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📙 Daily Activity Report: 28 Jul 2026

This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity based on crowdsourced data from the community for 28 July 2026.

Visa Grants

S56 Trends

Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests

Priority occupations (Health) continue to demonstrate expedited processing. Both Registered Nurse and Social Worker grants were processed within approximately 1.5 months of lodgement, consistent with Ministerial Direction 105 prioritisation.

Non-priority occupations show varied processing times. The Architectural Draftsperson (QLD 190) was processed in approximately 4 months, while the University Lecturer (WA 190) was processed in approximately 4.5 months. Both received direct grants without S56 requests.

One offshore 190 applicant who lodged in May 2025 received an S56 request for medicals and CPM after approximately 14 months, indicating extended processing for offshore non-priority cases.

Subsequent entrant grants for 491 visas were also observed today.

⚠️ 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 has complete grant data.

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Tasmanian Skilled Migration State Nomination Program Update - July 2026

FY 2026-27 Program Allocations A total of 2050 nomination places have been issued to Tasmania this year, comprising: - Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa: 1250 places - Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) visa: 800 places Tasmania’s Skilled Migration State Nomination Program will reopen to new Registrations of Interest in the coming weeks, with details to be announced soon.

You can monitor the Migration Tasmania site for the latest information regarding the 2026-27 program. Details will also be announced in this newsletter.

Once the program reopens, please carefully read the 2026-27 program settings and guidelines for any changes.

Nomination applications lodged but not yet decided

If you have lodged an application for nomination but have not received an outcome, Migration Tasmania will continue to process your application against the requirements in place at the time you lodged your application. If approved, applicants will be nominated in SkillSelect.

Subclass 491 applicants seeking subclass 190 nomination

Applications for subclass 491 nomination that have been lodged but not yet decided will not be considered for subclass 190 nomination. If you wish to be considered for subclass 190 nomination you will need to withdraw your current application and register for subclass 190 when the 2026-27 program opens.

A new invitation to apply for subclass 190 nomination will depend upon the level of interest and the number of pro-rata places available at the time.

Read more here.