๐ Daily Activity Report: 10 Dec 2025 This report summarises...
@gregormendel (1D ago| Updated 4H ago)๐ Daily Activity Report: 10 Dec 2025
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 10 December 2025, based on crowdsourced data from the skilled migration community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge โ Grant | S56 Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 SA | OFFSHORE Corporate Services Manager | 31 Oct 2024 โ 10 Dec 2025 (1Y 1M) | - |
| 190 SA | OFFSHORE Software Engineer | 30 Oct 2024 โ 10 Dec 2025 (1Y 1M) | - |
| 190 TAS | ONSHORE Chef | 31 Oct 2024 โ 10 Dec 2025 (1Y 1M) | - |
| 190 ACT | - Mechatronics Engineer | 07 Oct 2023 โ 10 Dec 2025 (2Y 2M) | 28 Aug 2025: Remedicals, Saudi PCC; 15 Nov 2025: Egypt PCC |
| 491 NSW | OFFSHORE Civil Engineer | 10 Jul 2023 โ 10 Dec 2025 (2Y 5M) | 12 Aug 2025: PCC, Polio, Remedicals; 10 Nov 2025: PCC |
| 189 - | ONSHORE Medical | 06 Oct 2025 โ 10 Dec 2025 (2M) | 15 Nov 2025: Medicals |
| 189 - | - General Practitioner | 29 Aug 2025 โ 10 Dec 2025 (3M) | 05 Dec 2025: UNKNOWN |
| 190 VIC | ONSHORE Secondary Teacher | 22 Nov 2025 โ 10 Dec 2025 (18D) | 03 Dec 2025: Medicals |
| 190 VIC | ONSHORE Secondary Teacher | 27 Nov 2025 โ 10 Dec 2025 (13D) | 03 Dec 2025: Medicals |
| 491 NSW | ONSHORE Secondary Teacher | 04 Aug 2025 โ 10 Dec 2025 (4M) | DIRECT GRANT |
| 491 NSW | ONSHORE Organisation and Methods Analyst | 03 May 2024 โ 10 Dec 2025 (1Y 7M) | 25 Nov 2025: Employment Evidence |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 SA | OFFSHORE ICT Business Analyst | 30 Oct 2024 | 10 Dec 2024: Medicals, PCC |
Invitation Activity
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 ACT | - Accountant | 140 ACT pts | - |
| 190 ACT | - Civil Engineer | 120 ACT pts | - |
| 190 ACT | OFFSHORE Electronics Engineer | 95 EOI pts | - |
| 190 ACT | ONSHORE Primary Teacher | 105 ACT pts | - |
| 190 ACT | - Quantity Surveyor | 115 ACT pts | - |
| 190 ACT | - ECT | 110 ACT pts | - |
| 491 ACT | - ECT | 105 ACT pts | - |
| 491 ACT | ONSHORE Hotel Motel Manager | 95 ACT pts | - |
| 491 ACT | - Medical Technicians nec | 70 ACT pts | - |
| 190 TAS | - Enrolled Nurse | - | Preinvite 11 Nov 2025, Full Invite 10 Dec 2025 |
Trends and Patterns
Priority Occupations: Priority occupations (Health and Teaching) continue to demonstrate significantly faster processing times. Secondary Teachers received grants in 13-18 days (VIC 190), while a General Practitioner received a 189 grant in 3 months. A NSW 491 Secondary Teacher received a direct grant in 4 months.
Non-Priority Occupations: Non-priority occupations show considerably longer processing times, ranging from 1 year 1 month to 2 years 5 months. Software Engineers, Corporate Services Managers, and Civil Engineers experienced processing times exceeding 12 months.
S56 Requests: Medical and PCC requests remain the most common S56 types. Multiple PCC requests were observed for applicants with complex residential histories. One case received two separate S56 requests over a 3-month period. Employment evidence requests were also noted for Organisation and Methods Analysts.
