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hey received s56 request today. do you just upload requested documents to application. i cant find a button or anything to confirm i did it.

Processing time trends for 189, 190, 491 visas

Before the analysis, let me talk about one fundamental understanding and one assumption first.

The fundamental understanding is that the primary factor affecting processing time trend is the relationship between (a) the number of lodgements and (b) the number of grants for the same financial or budget year.

If (a) < (b), it means there will be less and less applicants competing for more available slots.

If (a) > (b), it means there will be more and more applicants competing for less available slots.

Is your occupation priority or regular? Are you onshore or offshore? Are you single or have dependent or dependents? These all matter, but these are all secondary factors, because they all operate within the hard constraints of supply (new grants) versus demand (new applications), so they only change the magnitude within the general direction.

The assumption is that this year, the number of 190 and 491 allocations will likely not change, perhaps a slight increase, but based on what have seen in TAS & NT announcements and the speculation that States and Territories are not happy with their allocations this year (as seen in the ISCAH post), the increase will not be significant, so the number of new applications lodged this year will only be slightly higher.

If the allocation numbers turn out to be very different, then the following analysis may become invalid.

Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) State/Territory Government Nominated Regional ​

50% processed in 5 Months 90% processed in 18 Months Within standard processing timeframe The information provided in this guide is based on our current published visa processing times, and is a guide to help understand how long a visa may take to process.

You can check the status of your visa application and if you have provided all necessary support documents through ImmiAccount When we can expect 491 grant??

📙 Daily Activity Report: 29 September 2026

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

Visa Grants

S56 Trends

Key Observations

Subclass 189 Grants: Multiple direct grants reported for Subclass 189 across various occupations. Agricultural Consultant (90 points, offshore) processed in approximately 9 months. Secondary School Teachers at 80-85 points received grants within 3-4 months. Medical Diagnostic Radiographer (80 points, family of 5) granted in approximately 3.5 months. Mining Engineer (85 points, onshore) received direct grant in approximately 3 months.

Subclass 190 Grants: WA 190 grants included Civil Engineering occupations and Motor Mechanic. Processing times ranged from approximately 5 months to 15 months. QLD 190 grants for Agricultural Engineer and Construction Project Manager processed in approximately 7 and 5 months respectively. NSW 190 Veterinary Nurse granted in approximately 5 months.

Subclass 491 Grants: NT 491 for Civil Engineering Technician (80 points, offshore, family with one child) granted in approximately 17 months without S56 requests.

S56 Activity: Limited S56 requests reported. WA 190 cases received requests for employment verification and remedicals (Motor Mechanic) and spouse AFP check (Civil Engineering Technician).

Processing Priority: Priority occupations (Civil Engineering, Medical Diagnostic Radiographer, Construction Project Manager) demonstrated faster processing times. Onshore applicants generally experienced quicker processing compared to offshore applicants in similar occupation categories.

⚠️ 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 a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and individual states possess complete grant and invitation data.

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