📙 Daily Activity Report: 21 Sep 2026 This report summarises...
@gregormendel (3D ago| Updated 22H ago)📙 Daily Activity Report: 21 Sep 2026
This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity for skilled migration subclasses 189, 190, and 491 based on community-shared data for 21 September 2026.
Visa Grants
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge → Grant Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 TSE | ONSHORE Chef | 28 Jan 2026 → 21 Sep 2026 | - |
| 189 | OFFSHORE Bricklayer | 26 Nov 2025 → 21 Sep 2026 | Direct Grant |
| 189 | OFFSHORE RN Disability and Rehabilitation | 26 Nov 2025 → 21 Sep 2026 | Direct Grant |
| 189 | OFFSHORE AC and Mechanical Services Plumber | 25 Nov 2025 → 21 Sep 2026 | - |
| 189 | OFFSHORE Social Worker | 23 Nov 2025 → 21 Sep 2026 | Direct Grant |
| 189 | OFFSHORE Secondary School Teacher | 24 Nov 2025 → 21 Sep 2026 | Direct Grant |
| 189 | OFFSHORE Medical Diagnostic Radiographer | 17 Nov 2025 → 21 Sep 2026 | Direct Grant |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Civil Engineer | 19 May 2025 → 21 Sep 2026 | Direct Grant |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Civil Engineer | 13 May 2025 → 21 Sep 2026 | Direct Grant |
| 190 SA | OFFSHORE Computer Network and Systems Engineer | 10 Apr 2025 → 21 Sep 2026 | Direct Grant |
| 190 NSW | OFFSHORE Construction Project Manager | 23 May 2025 → 21 Sep 2026 | Direct Grant |
S56 Trends
| Subclass State | Location Occupation | Lodge Date | S56 Date Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | OFFSHORE Architectural Draftsperson | 19 May 2025 | 20 Sep 2026 Medical |
| 190 | OFFSHORE - | 15 May 2025 | 20 Sep 2026 Medical |
| 190 QLD | OFFSHORE Civil Engineer (Family of 3) | 30 Apr 2025 | 20 Sep 2026 PCC and Medical |
| 190 | OFFSHORE - | 31 May 2025 | 20 Sep 2026 Medical |
Key Observations
Subclass 189 Grants: Multiple direct grants reported for offshore applicants across various occupations including healthcare (RN Disability and Rehabilitation, Medical Diagnostic Radiographer), education (Secondary School Teacher), social services (Social Worker), and trades (Bricklayer, AC and Mechanical Services Plumber). Processing times ranged from approximately 10 months to 10 months for applications lodged in November 2025.
Subclass 190 Grants: NSW and SA state nominations resulted in grants with processing times ranging from approximately 8 months (TSE pathway Chef) to 16 months (Civil Engineers and Construction Project Manager). All reported 190 grants were direct grants with no S56 requests during processing. Priority occupations featured prominently including Civil Engineers, Construction Project Manager, and Computer Network and Systems Engineer.
S56 Activity: Medical examination requests were the primary S56 type reported for 20 September 2026, affecting applications lodged between April and May 2025. One QLD nomination also requested PCC alongside medicals for a family of 3.
🤝 This data represents crowdsourced information and is a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs has complete grant statistics.
⚠️ Disclaimer: This blog post is an AI summary of community comments and may be refreshed as additional 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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- NSW 190 Civil Engineer Grant Details: https://smartvisaguide.com/koalamoyt
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s56 requests for 20 Sep 2026: - 190 OFFSHORE Lodged 31 May 2025 s56 for Medicals - 190 OFFSHORE Lodged 19 May 2025 s56 for Medical, Arch Draftsperson - 190 OFFSHORE Lodged 15 May 2025 s56 for Medical - 190 OFFSHORE Lodged 30 Apr 2025 s56 for PCC and Medical (Family of 3), QLD Civil Engineer with Software Engineer partner
189 grant received today Logged 26 Nov 2025 Profession Bricklayer Offshore applicant
190 granted Chef TSE pathway Date of lodgement- 28th Jan 2026 Single Visa grant - 21 September
I got my 189 grant today🎉🎉🎉 DOL 26/11/2025 Invited 13/11/2025 Offshore RN disability and rehabilitation
Nominated Occupation: 133111 Construction Project Manager (Priority) Unit Group: 1331 Construction Managers Country of Residence: Pakistan Assessing Authority: VETASSESS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 3M 29D)
Total Points: 80 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 5 - Partner (Competent English): 5 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 5
Timeline / Events - 21 Sep 2026 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Visa Granted Alhamdulillah, No S56 Direct Grant. - 18 Jun 2026 * NSW190 * 85 pts * General Updated PCC and Polio Certificate, Hope so will get something in july🤞 - 19 Jun 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 23 May 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 23 May 2025 * 80 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 28 Apr 2025 * 80 pts * Received NAATI/CCL Results Recieve Naati result after final invite. - 23 Apr 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 23 Apr 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa - 17 Apr 2025 * NSW190 * 85 pts * Received Preinvite from State
Family of 2
Received grant 189 visa Lodged November 25 2025 Offshore AC and mechanical services plumber
Nominated Occupation: 263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer Unit Group: 2631 Computer Network Professionals Country of Residence: India Assessing Authority: ACS Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 5M 11D)
