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📙 Daily Activity Report: 18 October 2025
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and related activity reported by the community on 18 October 2025.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 NSW | Offshore Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | 25 Jun 2025 → 18 Oct 2025 | - |
| 190 NSW | Offshore Secondary School Teacher | 23 Jun 2025 → 18 Oct 2025 | - |
| 190 WA | Onshore Secondary School Teacher | 25 Jun 2025 → 18 Oct 2025 | - |
| 491 SA | - Mechanic | 03 Jul 2023 → 18 Oct 2025 | 08 Aug 2025 AFP, Remedicals |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 491 SA | - Mechanic | 03 Jul 2023 | 08 Aug 2025 AFP, Remedicals |
| 190 - | Onshore - | 19 Jun 2025 | 18 Oct 2025 Polio |
Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests
Two S56 requests were reported today. One case involved a request for AFP and remedicals for a 491 SA Mechanic application lodged in July 2023, with the S56 issued in August 2025. Another case involved an onshore 190 application lodged in June 2025, with an S56 for Polio vaccination issued on 18 October 2025.
The 491 SA Mechanic case demonstrates an extended processing timeline of over two years, with an S56 request occurring approximately 25 months after lodgement. This case subsequently received a grant on the same day as this report.
Visa Processing Observations
Priority occupations (Health and Teaching) continue to demonstrate faster processing times. The Registered Nurse (Aged Care) case from NSW received a grant in approximately 3 months and 23 days, while both Secondary School Teacher cases (NSW and WA) were processed in approximately 3 months and 25 days. All three priority occupation cases were straight grants without S56 requests.
In contrast, the non-priority occupation (Mechanic) experienced significantly longer processing, taking over two years from lodgement to grant, with an S56 request for AFP and remedicals issued during the process.
All reported grants today were for subclass 190 and 491 visas. NSW and WA states featured prominently in the 190 grants, with both onshore and offshore applicants receiving approvals. Family sizes ranged from single applicants to families of three.
Useful Resources
- S56 Request Details: https://smartvisaguide.com/cheekybear3321
- NSW 190 Grant Profile: https://smartvisaguide.com/knabin75
⚠️ 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 the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and individual states possess complete data on visa grants and invitation rounds.
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