📙 Daily Activity Report: 05 November 2025 This report...
@gregormendel (1D ago| Updated 2H ago)📙 Daily Activity Report: 05 November 2025 This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for Australian skilled visas (subclass 189, 190, and 491). Analysis is based on crowdsourced data from the community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Civil Engineer | 10 Jul 2024 → 05 Nov 2025 | 27 Oct 2025 Medical |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE QA Manager | 24 May 2024 → 05 Nov 2025 | 22 Oct 2025 Medical (Kids) |
| 189 | ONSHORE Civil Engineer | 16 Dec 2024 → 05 Nov 2025 | - |
| 189 | ONSHORE Civil Engineering Draftsperson | 13 Dec 2024 → 05 Nov 2025 | - |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 491 | ONSHORE - | 07 Apr 2024 | 05 Nov 2025 Medical |
| 491 | ONSHORE - | 05 Apr 2024 | 05 Nov 2025 Medical, AFP |
| 491 | OFFSHORE - | 24 Mar 2024 | 05 Nov 2025 Bank Statement, Tax Docs, Medical, PCC |
| 491 | OFFSHORE (IN) - | 22 Mar 2024 | 05 Nov 2025 PCC, Medical |
| 491 | OFFSHORE (NP) - | 21 Mar 2024 | 05 Nov 2025 Medical (All Applicants) |
Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests
The day saw a cluster of S56 requests for subclass 491 applications lodged between March and April 2024. Medical requests dominated the S56 activity, with all five reported cases requiring medical examinations. Additional documentation requests included AFP checks, bank statements, tax documents, and police clearance certificates. The pattern suggests DHA is actively processing 491 applications from the March-April 2024 cohort, with medical clearances being a key checkpoint before finalisation.
Visa Processing Observations
Subclass 189: Two direct grants were reported for Civil Engineering occupations (Civil Engineer and Civil Engineering Draftsperson), both lodged in December 2024 and granted in November 2025. Processing time was approximately 10-11 months. Both applicants were onshore with 75-90 points.
Subclass 190 NSW: Two grants were reported for offshore applicants in Civil Engineer and QA Manager occupations. Processing times ranged from 15-16 months (May-July 2024 lodgements to November 2025 grants). Both cases received S56 requests for medicals in late October 2025, shortly before grant.
Activity levels were notably quiet for the day, with community members commenting on the low volume of grants. One observation noted that DHA may need to accelerate processing in the January-April 2026 window to meet planning levels.
⚠️ 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.
📊 This data represents a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has complete grant and processing data.
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S56 Requests for 05 Nov 2025: - 491 ONSHORE Lodged 07 Apr 2024 s56 for Medical - 491 ONSHORE Lodged 05 Apr 2024 s56 for Medical and AFOP - 491 OFFSHORE Lodged 24 Mar 2024 s56 for Bank Statement, Tax Docs, Medical, PCC. - 491 OFFSHORE (IN) Lodged 22 Mar 2024 s56 for PCC and Medical - 491 OFFSHORE (NP) Lodged 21 Mar 2024 s56 for Medical for all applicants Reply to comment to share data.
Visa 190 NSW Civil Engineer (offshore) 90 Points breakdown: - Age 30 - English 20 - Education 15 - Overseas exp 10 - Skilled partner 10 - State nomination 5 Timeline: 25.07.2023 - PTE 03.03.2024 - Partner skills result 16.03.2024 - EA assessment result 25.03.2024 - Partner PTE 02.04.2024 - EOI submission 19.04.2024 - Pre-invitation 14.05.2024 - Final invitation 10.07.2024 - VISA LODGEMENT 05.09.2024 - Medical 22.05.2025 - Police clearance update 27.10.2025 - S56 Request (Medical) 05.11.2025 - VISA GRANTED
Any idea when did he/she finished the s56 medical?
Profile Summary for @ndhdh Nominated Occupation: 312211 Civil Engineering Draftsperson Unit Group: 3122 Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: NSW Assessing Authority: Engineers Australia Skill Level: 2 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 10M 23D)
Total Points: 75 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 10 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 0 - Single: 10 - Australian Study: 5 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 05 Nov 2025 * 189 * 75 pts * Visa Granted - 13 Dec 2024 * 189 * 75 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 07 Nov 2024 * 189 * 75 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa
190 Offshore QA Manager Finally it's my turn! Praise the Lord! The LORD has done great things for us, And we are glad.(Psalms 126:3) Visa type: 190 NSW Visa lodged: 24-May-2024 Medical: 9-June-2024 S56 (Medical for Kids): 22-Oct-2025 Medicals Cleared-04-Nov-2025 Grant Date: 5-Nov-2025
Congratulations👏👏 I lodged my QAM application 190 NSW on 21 may 2024 so I hope my turn will be soon.
mate u shud add to your timeline as it helps everyone track.
I submitted my EOI for QAM on 22nd May 2025. After seeing the QAM grant, my hopes for invite and grant has increased now.
189 Granted Onshore Occupation: Civil Engineer Points- 90 Invited - 07 November 2024 Lodged: 16 December 2024 Granted: 05 November 2025 (Direct Grant)
Super quiet today ! At this rate, they are going to have to grant a lot in Jan-April window to fully utilise the planning levels.
I think they don't intend to fully utilise the planning levels this year at all. Dutton's soul has entered Burke's body....Labor government will keep NOM tight.
How does granting onshore visas affect NOM.
Historically, have there been instances where full planning levels weren’t utilised?
Only during Covid, I believe
@biotechy do you understand what is happening here? At this rate I dont know what to even expect any more.. with Dec approaching (and another slowdown till new years off course) it seems like Nov should be a grant month..?
thats what i am saying that they will need to speed up from Jan quite abit to fully use FY planning levels, since they have been bit slow so far. Dont stress mate, you are not too far now. Hard part is over.
Yeah this is what I have been thinking for the past six months😆. With the processing times getting longer and 2023 abandoned again I am not so sure is it to come this year still. Do you see any pattern here or are you just as suprised at how it goes? I thought 2k applications that are left for 2023 would be cleared by year end. Even with the priority processeng of 24/25 but if they go and issue non priority for 24 not 23 ready tp grant applications i am seriously lost