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📙 Daily Activity Report: 13 Feb 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 13 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 | 24 Nov 2025 → 13 Feb 2026 | 17 Dec 2025 AFP |
| 189 | ONSHORE Registered Nurses nec (Priority) | 04 Sep 2025 → 13 Feb 2026 | - |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Fitter General | 08 May 2025 → 13 Feb 2026 | None |
| 190 QLD | ONSHORE Registered Nurse Aged Care (Priority) | 09 Feb 2026 → 13 Feb 2026 | - |
| 491 WA | ONSHORE Community Worker | Mar 2025 → 13 Feb 2026 | Jan 2026 Form 80 |
| 491 ACT | OFFSHORE Vocational Education Teacher | 20 Oct 2023 → 13 Feb 2026 | 17 Sep 2025, 05 Feb 2026 |
| 491 SA | OFFSHORE Sales and Marketing Manager | 10 Jun 2025 → 13 Feb 2026 | 15 Jan 2026 Medicals |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | OFFSHORE Fitter General | Dec 2024 | 13 Feb 2026 Form 80 |
| 190 | OFFSHORE Unknown | 10 May 2025 | 13 Feb 2026 NZ PCC |
Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests
S56 requests continue to be issued for various document types including Police Clearance Certificates (PCC), Form 80, AFP checks, and medical examinations. The requests appear across all three visa subclasses (189, 190, 491) and affect both onshore and offshore applicants. Notably, remedicals and Form 80 requests remain common, particularly for applications lodged in late 2024 and early 2025.
Priority occupations (Registered Nurses) demonstrated significantly faster processing times, with one QLD 190 case processed in just 4 days and another 189 case processed in approximately 5 months. Non-priority occupations showed more varied processing times, ranging from approximately 8 months to over 2 years for one ACT 491 case that received multiple S56 requests.
The ACT 491 case lodged in October 2023 experienced an extended processing time of over 2 years with two S56 requests, highlighting the variability in processing times for non-priority occupations. In contrast, the NSW 190 Fitter General case received a direct grant without any S56 requests after approximately 9 months.
Useful Resources
⚠️ 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 a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has access to complete visa grant data. The information presented here is crowdsourced from community members and does not reflect the full picture of daily visa processing activity.
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