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📙 Daily Activity Report: 20 April 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 20 April 2026 based on crowdsourced data from the community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 VIC | OFFSHORE Mechanical Engineer | 15 Jan 2025 → 20 Apr 2026 | 31 Mar 2026 Medical and polio certificate |
| 491 VIC | ONSHORE ICT Business Analyst | 06 Dec 2024 → 20 Apr 2026 | 20 Mar 2026 AFP, PCC and remedical |
| 190 NSW | ONSHORE Motor Mechanic | 03 Feb 2025 → 20 Apr 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 190 SA | ONSHORE Marketing Specialist | 03 Feb 2025 → 20 Apr 2026 | No S56 |
| 190 VIC | UNKNOWN ICT Business Analyst | 31 Jan 2025 → 20 Apr 2026 | No S56 (Straight grant) |
| 491 NT | ONSHORE Chef | 05 Dec 2024 → 20 Apr 2026 | 20 Mar 2026 Health check and additional payslips |
| 189 | ONSHORE Solicitor | 29 Nov 2025 → 20 Apr 2026 | No S56 (Direct grant) |
| 491 NT | ONSHORE Software Engineer | 12 Jan 2025 → 20 Apr 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 491 VIC | ONSHORE Early Childhood Teacher | 15 Apr 2025 → 20 Apr 2026 | 14 Feb 2026 - |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 VIC | OFFSHORE Mechanical Engineer | 15 Jan 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 Medical and polio certificate |
| 491 VIC | ONSHORE ICT Business Analyst | 06 Dec 2024 | 20 Mar 2026 AFP, PCC and remedical |
| 491 NT | ONSHORE Chef | 05 Dec 2024 | 20 Mar 2026 Health check and additional payslips |
| 491 VIC | ONSHORE Early Childhood Teacher | 15 Apr 2025 | 14 Feb 2026 - |
Invitation Activity
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Points | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 QLD | ONSHORE Civil Engineering Draftsperson | 95 | Age 30, Partner 10, Edu 15+5, Au Exp 5, NAATI 5, Skilled partner Civil Engineer |
| 190 QLD | OFFSHORE Construction Project Manager | 85 | Age 25, Edu 15, Exp 15, PTE 10, Skilled Partner 10, NAATI 5 |
| 190 QLD | ONSHORE Early Childhood Teacher | UNKNOWN | TO BE VERIFIED |
| 190 QLD | OFFSHORE Electrician | 65 | Work Exp 15, Skilled Partner 10, Proficient English 10 |
| 190 QLD | ONSHORE Mechanical Engineer | 100 | TO BE VERIFIED |
| 190 QLD | ONSHORE Registered Nurse Community | 85 | - |
| 190 QLD | ONSHORE Registered Nurse Perioperative | 85 | - |
Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests
S56 requests observed on 20 April 2026 primarily involved health-related documentation (medicals, remedicals, polio certificates) and character documentation (AFP, PCC). The requests were issued between 1-4 months prior to visa grants. Applications lodged in late 2024 and early 2025 received S56 requests in early 2026, suggesting a processing pattern where additional documentation is requested approximately 12-15 months after lodgement for non-priority occupations.
Priority occupations such as Early Childhood Teacher demonstrated significantly faster processing times (12 months from lodgement to grant for Subclass 491 VIC), compared to non-priority occupations like ICT Business Analyst and Mechanical Engineer which took 14-15 months. The Solicitor grant under Subclass 189 was notably fast at approximately 5 months with a direct grant and no S56 requests.
Several grants were processed without S56 requests (straight/direct grants), particularly for Subclass 190 applications in SA, VIC, and the Subclass 189 Solicitor case, indicating streamlined processing for certain profiles.
🔵 This data is crowdsourced and represents a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs has complete grant data. For invitation rounds, only Queensland has the complete round data for 20 April 2026.
🔴 Disclaimer: This blog post is an AI summary of community comments and may be refreshed as more information 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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