📙 Daily Activity Report: 16 Mar 2026 This report summarises...
@gregormendel (2D ago| Updated 1H ago)📙 Daily Activity Report: 16 Mar 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 16 March 2026, based on crowdsourced data from the Australian skilled migration community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | ONSHORE Social Worker | 18 Sep 2025 → 16 Mar 2026 | - |
| 189 | ONSHORE Statistician | 13 Nov 2025 → 16 Mar 2026 | - |
| 189 | ONSHORE Chemical Engineer | 13 Nov 2025 → 16 Mar 2026 | - |
| 189 | ONSHORE RN Aged Care | 17 Sep 2025 → 16 Mar 2026 | 22 Oct 2025 UNKNOWN |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Fitter General | 20 Dec 2024 → 16 Mar 2026 | 13 Feb 2026 Form 80 |
| 190 VIC | OFFSHORE IT | 16 Dec 2024 → 16 Mar 2026 | - |
| 190 VIC | ONSHORE Software Engineer | 17 Dec 2024 → 16 Mar 2026 | - |
| 190 ACT | ONSHORE Organisation Methods Analyst | 18 Dec 2024 → 16 Mar 2026 | - |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Gas Fitter | 09 Jul 2025 → 16 Mar 2026 | - |
| 190 NSW | UNKNOWN Software Engineer | 17 Dec 2024 → 16 Mar 2026 | - |
| 190 TAS | ONSHORE RN Aged Care | 16 Feb 2026 → 16 Mar 2026 | - |
| 190 WA | UNKNOWN Restaurant Manager | 17 Dec 2024 → 16 Mar 2026 | - |
| 190 UNKNOWN | OFFSHORE RN (NEC) | 26 Jan 2026 → 16 Mar 2026 | 12 Feb 2026 PCC + Medical |
| 190 SA | OFFSHORE ICT Project Manager | 18 Dec 2024 → 16 Mar 2026 | - |
| 491 NSW | ONSHORE Environmental Engineer | 24 Nov 2024 → 16 Mar 2026 | - |
| 491 TAS | ONSHORE Accountant | 21 Nov 2024 → 16 Mar 2026 | - |
| 491 VIC | ONSHORE Developer Programmer | 25 Nov 2024 → 16 Mar 2026 | - |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | ONSHORE UNKNOWN | 18 Dec 2024 | 16 Mar 2026 Employment evidence (income tax returns) |
| 491 | OFFSHORE UNKNOWN | 25 Nov 2024 | 16 Mar 2026 PCC + Employment Evidence |
Trends and Patterns
Priority Occupation Processing: Health occupations (Registered Nurses, Social Workers) continue to demonstrate expedited processing under Ministerial Direction 105. Notable examples include a TAS 190 RN Aged Care grant processed in under one month (16 Feb 2026 → 16 Mar 2026) and an offshore RN (NEC) processed in approximately 1.5 months despite an S56 request.
Non-Priority Occupation Processing: Non-priority occupations show processing times ranging from 3 to 15 months. ICT occupations (Software Engineers, ICT Project Managers, Developer Programmers) lodged in December 2024 received grants in March 2026, indicating approximately 3-month processing times. Trade occupations (Fitters, Gas Fitters) show longer processing times of 8-15 months.
S56 Request Patterns: S56 requests remain focused on employment evidence and police clearance certificates. One applicant reported proactive PCC updates, which may have contributed to a direct grant outcome. Employment evidence requests now specifically include income tax returns in addition to standard ATO income statements and superannuation documents.
Direct Grants: The majority of grants reported today were direct grants with no S56 requests, particularly for applications lodged in late 2024 and early 2025. This suggests improved processing efficiency for complete applications.
News and Updates
Victoria Partner Skills Assessment: Victoria has accepted expired partner skills assessments following legal submissions. Initially, VIC required updated and valid skills assessments, but after legal representation, they approved nominations where partner skills assessments had expired. This represents a significant policy clarification for applicants claiming partner points.
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⚠️ 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.
📊 Data Limitations: This report represents crowdsourced data and is therefore a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs has complete grant data for all subclasses.