ACT Invitation Round: ACT conducted an invitation round on 10 December 2025, inviting across both 190 and 491 subclasses. Points ranged from 70 to 140 ACT matrix points, with Accountants requiring the highest points (140) and Medical Technicians the lowest (70). The complete round data will be published by ACT in the coming days.
Useful Resources
- ACT Electronics Engineer 190 Invitation: https://smartvisaguide.com/ashokh4793
- ACT Invitation Round Library: https://smartvisaguide.com/library
- October 2025 FOI Document: https://smartvisaguide.com/static/dist/library/FOI_OCT_2025.pdf
- Software Engineer 190 Grant Details: https://smartvisaguide.com/nephew
News and Updates
October 2025 FOI (Freedom of Information) documents are now available for review.
โ ๏ธ Disclaimer: This blog post is an AI summary of community comments and may be refreshed as additional data becomes available. Due to the crowdsourced and AI-generated nature of this content, mistakes and discrepancies are possible. This information should be consumed with caution.
๐ This report represents crowdsourced data and is a subset of total activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs and individual states possess complete data. For invitation rounds, only the nominating state has comprehensive round information.
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Latest ACT Invitation Round 10 Dec 2025: Unless otherwise indicated, points shown are ACT matrix pts. - 190 Accountant 140 pts - 190 Civil Engineer 120 pts - 491 ECT 105 pts - 190 ECT 110 pts - 190 OFFSHORE Electronics Engineer 95 EOI pts - 491 Hotel Motel Manager 95 pts Onshore - 491 Medical Technicians nec 70 pts - 190 Primary Teacher 105 pts Onshore - 190 Quantity Surveyor 115 pts
ACT will release full round PDF in a few days. Once released, it will be uploaded here.
s56 requests on 10 Dec 2024: - 190 OFFSHORE (IN) Lodged 30 Oct 2024 s56 for Medical and PCC, SA, ICT BA
which State?
SA
190 Vic, lodged 27th November 2025, medicals 3rd Dec, granted 10th Dec 2025 Secondary teacher, 80 points, onshore
Profession: General Practitioner Points: 85 EOI submitted: 05/03/2025 Invited to apply: 21/08/2025 Submitted Application: 290/08/2025 S56 request from Home Affairs, and completed: 05/12/2025 Golden Email for 189 Grant: 10/12/2025
TAS 190 nomination for Enrolled Nurse Pre invite on 11/11/2025 Nominated applied on 11/11/2025 Additional documents requested on 27/11/2025 Nomination (Full Invite) on 10/12/2025
Profile Summary for @manisingh Nominated Occupation: 351311 Chef Unit Group: 3513 Chefs Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: TAS Current Salary: AU$60,000 Assessing Authority: TRA Skill Level: 2 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 1M 10D)
Total Points: 60 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 10 - Education: 10 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 0 - Partner (Competent English): 5 - Australian Study: 5 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 10 Dec 2025 * TAS190 * 65 pts * Visa Granted - 31 Oct 2024 * TAS190 * 65 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 16 Oct 2024 * TAS190 * 65 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 09 Sep 2024 * TAS190 * 65 pts * Submitted Nomination Application to State - 22 Aug 2024 * TAS190 * 65 pts * Received Preinvite from State - 05 Aug 2024 * TAS190 * 65 pts * Submitted State Registration of Interest (ROI)
Profile Summary for @latte Nominated Occupation: 132111 Corporate Services Manager Unit Group: 1321 Corporate Services Managers Country of Residence: People's Republic of China Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 1M 10D)
Total Points: 85 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 25 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 15 - Single: 10 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 10 Dec 2025 * SA190 * 90 pts * Visa Granted I got my visa grantedรฏยผยรฏยผยรฏยผย - 31 Oct 2024 * SA190 * 90 pts * Submitted Visa Application visa submitted: subclass190
