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📙 Daily Activity Report: 30 July 2026

This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for skilled migration visas (subclass 189, 190, and 491) based on crowdsourced data from the community.

Visa Grants

S56 Trends

Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests

Three S56 requests were reported today, all for medical examinations or remedicals. The SA Computer Network and Systems Engineer case received an S56 after 14 months of lodgement, while the ACT Primary Teacher case received two S56 requests - the first after approximately 4 months and the second after 5 months. The SA Urban and Regional Planner case received an S56 for medicals for both primary applicant and partner after 14 months.

Priority occupation (Primary Teacher) showed faster overall processing despite multiple S56 requests. Non-priority occupations experienced longer processing times, with the SA Computer Network and Systems Engineer case taking 15 months and the SA Urban and Regional Planner case taking 14 months from lodgement to grant.

Several direct grants were reported with no S56 requests, particularly for cases lodged in late April 2026, suggesting streamlined processing for complete applications. Processing times for these direct grants ranged from 3 months (91 days for QLD Civil Engineering Draftsperson and QLD Registered Nurse) to approximately 3 months for NSW Community Worker and WA Construction Project Manager.

The SA Urban and Regional Planner case included a change of circumstances (newborn addition) which may have contributed to the extended processing time and subsequent S56 request.

⚠️ 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 visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has access to complete grant data.

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⏰ Updates to SmartVisaGuide Visa Processing Time

The visa grant date prediction tool on this website will be updated by the end of this week, to adjust the calculation based on the new Ministerial Direction 119 priorities. Moreover, the subclass pages will also start showing 3 sets of processing times: 1. ONSHORE Priority Occupations 2. ONSHORE Non-Priority Occupations 3. OFFSHORE ALL Occupations. This aligns with the priority order specified in direction 119.

📣 We expect to launch the change on Monday morning 03 Aug 2026. 🚨 However the calculation method will be a bit unstable for atleast a month due to smaller sample sizes and a sudden re-allocation of data points to new categories. By the end of August, a new representative processing time will emerges, reflecting the new processing priorities.