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s56 requests for 16 Mar 2026: - 190 ONSHORE Lodged 18 Dec 2024 s56 for Employment evidence. Require income tax returns. Already had uploaded ato income statements and super documents - 491 OFFSHORE Lodged 25 Nov 2024 s56 for PCC and Employment Evidence
Golden email received 190 granted 16.03.3026 Lodged 17.12.2024 1 year 3 months Restaurant manager WA graduated
Thanks Tassie visa Granted 190 visa applied - 16 Feb 2026 medical done - 7 March bit late due to no medical date was available in Tassie visa grant - 16 march within 9 days of medical No S56 request occupation- RN aged care in Tasmania had 2 years experience as a NSW government RN
SC 190 Granted! RN (NEC) Offshore Points: 75+5 Partner: 0 points EOI/ ROI: 2 Oct 2025 Pre-invite: 18 Nov 2025 Nomination Approval: 9 Dec 2025 Visa Lodged: 26 Jan 2026 s56 PCC + Medical (for both): 12 Feb 2026 Medical completed: 21 Feb 2026 PCC submitted: 5 March 2026 Grant received : 16 March 2026
VIC
Visa 189 (Onshore) DIY application Chemical Engineer Date of Invite: Nov 13, 2025 Round Date of Submission : Nov 13, 2025 (same day) Date of Grant : March 16, 2025 (4 months) Points Breakdown: Age - 25 English - 20 Bachelor’s - 15 Work Experience (Overseas) - 10 Australian Study - 5 Regional Study - 5 Single - 10 Total Points = 95 ✅ From received to Finalised (Direct Grant)
190 Grant Just received my grant today! Wait time is exactly 15 months
Occupation: Software Engineer Point 80+5 Skilled Partner: yes (occupation: web designer)
Pre-invite received: 8 Oct 2024 Invite received: 10 Dec 2024 AFP completed: 13 Dec 2024 Application lodged: 17 Dec 2024 Medical completed: 13 Jan 2025 Renew AFP: 13 Jan 2026 Grant received: 16 Mar 2026
Direct grant. No s56
189 Visa Granted Onshore Social Worker 90 points, 37 years old, single. MSW Graduated- 30/06/2024 AASW skills assessment- 7/11/2024 Naati- 16/01/2025 PTE 87 overall/ Superior English- 13/04/2025 EOI- 15/02/2025 1 year SW experience- 19/08/2025 Skill Select Invitation- 21/08/2025 189 visa application- 18/09/2025 Granted visa- 16/03/2026
190 NSW Visa Timeline Offshore Gas fitter- 80pts for 190 NSW
PTE Exam (20 pts achieved)- 2/11/2024 TRA Assessment (Gas fitter)- 7/05/2025 Lodged EOI- 7/05/2025 Pre-invite (NSW 190)- 14/05/2025 Applied Pre-invite (NSW 190)- 21/05/2025 Invite (NSW 190)- 30/05/2025 Lodged Visa (NSW 190)- 9/07/2025 Medicals- 16/07/2025 Grant- 16/03/2026
Praise God - Finally received 189 grant !! 🎉🎉 RN aged care, onshore, 85 points EOI submitted: December 2024 Invite received: August 2025 Lodged: September 17th 2025 S56 submitted: October 22, 2025 Grant received: March 16, 2026
taking so long to grant after s56 even for priority, about 5 months? what could be the reason? @biotechy
Dol 18/Dec/2024 ACT 190 Onshore Organisation and Methods Analyst Visa Granted today
Profile Summary for @sillygoose8325 Nominated Occupation: 261313 Software Engineer Unit Group: 2613 Software and Applications Programmers Country of Residence: Australia State of Residence: VIC Current Salary: AU$200,000 Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 2M 27D)
Total Points: 75 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 10 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 10 - Skilled Partner: 10 (Occupation: Finance Manager), Skill Level: 1, Skilled Occupation List: STSOL - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 16 Mar 2026 * VIC190 * 80 pts * Visa Granted - 17 Dec 2024 * VIC190 * 80 pts * Submitted Visa Application
491 Granted today Onshore Applied- 25 November 2024 Occupation- Developer Programmer Proactively updated PCC 3 days back Victorian Graduate Pathway currently in Melbourne
Profile Summary for @vkc11 Nominated Occupation: 135112 ICT Project Manager Unit Group: 1351 ICT Managers Country of Residence: India Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 2M 26D)
Total Points: 85 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 25 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 15 - Partner (Competent English): 5 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 5
Timeline / Events
- 16 Mar 2026 * SA190 * 90 pts * Visa Granted
I am delighted to share that we have received our direct grant today (16 March 2026).
DOL: 18 Dec 2024.
Direct Grant , no CO contact.
Note** Proactively updated PCC for family on 2nd Jan 2026.
A heartfelt thank to SVG team.
- 02 Jan 2026 * SA190 * 90 pts * General
Proactively Updated PCC.
- 02 Jan 2025 * SA190 * 90 pts * Cleared Visa Medicals
- 21 Dec 2024 * SA190 * 90 pts * General
Uploaded PCC for family.
- 18 Dec 2024 * SA190 * 90 pts * Submitted Visa Application
Visa Application Submitted (Family of 3)
- 02 Dec 2024 * SA190 * 90 pts * Received State Nomination Approval
- 13 Nov 2024 * SA190 * 90 pts * Received Preinvite from State
@gregormendel Hi Gregor, I applied 491 onshore on 15 Nov 2024, and my BVB is active. Is it causing my visa grant delay? Thanks.
No
Thank you.
491 TAS Granted Onshore Applied 21st Nov 2024 Granted 16th Mar 2026 Direct grant. Accountant
491 granted today State: NSW Applied 24 November 2024 Direct grant no s56 Environmental Engineer Onshore
NSW 190 Fitter General Offshore Lodged 20 Dec 2024 80 Points( single applicant) s56 for Form 80 on 13 Feb 2026 Submitted 14 Feb 2026
Grant 16 March 2026
Note on partner skills assessment: " Update on my post regarding partner’s points for expired skills assessment Good news ! Vic accepted it and approved the nomination of the applicant Initially, vic wasn’t accepting it They were asking for updated and valid skills assessment So we did a legal submission, i posted earlier if someone has received positive outcome and got no answers , so i thought to update if someone is in same scenario "
Please help, I am currently an Indian resident and my file was opened on 20/11/2025, in it S56 degree certificate was asked for, it was submitted on 27/11/2025, again no Remedicale or PCC was asked, then how long will it take to issue the visa. DOL 29/06/2023 Profile:- Mixed Crop Farmer 491 NT Still waiting. Thanks in advance.
hang in there mate, not too far, still some jun applicants left
I got s56 on 9 December 2025 submitted response same day, when can I expect a grant? I am a priority occupation!