Visa grant received 491 Onshore NSW- Procedures Analyst 224712 Organisation and Methods Analyst. DOL: 03/05/2024 S56: EE on 25/11/2025 Category: 491 Visa Grant: 10/12/2025
Profile Summary for @dreamer07 Nominated Occupation: 241411 Secondary School Teacher (Priority) Unit Group: 2414 Secondary School Teachers Country of Residence: Philippines Assessing Authority: AITSL Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 4M 6D)
Total Points: 65 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 25 - English Language: 10 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 15 - Unskilled Partner: 0 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 10 Dec 2025 * NSW491 * 80 pts * Visa Granted DIRECT GRANT - 20 Aug 2025 * NSW491 * 80 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 20 Aug 2025 * NSW491 * 80 pts * Visa Status Update in Immi Account Further Assessment - 04 Aug 2025 * NSW491 * 80 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 13 Jun 2025 * NSW491 * 80 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa - 12 Jun 2025 * NSW491 * 80 pts * Submitted Nomination Application to State - 12 Jun 2025 * NSW491 * 80 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 06 Jun 2025 * NSW491 * 80 pts * Received Preinvite from State - 30 Apr 2025 * NSW491 * 80 pts * Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI) - 23 Feb 2025 * 65 pts * Received Skill Assessment Approval - 01 Dec 2024 * 65 pts * Applied for Skill Assessment
189 visa granted today! EOI submitted June 2025, Invite Aug 2025,
visa application 6 Oct 2025, medicals 15 November 2025, grant 10 December 2025 On shore, medical.
Visa granted!!! ๐ฅณ 190 Vic, Secondary teacher EOI/ROI submitted 22/10/2025 Invitation 18/11/2025 Lodged 22/11/2025 Medicals 3/12/2025 Granted 10/12/2025 Onshore
Oct FOI available here
@biotechy it seems thet at this speed there shouldnt be many of 2023 left by now (ca 1k?). We have applied Dec 23 and it seems 23 isnt the main granting period but rather 2024. How do you see that? In the timeline it seems it can even take up to mid next year. Do you really think that it could take that long? Honestly it seems crazy althought I know June 23 lodgers are even more anxious. We were hoping the grant would happen mid 25 then by the end of 25 now it seems it could even be longer.
Do you think they will clear all s56 until received until end of October 2024 before end of this year??
People from June 23 still waiting for their s56 to be cleared
Same boat, called Immi quite a few times to prioritise my application. They mentioned it's not unusual to wait 30 months after submission.
30 months ๐ณ
Incredible really for us to wait that long, nothing we can do unfortunately
I can say it took 6 months to get nomination + 30 months counting visa lodgement = 36 Months (all together). WA is too slow
190 WA
I am waiting 24 months so quite a while too. I dont understand what is happening there any more with late 2024 being granted like crazy. Were you looking at last foi data? It seems that by now there should not be many 2023 left?
@scottam 30 months ๐ณ. what did they say at Immi? Were you able to speak to someone beside the hotline person?
@lalala, they always read usual response when I gave a call "It's not unusual to wait this longer, you fall in 10% of the applications". They never took my details or transferred the call to some one who can actually look into the file.. It's sad that we can't even communicate to the right team in Immi
GOLDEN EMAIL RECIEVED ACT 190 visa granted Mechatronics engineer Visa lodged 07/10/2023 S56 re- medical & Saudi arabia PCC requested on 28/8/2025 and submitted on 5/9/2025 2nd S56 submitted egypt PCC submitted on 15 nov 2025 Visa granted 10/12/2025
Visa 190 Grant Software Engineer Offshore SA Lodged 30 Oct 2024 Grant 10 Dec 2025
Can we deduce from this grant that DoHA has begun processing Visa applications lodged in Oct-Nov 2024 ?
They reached end of October 2024 lodgements already. Might start with November 2024 next week.
491 Offshore NSW Civil Engineer DOL 10-07-2023 1st s56 : 12-08-2025 PCC + Polio + Remeds 2nd s56 : 10-11-2025 PCC Grant on 10-12-2025