๐ Daily Activity Report: 18 Mar 2026 This report summarises...
@gregormendel (1D ago| Updated 1H ago)๐ Daily Activity Report: 18 Mar 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for Australian skilled migration visas (subclasses 189, 190, and 491) based on crowdsourced data from the community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge โ Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 - | OFFSHORE Registered Nurse | 05 Sep 2025 โ 18 Mar 2026 (6M 13D) | 16 Feb 2026: Form 80, PCC |
| 190 VIC | ONSHORE Civil Engineer | 23 Jan 2025 โ 18 Mar 2026 (1Y 1M 23D) | Direct Grant |
| 190 VIC | ONSHORE Physiotherapist | 04 Apr 2025 โ 18 Mar 2026 (11M 14D) | Direct Grant |
| 190 VIC | OFFSHORE Architecture Draftsperson | 04 Jan 2025 โ 18 Mar 2026 (1Y 2M 14D) | Direct Grant |
| 190 VIC | OFFSHORE Software Engineer | 04 Dec 2023 โ 18 Mar 2026 (2Y 3M 14D) | 04 Sep 2025: Employment evidence, Medical; 16 Jan 2026: Employer name verification; 17 Feb 2026: ATO debt clearance |
| 190 VIC | OFFSHORE Software Engineer | 24 Oct 2024 โ 18 Mar 2026 (1Y 4M 24D) | 03 Dec 2025: Newborn documentation |
| 190 VIC | ONSHORE Computer Network Engineer | 02 Jan 2025 โ 18 Mar 2026 (1Y 2M 16D) | 03 Feb 2026: Medicals |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Architectural Draftsperson | 31 Jan 2025 โ 18 Mar 2026 (1Y 1M 18D) | Direct Grant |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Analyst Programmer | 04 Jan 2025 โ 18 Mar 2026 (1Y 2M 14D) | None stated |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Cabinet Maker | 06 Jun 2025 โ 18 Mar 2026 (9M 12D) | 16 Feb 2026: Polio certificates, baby medicals, employment evidence |
| 190 SA | OFFSHORE Systems Administrator | 11 May 2025 โ 18 Mar 2026 (10M 7D) | None stated |
| 190 SA | OFFSHORE Software Engineer | 13 Nov 2024 โ 18 Mar 2026 (1Y 4M 5D) | 17 Feb 2026: Employment evidence |
| 190 - | OFFSHORE Metal Machinist | 07 Jan 2025 โ 18 Mar 2026 (1Y 2M 11D) | 12 Feb 2026: Remedicals, PCC |
| 491 TAS | OFFSHORE Graphic Designer | 28 Jun 2024 โ 18 Mar 2026 (1Y 8M 20D) | 02 Mar 2026: Medical |
| 491 TAS | OFFSHORE Electronics Engineer | 05 Feb 2024 โ 18 Mar 2026 (2Y 1M 13D) | 17 Oct 2025: Medicals |
| 491 NT | UNKNOWN Accountant | 05 Jul 2024 โ 18 Mar 2026 (1Y 8M 13D) | 02 Mar 2026: Medical |
| 491 NSW | OFFSHORE Marketing Specialist | 24 Jan 2024 โ 18 Mar 2026 (2Y 1M 24D) | Oct 2025: UNKNOWN |
| 491 NSW | OFFSHORE Software Engineer | 16 Feb 2024 โ 18 Mar 2026 (2Y 1M 2D) | 16 Oct 2025: Remedicals |
| 491 NSW | OFFSHORE Software Tester | 14 Feb 2024 โ 18 Mar 2026 (2Y 1M 4D) | 16 Oct 2025: Medical, Polio certificate |
| 491 NSW | OFFSHORE Analyst Programmer | 04 Jan 2025 โ 18 Mar 2026 (1Y 2M 14D) | None stated |
| 491 WA | ONSHORE Software Engineer | 31 Jan 2024 โ 18 Mar 2026 (2Y 1M 17D) | 15 Oct 2025: UNKNOWN |
| 491 QLD | ONSHORE Retail Pharmacist | 23 Jan 2026 โ 18 Mar 2026 (1M 25D) | 10 Feb 2026: Employment history |
| 491 - | ONSHORE Motor Mechanic | 25 Nov 2024 โ 18 Mar 2026 (1Y 3M 23D) | 13 Feb 2026: Tax statement |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 - | OFFSHORE UNKNOWN | 30 Oct 2024 | 18 Mar 2026: Form 815 (HUF) |
Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests
S56 requests continue to focus primarily on medical examinations (including remedicals), with multiple cases receiving medical-related requests in October 2025 and February-March 2026. Employment verification remains a common request, particularly for ICT occupations, with case officers seeking evidence of employment history, employer verification, and tax documentation. Newborn documentation featured in several cases where applicants added children during processing. Police clearance certificates (PCC) and Polio certificates were requested for offshore applicants. One case received a request for Form 815 (Health Undertaking Form) and another for ATO debt clearance proof.
