📙 Daily Activity Report: 09 Dec 2025 This report summarises...
@gregormendel (1D ago| Updated 11H ago)📙 Daily Activity Report: 09 Dec 2025
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 09 December 2025 based on crowdsourced data from the community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | Onshore Occupational Therapist | 01 Sep 2025 → 09 Dec 2025 | - |
| 189 | Onshore Registered Nurse | 01 Sep 2025 → 09 Dec 2025 | - |
| 190 | Onshore IT | 28 Oct 2024 → 09 Dec 2025 | 01 Dec 2025 Partner Medical |
| 491 NSW | Offshore Registered Nurse | 26 Jun 2025 → 09 Dec 2025 | - |
| 491 TAS | Onshore Chef | 29 May 2024 → 09 Dec 2025 | - |
| 491 WA | Onshore Organisation & Method Analyst | 30 Sep 2023 → 09 Dec 2025 | 02 Dec 2025 |
| 491 NT | Offshore Procurement Manager | 25 Sep 2023 → 09 Dec 2025 | 16 Sep 2025 EE + Functional English; 27 Nov 2025 Medical + PCC |
| 491 NT | Offshore ICT Support Engineer | 06 Jul 2023 → 09 Dec 2025 | 10 Nov 2025 Form 80 + PCC |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 491 | Offshore Unknown | 25 Jun 2025 | 09 Dec 2025 SAUDI PCC + Polio |
Trends and Patterns
Priority Occupations: Subclass 189 grants for priority occupations (Registered Nurse and Occupational Therapist) demonstrated expedited processing, with visa processing times of approximately 3 months from lodgement in September 2025 to grant in December 2025. All 189 grants reported today were direct grants with no S56 requests.
Non-Priority Occupations: Visa processing times for non-priority occupations varied significantly. The 190 IT grant took approximately 13 months, while 491 grants ranged from 18 months (Chef, TAS) to over 29 months (ICT Support Engineer, NT). Older lodgements from 2023 continue to receive grants, indicating ongoing processing of the backlog.
S56 Requests: S56 requests primarily involved medicals, Police Clearance Certificates (PCC), Form 80, and evidence of English proficiency for secondary applicants. One case received two separate S56 requests before grant. The turnaround from S56 submission to grant was notably quick in some cases, with one applicant receiving a grant on the same day as S56 submission (WA case).
Family Applications: Multiple grants involved families of 3-4 members, demonstrating successful processing of applications with secondary applicants.
Useful Resources
- Notes on New Subclass 189 Selection Model: https://smartvisaguide.com/posts/11443
- Complete subclass 189 policy document: https://smartvisaguide.com/posts/11484
⚠️ 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 represents a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs has complete grant data.
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s56 requests on 09 Dec 2025: - 491 OFFSHORE Lodged 25 June 2025 s56 for SAUDI PCC and Polio
Finally Got the Golden Email. Motor Mechanic (SC-190)SA- Outer Regional 70 points Moved to Australia - Feb2019 JRP Final outcome - 22/06/2023 EOI Submitted - 29/06/2023 ROI - 05/10/2023 Not Invited - 18/06/2024 ROI- 27/09/2024 190 Invite - 03/10/2024 Visa Lodged - 29/10/2024 Granted- 09/12/2025
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189 Visa GRANTED! 🙌 Carpenter, 65 Points, Family of 4. We handled the entire process ourselves - no agent! Our Timeline EOI Lodged: 5 April 2025 Invitation Received: 22 August 2025 Application Submitted: 14 October 2025 Visa Granted: 8 December 2025
Got 190 Grant TAS Chef No s56 Applied on 29 october 2024 Granted 09 Dec 2025
Got our 491 visa today
NT - Offshore Electrical Engineer Family of 4
DOL- 28.07.2023
Remed, Pcc, spouse Functional English test, Newborn Biometric : 29-09-2025
Visa Grant : 09-12-2025
189 Approved!
Invitation 21 aug 2025 Lodged 01 sept 2025 Granted 9 Dec 2025 Occupation: Occupational Therapist onshore
One of my friends got the 190 grant. Lodged - oct 28th 2024 S56 partner medical - 1 dec 2025 Medical cleared - 8th dec Granted - 9th dec 2025 Onshore IT
491 Offshore Visa grant received NT for 3 DOL: 06/07/2023 2nd S56: for form 80 & PCC on 10/11/2025 Visa Grant: 09/12/2025 ICT Support Engineer
491 grant today TAS Onshore visa lodge date : 29/05/2024 occupation: chef 75 points green pass
491 Offshore I got granted just now. DOL 25 September 2023 1st S56 16 Sep 2025 (EE+ functinal English for husband) 2nd S56 27 Nov 2025 ( medical + PCC) Granted on 09 December 2025 Family of 4 Offshore NT Procurement manager
189 GRANT received Occupation- Registered nurse Nec (onshore) Points - 80 Date of invite- 21/08/25 Application submitted- 01/09/25 Grant received- 09/12/25
491 Onshore DOL 30 September 2023 S56 02 December 2025 S56 submitted 09 December 2025 Granted on 09 December 2025 Family of 4 Onshore WA Organisation & Method Analyst
Visa Granted today Lodged 26 June 2025 Preinvite 23 May 2025 491 NSW offshore 85pts RN 254414 family of 4 direct grant, no s56
189 Granted: Eoi: May 2024 Invite: Aug 2025 Lodged: 1st Sept 2025 Granted: 9th Dec 2025 Rn- Aged care - onshore - 80 points- Superior English- 2 years exp - Form 80 Submitted. Onshore
Silent today
Do they slowdown this early? I thought the Xmas closedown timeframe for Immi? 24th Dec - Jan first week?