Total Points: 80 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 15 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 15 - Skilled Partner: 10 (Occupation: University Lecturer (Priority)), Skill Level: 1, Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 5
Timeline / Events - 21 Sep 2026 * SA190 * 85 pts * Visa Granted Direct Grant. No S56 - 10 Apr 2025 * SA190 * 85 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 13 Mar 2025 * SA190 * 85 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 07 Feb 2025 * SA190 * 85 pts * Received Request for Further Information from State Income Tax Returns and Assessment Orders for 4 years. - 25 Jan 2025 * SA190 * 85 pts * Submitted Nomination Application to State - 21 Jan 2025 * SA190 * 85 pts * Received Preinvite from State
Nominated Occupation: 233211 Civil Engineer (Priority) Unit Group: 2332 Civil Engineering Professionals Country of Residence: Philippines Assessing Authority: Engineers Australia Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 4M 2D)
Total Points: 85 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 10 - Single: 10 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 0
Timeline / Events - 21 Sep 2026 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Received Assessment Commencement Email - 21 Sep 2026 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Visa Granted - 05 Jun 2025 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Completed Visa Medicals - 19 May 2025 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Submitted Visa Application - 19 May 2025 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Booked Medicals for Visa - 02 May 2025 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Received State Nomination Approval - 02 May 2025 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa - 30 Apr 2025 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Submitted Nomination Application to State - 29 Apr 2025 * NSW190 * 90 pts * Received Preinvite from State
Nominated Occupation: 241411 Secondary School Teacher (Priority) Unit Group: 2414 Secondary School Teachers Country of Residence: India Assessing Authority: AITSL Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 9M 28D)
Total Points: 80 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 0 - Skilled Partner: 10 (Occupation: Management Accountant), Skill Level: 1, Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 5
Timeline / Events - 21 Sep 2026 * 189 * 80 pts * Visa Granted Granted today 21/09/206 - 27 Nov 2025 * 189 * 80 pts * Cleared Visa Medicals Cleared Medicals - 25 Nov 2025 * 189 * 80 pts * Completed Visa Medicals Completed Visa Medicals - 24 Nov 2025 * 189 * 80 pts * Submitted Visa Application Lodged 189 Visa Application today - 13 Nov 2025 * 189 * 80 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa Received 189 Invitation
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@gregormendel @biotechy any updates on 491... really no grants from last two month.
Occupation: Social worker - Offshore 189
75 points - Single EOI: 03 May 2024 Point upgraded: 16 Nov 2024 Invitation: 13 Nov 2025 Lodged: 23 Nov 2025 Medicals Cleared: 27 Nov 2025 Granted: 21 Sep 2026 at 12:02 PM Direct Grant from Received.
Visa SC 189– Medical Diagnostic Radiographer Points: 75 Offshore EOI: 12 Dec 2024 Invitation: 13th Nov 2025 Visa lodged: 17th Nov 2025 NO s56 direct grant Medical completed: 19th Nov 2025 GRANTED: 21st September 2026
Nominated Occupation: 233211 Civil Engineer (Priority) Unit Group: 2332 Civil Engineering Professionals Country of Residence: Philippines Assessing Authority: Engineers Australia Skill Level: 1 Skilled Occupation List: MLTSSL Current Status: Visa Granted (in 1Y 4M 8D)
Total Points: 90 (excluding state points)
Points Breakdown: - Age: 30 - English Language: 20 - Education: 15 - Australian Work Experience: 0 - Overseas Work Experience: 10 - Single: 10 - Australian Study: 0 - Professional Year: 0 - NAATI/CCL: 5
Timeline / Events - 21 Sep 2026 * NSW190 * 95 pts * Visa Granted - 16 Feb 2026 * NSW190 * 95 pts * Cleared Visa Medicals - 10 Feb 2026 * NSW190 * 95 pts * Completed Visa Medicals AUX - 13 May 2025 * NSW190 * 95 pts * Submitted Visa Application NSW - 190 - 30 Apr 2025 * 90 pts * Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa Invitation to lodge a Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) - ITA - 28 Apr 2025 * NSW190 * 95 pts * Submitted Nomination Application to State Application for NSW nomination for the Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) - 17 Apr 2025 * NSW190 * 95 pts * Received Preinvite from State
FB Group Post Thank god Recvd. my 190 grant today . Architecture draft. Offshore 16/5/25 visa lodged Couple NSW 80+5 No s56
All the best everyone.
FB Group Post OFFSHORE GRANT Civil engineer - Visa 190 NSW Single - 10 Pte superior - 20 Overseas Exp - 10 Age (29) - 30 Aqf positive skill assessment - 15 Naati - 5 State Nom - 5 95 pts Grant Sept 21, 2026 Lodge May 13,2025
Thank you for everything guys. ❤️ Help one another and stay positive. ❤️ Visa dust to all ✨✨
FB Group Post 189 GRANTED 😭🇦🇺 I honestly cannot believe I am finally writing this post. After months of waiting, checking this group, comparing timelines and wondering when it would finally be my turn… Today is my turn.
Visa SC 189– Medical Diagnostic Radiographer Points: 75 Offshore EOI: 12 Dec 2024 Invitation: 13th Nov 2025 Visa lodged: 17th Nov 2025 NO s56 direct grant Medical completed: 19th Nov 2025 GRANTED: 21st September 2026 🎉🇦🇺
Offshore Civil Engineer 190 Subclass QLD Lodgement Date: 30 Apr 2025 Received S56 today, 21 Sep 2026