Priority occupation grants (Registered Nurse, Physiotherapist) showed faster processing times (6-11 months) compared to non-priority occupations. Several direct grants were issued without S56 requests, particularly for VIC 190 applications. The longest processing time observed was 2 years 3 months for a VIC 190 Software Engineer case that received multiple S56 requests.
๐ต This report represents crowdsourced data and is a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and individual states possess complete data.
๐ด DISCLAIMER: This blog post is an AI summary of community comments and may be refreshed as more information becomes available. 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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s56 requests for 18 Mar 2026: - 190 OFFSHORE Lodged 30 Oct 2024 s56 for Form 815 (HUF)
190 direct Grant ๐ ๐Finally got my golden email ๐ Occupation: Physiotherapist 190 Granted 18/3/2026 - Onshore 70 points, Gold. EOI+ROI submitted - 25/02/2025 Pre- invitation - 25/02/2025 Invitation - 20/03/2025 Application lodged - 04/04/2025 Medicals - 11/4/2025 Direct granted - 18/03/2026
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Received the Golden Email today ๐ฅบ๐ VIC 190 Grant Occupation: Civil Engineer Points: 80 + 5 Skilled Partner Onshore Timeline: Date of EOI: 29 Jul 2024 Date of Invite: 8 Oct 2024 Nomination Approved: 19 Dec 2024 Lodgement date: 23 Jan 2025 Medicals: 28 Jan 2025 Proactively updated PCC on 05 Nov 2025 Proactively updated AFP on 18 Jan 2026 Uploaded form 80 on 28 Jan 2026 Applied Bridging visa B on 14 March 2026 Bridging visa B granted on 17 March 2026 Visa 190 granted on 18 March 2026 Direct grant, no s56.
189 VISA GRANTED TODAY!! ๐ฆ๐บ
Occupation: RN nec (80 points) Offshore With skilled partner
Invitation: 21 Aug 2025 Lodged: 5 Sep 2025 Medicals Cleared: 12 Sep 2025 Received s56 : 16th Feb 2026( form 80 and home country pcc) Responded 20th Feb 2026 Granted: 18 March 2026
Thanks to all in the groupโค๏ธโค๏ธ
EOI submitted May 2025 for 189 Invited 21st Aug 2025 lodged visa on 5th Sep 2025 cleared medical on 12th Sep 2025 received s56 on 16th Feb 2026 for form 80 and home country pcc responded on 20th Feb 2026 received grant on 18th March 2026
Thanks to all
Seen in FB group 491 granted. Applied on 10/12/2024. Granted on 17/03/2026. South Australia. Biomedical Engineering Technical Officer. Point 70. Six months of experience by the time of application - government job.
Profile Summary for @dracos93 Nominated Occupation: 261311 Analyst Programmer Unit Group: 2613 Software and Applications Programmers Country of Residence: India Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 2M 14D)
Total Points: 95 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 15 - Partner (Competent English): 5 - Australian Study: 5 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 18 Mar 2026 * NSW190 * 100 pts * Visa Granted - 10 Feb 2026 * NSW190 * 100 pts * Completed Visa Medicals Wife and son - 29 Jan 2026 * NSW190 * 100 pts * General Newborn added to application - 04 Jan 2025 * NSW190 * 100 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 06 Dec 2024 * NSW190 * 100 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 06 Dec 2024 * NSW190 * 100 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa - 03 Dec 2024 * NSW190 * 100 pts * Received Preinvite from State - 09 Nov 2024 * 95 pts * Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI) - 25 Jun 2024 * 95 pts * Received Skill Assessment Approval - 15 Dec 2023 * 95 pts * Received English Test Results PTE Superior English
Anzsco- 323214, metal machinist DOL - 7th Jan 2025 S56- 12th feb 2026 ( remedicals PCC) S56 Submitted- 17 feb DOG - 18 Mar 2026 ( 8:51am IST) Family of 3 Offshore
Visa Grant - 190 Lodged 13/11/2024 S56 17/02/2026 - Evidence of employment 18/03/2026 - Granted Occupation- Software engineer SA Offshore
491 offshore DOL: Jan 4, 2025 State: NSW Occupation: Analyst Programmer Family of 3 Newborn added on Jan 29, 2026 Medicals completed on Feb 10, 2026 Granted: Mar 18, 2026
491 offshore DOL: 14/02/2024 s56: 16/10/2025 for medical & Polio certificate Medical cleared: 24/10/2025 Occupation: Software tester State: NSW Grant: 18/03/2026
491 queensland retail pharmacist onshore lodged 23 January 2026 medicals FEBRUARY s56 on 10 February employement history submission 20 February grant today onshore
