140) and Medical Technicians the lowest (70). The complete round data will be published by ACT in the coming days.
Useful Resources
- ACT Electronics Engineer 190 Invitation: https://smartvisaguide.com/ashokh4793
- ACT Invitation Round Library: https://smartvisaguide.com/library
- October 2025 FOI Document: https://smartvisaguide.com/static/dist/library/FOI_OCT_2025.pdf
- Software Engineer 190 Grant Details: https://smartvisaguide.com/nephew
News and Updates
October 2025 FOI (Freedom of Information) documents are now available for review.
⚠️ Disclaimer: This blog post is an AI 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 caution.
📊 This report represents crowdsourced data and is a subset of total activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs and individual states possess complete data. For invitation rounds, only the nominating state has comprehensive round information.
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