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@gregormendel 2W ago • Updated 2W ago

📙 Daily Activity Report: 16 Feb 2026

This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 16 February 2026, based on crowdsourced data from the skilled migration community.

Visa Grants

Subclass State	Location Occupation	Lodge → Grant Date	S56 Date Detail
189	ONSHORE Social Worker	18 Nov 2025 → 16 Feb 2026	None
189	OFFSHORE Registered Nurse (NEC)	04 Sep 2025 → 16 Feb 2026	None
189	ONSHORE Registered Nurse (NEC)	18 Nov 2025 → 16 Feb 2026	None
190 NSW	OFFSHORE Mechanical Engineer	24 Jun 2025 → 16 Feb 2026	None
190 NSW	OFFSHORE Physiotherapist	13 Jun 2025 → 16 Feb 2026	None
190 NSW	OFFSHORE Software Engineer	28 May 2025 → 16 Feb 2026	10 Feb 2026 Medical for child
190 VIC	ONSHORE General Practitioner	18 Dec 2025 → 16 Feb 2026	None
190 WA	OFFSHORE Retail Pharmacist	14 Jun 2025 → 16 Feb 2026	UNKNOWN
491 NSW	OFFSHORE Architectural Draftsperson	26 Jun 2025 → 16 Feb 2026	None
491 SA	OFFSHORE Plumber	04 Mar 2025 → 16 Feb 2026	24 Oct 2025 Travel history (primary), 09 Dec 2025 Travel history (spouse), 21 Jan 2026 Form 80

S56 Trends

Subclass State	Location Occupation	Lodge Date	S56 Date Detail
190	OFFSHORE -	20 May 2025	16 Feb 2026 Partner Remedicals
190	OFFSHORE -	14 Jun 2025	16 Feb 2026 Polio vaccine certificate (family of 3)
491	OFFSHORE -	30 Jun 2025	16 Feb 2026 Polio

Invitation Activity

State Subclass	Occupation	Points	Date	Notes
TAS 190	Chef	61	16 Feb 2026	Orange Plus pass, nomination approved

Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests

Priority occupations (Health and Teaching) continue to demonstrate expedited processing. The General Practitioner case received a direct grant in approximately 2 months, while the Physiotherapist and Registered Nurse cases were processed in approximately 8 months and 5 months respectively.

Non-priority occupations show more varied processing times. The Mechanical Engineer (NSW 190) was processed in approximately 8 months, while the Software Engineer (NSW 190) took approximately 9 months. The Architectural Draftsperson (NSW 491) was processed in approximately 8 months.

S56 requests observed today primarily relate to vaccination certificates (Polio) and remedicals for family members. One case involved multiple S56 requests over several months, including travel history documentation and Form 80. The Software Engineer case received an S56 for child medicals despite the child being under two years old at initial medical examination.

Several cases reported direct grants with no S56 requests, particularly in priority occupations. The presence of a skilled partner in priority occupations appears to correlate with faster processing times.

Useful Resources

NSW190 Mechanical Engineer Profile: https://smartvisaguide.com/ramdas
S56 Polio Request (491 OFFSHORE): https://smartvisaguide.com/shani1810
S56 Polio Vaccine Request (190 OFFSHORE): https://smartvisaguide.com/chibuzo
S56 Partner Remedicals Request (190 OFFSHORE): https://smartvisaguide.com/b1995

🔵 This data represents a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs has complete grant data. For invitation rounds, only the respective states possess complete round information.

🔴 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 appropriate caution.