491 pre invite date For Soft engineer (261313): offshore NSW 07 Dec 2024 (80 +15 points) 491 Pre invite doc submitted: 18 Dec 2024 491 Application Approved: 20 Dec 2024 491 Invitation received: 20 Dec 2024 491 Visa lodged: 16 Feb 2024 491 S56 date: 16 October 2025 (only remed) Medicals done/submitted: 16 October 2025 Medical submitted by hospital to Bupa: 18 October 2025 Medical cleared by Bupa: 21 October 2025 Clicked on I confirm button after medical is cleared Grant date: 18 March 2026
491 TAS | Offshore | Electronics Engineer | 85 pts Lodged: 05 Feb 2024 S56 (Medicals): 17 Oct 2025 Medicals Cleared: 21 Oct 2025 Grant: 18 Mar 2026
Total: ~25.5 months S56 โ Grant: ~5 months
NSW CabinetMaker offshore 190 DOL: June 6 2025 S56: Feb 16 2026 (polio certificates, baby medicals and employment evidence) Grant: Today, March 18 2026
190 Onshore VIC Dol: 02-01-2025 Occupation: computer network and systems engineer S56: 3rd February 2026 - medicals Visa granted today
VIC 190 261313 offshore Dol 24 Oct 2024 S56 3 Dec 2025 for newborn 24 Feb 2026 Provide information of baby Got grant this afternoon
491 Offshore NSW Marketing Specialist Lodged 24 Jan 2024 s56 Oct 2025 Granted today
491 WA Onshore Software Engineer Lodged on 31 jan 2024 S56 Oct 15 2025 Granted today
Finally 491 grant ( Motor Mechanic Onshore ) Applied on 25/11/2024 S56 13 Feb 2026( Tax statement) Grant today
Profile Summary for @noahsmile Nominated Occupation: 312111 Architectural Draftsperson Unit Group: 3121 Architectural, Building and Surveying Technicians Country of Residence: Philippines Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 2 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 1M 18D)
Total Points: 80 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 10 - Partner (Competent English): 5 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 18 Mar 2026 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Visa Granted No s56; direct grant. รขโฌยชรขโฌยชรขยยครฏยธลฝรขโฌยฌ - 08 Aug 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Cleared Visa Medicals - 31 Jan 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 16 Dec 2024 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 03 Dec 2024 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Received Preinvite from State - 31 Oct 2024 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI) - 01 Apr 2024 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Started Skilled Migration Process
Visa Grant - 491 ๐ Lodged 05/07/2024
S56 02/03/2026 - Re Medical
18/03/2026 - Re Medical cleared
18/03/2026 - Granted Occupation- Accountant, NT
Vic offshore 190 architecture draftperson Dol 4 Jan 2025 Direct grant this morning
Profile Summary for @rickypontingriki Nominated Occupation: 262113 Systems Administrator Unit Group: 2621 Database and Systems Administrators, and ICT Security Specialists Country of Residence: Saudi Arabia Current Salary: AU$200,000 Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: STSOL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 10M 7D)
Total Points: 70 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 15 - English Language: 20 - Education: 10 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 15 - Partner (Competent English): 5 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 5
Timeline / Events - 18 Mar 2026 * SA190 * 75 pts * Visa Granted - 10 Feb 2026 * SA190 * 75 pts * Received Assessment Commencement Email - 13 May 2025 * SA190 * 75 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 11 May 2025 * SA190 * 75 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 07 May 2025 * SA190 * 75 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 06 May 2025 * SA190 * 75 pts * Received Preinvite from State - 25 May 2023 * 70 pts * Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI)
DOL: 04/12/2023 Software Engineer VIC 190 First S56: 4 sep 2025 Employment evidence and medical S57: 16 January regarding employer having different official name with ATO than the trading name S56: 17 feb: proof of ATO debt clearance Grant today morning at 9:50am
Visa Grant - 491 Lodged 28/06/24 S56 02/03/26 - re Medical 17/03/26 re Medical cleared 18/03/26 - Granted Occupation- Graphic Designer TAS, 85 points. Couple. PCC updated proactively. No form 80.