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📙 Daily Activity Report: 04 Feb 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for skilled migration subclasses 189, 190, and 491 based on community-shared data for 04 February 2026.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 QLD | Offshore Civil Engineer | 06 Nov 2024 → 04 Feb 2026 | 06 Jan 2026 Evidence of relationship |
| 190 VIC | Onshore ICT Business Analyst | 14 Feb 2025 → 04 Feb 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 190 WA | Onshore Secondary School Teacher | 10 Jun 2025 → 04 Feb 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 190 SA | Offshore Marketing | 13 Mar 2024 → 04 Feb 2026 | 01 Oct 2025 Medical+PCC |
| 190 SA | Offshore Metal Fabricator | 02 Nov 2024 → 04 Feb 2026 | 05 Jan 2026 Transcript |
| 190 SA | Offshore Mining Engineer | 08 Nov 2024 → 04 Feb 2026 | 07 Jan 2026 Polio Certificates |
| 190 TAS | Onshore Environmental Research Scientist | 04 Nov 2024 → 04 Feb 2026 | 04 Jan 2026 Medical+Polio |
| 190 TAS | Onshore Motor Mechanic | 07 Nov 2024 → 04 Feb 2026 | 08 Jan 2026 UNKNOWN |
| 190 - | Offshore Software Engineer | 06 Nov 2024 → 04 Feb 2026 | 06 Jan 2026 Remedicals |
| 190 WA | Onshore Civil Engineering | 07 Nov 2024 → 04 Feb 2026 | 07 Jan 2026 Polio Certificate |
| 189 - | Onshore Statistician | 18 Sep 2025 → 04 Feb 2026 | 29 Jan 2026 UNKNOWN |
| 189 - | Onshore Registered Nurse NEC | 01 Sep 2025 → 04 Feb 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 491 VIC | Onshore Construction | Nov 2024 → 04 Feb 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 491 ACT | Onshore ICT Project Manager | 29 Sep 2023 → 04 Feb 2026 | 16 Sep 2025 UNKNOWN |
| 491 SA | Onshore Cafe/Restaurant Manager | 21 Dec 2023 → 04 Feb 2026 | Oct 2025 Medical+Form 80 |
| 491 TAS | Offshore Computer Network Engineer | 01 Oct 2023 → 04 Feb 2026 | 16 Sep 2025 Passport+Medicals |
| 491 ACT | Offshore Economist/Statistician | 23 Dec 2023 → 04 Feb 2026 | Oct 2025 UNKNOWN |
| 491 SA | Offshore System Administrator | 04 Apr 2025 → 04 Feb 2026 | NONE |
| 491 WA | - ICT Business Analyst | 13 Dec 2023 → 04 Feb 2026 | 08 Oct 2025 UNKNOWN |
| 491 NSW | Offshore Web Developer | 07 Dec 2023 → 04 Feb 2026 | 07 Oct 2025 Medical+AFP |
| 491 QLD | Offshore Analyst Programmer | 01 Jun 2024 → 04 Feb 2026 | 05 Jan 2026 Medicals+PCC |
| 491 QLD | Offshore Architectural Draftsperson | 01 Jan 2024 → 04 Feb 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 491 ACT | Offshore Production Manager | 05 Oct 2023 → 04 Feb 2026 | 16 Sep 2025 UNKNOWN |
| 491 SA | Offshore Pastrycook | 11 Apr 2025 → 04 Feb 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 491 NT | Offshore Construction Project Manager | 30 Apr 2025 → 04 Feb 2026 | UNKNOWN |
S56 Trends
No new S56 requests were reported for 04 February 2026.
Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests
The most common S56 requests across all grants included: - Medical examinations and remedicals - frequently requested for applications lodged in late 2024 and early 2025 - Polio certificates - particularly for SA and WA state nominations - Police Clearance Certificates (PCC) - standard requirement for offshore applicants - Evidence of relationship - for applications claiming partner points - AFP checks - for onshore applicants - Educational transcripts - for verification of overseas qualifications
Priority occupations (Health and Teaching) showed faster processing times. The Secondary School Teacher grant (WA 190) processed in approximately 8 months, while non-priority occupations showed processing times ranging from 9 months to over 2 years.
Subclass 491 applications showed the widest variation in processing times, ranging from 9 months (NT Construction Project Manager) to over 2 years (TAS Computer Network Engineer, ACT ICT Project Manager). Subclass 190 applications generally processed within 3-15 months, while the two Subclass 189 grants processed in approximately 4-5 months.
🔔 This report represents crowdsourced data and is a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs has complete grant data.
🔴 DISCLAIMER: This blog post is an AI summary of community comments and may be refreshed as more data becomes available. Due to the nature of crowdsourced and AI-generated content, mistakes and discrepancies are possible. This information should be consumed with caution.
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