📙 Daily Activity Report: 20 July 2026 This report summarises...
@gregormendel (2D ago| Updated 3H ago)📙 Daily Activity Report: 20 July 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for 20 July 2026, based on crowdsourced data from the community.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 WA | Onshore Urban Regional Planner | 11 May 2025 → 20 Jul 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 190 WA | Onshore Chef | 28 Jan 2025 → 20 Jul 2026 | Apr-Jun 2026: Medical, PCC, Passport |
| 491 TAS | Onshore Chef | 08 May 2025 → 20 Jul 2026 | None |
| 190 TAS | Onshore Social Worker | 08 Apr 2026 → 20 Jul 2026 | None |
| 189 | Onshore Secondary Teacher | 06 Jun 2026 → 20 Jul 2026 | None |
| 189 | Onshore Secondary Teacher | 06 Jun 2026 → 20 Jul 2026 | None |
| 189 | Onshore RN NEC | 06 Jun 2026 → 20 Jul 2026 | None |
| 189 | Onshore RN NEC | 06 Jun 2026 → 20 Jul 2026 | 16 Jul 2026: Overseas PCC |
| 190 NSW | Onshore ECT | Apr 2026 → 20 Jul 2026 | UNKNOWN |
| 190 WA | Onshore Civil Engineer | 19 Dec 2025 → 20 Jul 2026 | 26 May 2026, 09 Jul 2026: Remedical |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 WA | Onshore Chef | 28 Jan 2025 | Apr-Jun 2026: Medical, PCC, Passport |
| 190 WA | Onshore Civil Engineer | 19 Dec 2025 | 26 May 2026, 09 Jul 2026: Remedical |
| 189 | Onshore RN NEC | 06 Jun 2026 | 16 Jul 2026: Overseas PCC |
Key Observations
Priority Occupation Processing: Health and Teaching occupations continue to demonstrate expedited processing under Ministerial Direction 105. Multiple Secondary School Teachers and Registered Nurses received grants within 1-2 months of lodgement (June to July 2026), with most being direct grants requiring no S56 requests.
Non-Priority Occupation Processing: Non-priority occupations show significantly longer processing times. Civil Engineer (WA 190) took 7 months, Urban Regional Planner (WA 190) took 14 months, and Chef applications ranged from 14-18 months from lodgement to grant.
S56 Request Patterns: S56 requests for non-priority occupations typically occurred between 4-7 months after lodgement. Common requests included medicals/remedicals, overseas police clearance certificates, and passport updates. Priority occupations largely avoided S56 requests, receiving direct grants.
State Performance: WA 190 applications featured prominently in today's grants across various occupations. Tasmania processed both 190 and 491 applications efficiently, with the TAS 190 Social Worker receiving a direct grant within 3 months.
News and Updates
Subclass 191 visa grants are being processed today. This permanent visa is available to holders of subclass 491 and 494 visas who have met their residence and income requirements.
🔴 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 Limitation: This represents crowdsourced data and is therefore a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs has complete grant data for the day.
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Visa grant 189 Hi everyone by the Mercy of Allah, I received my 189 grant on Mon. Occupation - RN nec (onshore) Points - 80 Eoi submitted on Dec 20, 2025 Invite- June 4, 2026 Lodged - June 6 Overseas pcc submitted on July 16. Grant - July 20, 2026
190 Onshore grant Occupation: Social Worker Pathway: Tasmanian Graduate Application: DIY – No Agent • Moved back to Tasmania: 16 November 2025 • Started skilled employment: 17 November 2025 • ROI submitted: 1 March 2026 • ROI invitation received: Within 10 minutes • Nomination application submitted: 13 March 2026 • Nomination approved: 27 March 2026 • Subclass 190 visa lodged: 8 April 2026 • Medicals completed: 25 April 2026 • Health cleared: 30 April 2026 • Visa granted: 20 July 2026 🎉 No s56 – Direct grant.
189 granted Invite: 4 june 2026 Lodged: 6 june 2026 Granted: 20 july 2026 Occupation: Secondary School Teacher Direct received to grant
@biotechy all onshore grants from many days. i think they will grant offshore grants together for offshore people . i think they are granting 491 from may 2025 onwards?
Waiting as offshore
yes , waitiing since march 2026. last year they dropped the 491 quota for states to 7500 places. and now they dropped the planning levels for 491. as per april foi there are around 17-18k applications for 491 . so the processing time should me around 12 months only. but sadly 15-18 months. @biotechy
491 Onshore TAS Finally Today I got my 491 visa (CHEF) Without any S56 Lodged Date 8 May 2025 Couple
Visa 190 Grant 20 July 2026 Onshore State: WA Occupation: chef Lodged: 28 January 2025 Between April and June, there were 3 s56 requests. Medical, police check from home country and update of passport.
Grant today SC189 Occupation - RN NEC onshore 90 points Invite - 4 june 2026 and lodged 6 June Grant 20 july 2026
WA 190 Onshore Urban and regional planner
DOL: 11 may 2025 Single Granted today
Just got my 190 grant today!🇦🇺😭❤️
Occupation: Civil Engineer WA Points: 95 Timeline (Received to Grant): 📩 Invite: 18 December 2025 📝 Lodge: 19 December 2025 🩺 Medical: July 10, 2026 🎉 Grant: July 20, 2026 ✅ Onshore ✅ First S56 request:26 May ☑️Second S56 request: 9 July-remedical Points Breakdown: 👤 Age (29): 30 ✅ Proficient English: 20 🎓 Bachelor's Degree: 15 👨🏫 NAATI: 5 📚 Australian Study: 5 📍 Regional Study: 5 ❤️ Single: 10 ☑️State :5 Total: 95 points
190 NSW ECT grant. Invited on 4th April 2026 Nomination approved after 2 weeks Visa lodged after 2 weeks. Point 90+5 (no experience, not working) Visa Grant 20th, July
Just got our Onshore 189 grant today!🇦🇺😭❤️ Occupation: Secondary School Teacher (with skilled partner) Points: 80 Timeline (Received to Grant): 📩 Invite: June 4, 2026 📝 Lodge: June 6 🩺 Medical: June 10 🎉 Grant: July 20, 2026 ✅ Onshore ✅ No S56 request
Points Breakdown: 👤 Age (28): 30 ✅ Proficient English: 10 🎓 Bachelor's Degree: 15 👨🏫 Overseas Employment (4 years): 5 📚 Australian Study: 5 📍 Regional Study: 5 ❤️ Skilled Partner: 10