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📙 Daily Activity Report: 26 Mar 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for Australian skilled visas (subclass 189, 190, and 491) based on crowdsourced data from the community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | OFFSHORE Surgical Nurse | 24 Sep 2025 → 26 Mar 2026 | None |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Production Manager (Manufacturing) | 06 Jan 2025 → 26 Mar 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 190 SA | ONSHORE Web Administrator | 07 Jan 2025 → 26 Mar 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 190 SA | UNKNOWN Chef | 09 Jan 2025 → 26 Mar 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 190 VIC | ONSHORE Marketing Specialist | 09 Jan 2025 → 26 Mar 2026 | None |
| 190 WA | ONSHORE ICT Support Engineer | 10 Jan 2025 → 26 Mar 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 190 VIC | UNKNOWN Industrial Engineer | 08 Jan 2025 → 26 Mar 2026 | None |
| 190 TAS | ONSHORE Baker | 17 Dec 2024 → 26 Mar 2026 | 17 Mar 2026 Remedicals |
| 491 NSW | ONSHORE Accountant (General) | 18 Dec 2024 → 26 Mar 2026 | None |
| 491 NSW | OFFSHORE Mechanical Engineer | 18 Dec 2024 → 26 Mar 2026 | 26 Mar 2026 Medical |
| 491 NSW | OFFSHORE Engineering Professionals | 17 Nov 2023 → 26 Mar 2026 | 19 Sep 2025 Remedicals |
| 491 SA | ONSHORE Pathology Collector | 12 Feb 2026 → 26 Mar 2026 | 13 Feb 2026 PCC |
| 491 TAS | ONSHORE Accountant | 19 Sep 2025 → 26 Mar 2026 | 20 Feb 2026 Functional English, 24 Mar 2026 Second VAC |
| 491 VIC | OFFSHORE UNKNOWN | 27 Mar 2025 → 26 Mar 2026 | UNKNOWN |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 491 NSW | OFFSHORE Mechanical Engineer | 18 Dec 2024 | 26 Mar 2026 Medical |
Invitation Activity
| Subclass State | Occupation | Points | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | Surgical Nurse | 85 | EOI: 19 Aug 2025, Invited: 21 Aug 2025 |
| 190 VIC | Civil Engineer | 90 | Preinvite: 17 Mar 2026, Full Invite: 26 Mar 2026 |
Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests
Priority Occupations: The subclass 189 grant for a Surgical Nurse (Health occupation) was processed in 6 months, demonstrating expedited processing for priority occupations under Ministerial Direction 105. This is significantly faster than non-priority occupations.
Non-Priority Occupations: Visa processing times for non-priority occupations varied considerably: - Subclass 190: Processing times ranged from 1 year 2 months to 1 year 3 months for most cases. Direct grants (no S56) were common for several applicants. - Subclass 491: Processing times showed significant variation, from as short as 1 month 14 days (SA Pathology Collector) to as long as 2 years 4 months (NSW Engineering Professionals).
S56 Request Patterns: - Remedicals: Multiple cases received S56 requests for remedicals, particularly for applications lodged in late 2024 and early 2025. One Tasmania 190 applicant received remedicals after 1 year 3 months, and received grant within 1 day of medicals being cleared. - PCC Requests: One SA 491 applicant received an S56 for Police Clearance Certificate shortly after lodgement. - Second VAC: One Tasmania 491 applicant received an S64 request to pay the second Visa Application Charge after initially receiving an S56 for functional English evidence for partner. Grant was issued within 1 hour of payment. - State RFI: One WA 190 applicant received a Request for Further Information from the state (not DHA) requesting documentation that the job was not contracted to a third party.
Geographic Variations: SA 491 demonstrated notably fast processing (1 month 14 days) for a Pathology Collector, while NSW 491 showed longer processing times for Engineering occupations.
📊 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 arrives. 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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