# Context You are being given a dataset containing the s56 request to visa grant timelines for various visa subclasses. Your task is to answer queries based on this data. Check all calculations carefully. Do not make assumptions beyond the data provided. Do not make a calculation mistake. Remember that the s56 request is a request for further information made by the Department of Home Affairs during the visa application process. The exact occupation does not matter for visa processing time, only whether its priority or non-priority. Exceptions to this rule exist, but are rare. # Important Considerations - Occupation does not have much effect on processing. Unless its Health or Teaching occupations. Sometimes trade occupations get expedited too. # Instructions Provide a structured report in NO MORE THAN 3000 words. ONLY OUTPUT STANDARD MARKDOWN FORMATS. DO NOT USE ANY H1 HEADINGS Start with a disclaimer that this is AI generated and may contain errors. Now answer the following queries based on the s56 data provided: - What kind of s56s are received and how long is it taking to resolve them? Timeline analysis - Whats the most recent batch of lodgement dates which have received s56 requests? - Any Weekday patterns - Any useful trends, patterns and outliers in data End with a concise summary of key insights and note that this report is automatically updated weekly based on latest data and the source of data is https://smartvisaguide.com/database. # s56 Data Here is the s56 data: ## These are S56 Dates for which visas have been granted: | Occupation | Subclass | Onshore/Offline | Country of Residence | Date of Visa Lodgement | s56 Date | s56 Weekday | Visa Granted Date | Grant Weekday | Days to Grant | s56 details | |------------|----------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------|----------|-------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| | Electrical Engineer | 190 | ONSHORE | - | 29 Apr 2026 | 02 Nov 2026 | Monday | 04 Nov 2026 | | 2 | Occupation: Electrical Engineer from CDU Onshore - NT Graduate - No field related Job. S56 Notes s56: 2 Nov 2026 (Polio) s56 Submitted: 2 Nov 2026 | | Economist | 190 | ONSHORE | Australia | 27 Mar 2026 | 21 Oct 2026 | Wednesday | 26 Oct 2026 | | 5 | S56 for medicals | | Software Engineer | 190 | ONSHORE | - | 18 Feb 2026 | 13 Oct 2026 | Tuesday | 04 Nov 2026 | | 22 | S56 Notes Medical and PCC | | Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher | 190 | ONSHORE | - | 09 Oct 2026 | 12 Oct 2026 | Monday | 23 Oct 2026 | | 11 | S56 Notes Medical | | Civil Engineer | 190 | ONSHORE | - | 11 Oct 2026 | 12 Oct 2026 | Monday | 14 Oct 2026 | | 2 | S56 Notes Incomplete medicals 14/10/2026: medicals cleared in the morning & Visa Granted shortly after | | Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher | 190 | ONSHORE | - | 07 Oct 2026 | 09 Oct 2026 | Friday | 21 Oct 2026 | | 12 | WA Graduate Family of 3 S56 Notes Medical | | Civil Engineering Draftsperson | 190 | ONSHORE | Australia | 06 Jun 2026 | 06 Oct 2026 | Tuesday | 05 Nov 2026 | | 30 | | | Psychologists nec | 190 | OFFSHORE | India | 25 May 2026 | 01 Oct 2026 | Thursday | 04 Nov 2026 | | 34 | Employment history, reference letter, bank statement | | Retail Pharmacist | 190 | OFFSHORE | Philippines | 20 May 2026 | 01 Oct 2026 | Thursday | 04 Nov 2026 | | 34 | S56 for newborn's passport and medical exam | | Civil Engineering Draftsperson | 190 | ONSHORE | - | 14 Apr 2026 | 01 Oct 2026 | Thursday | 04 Nov 2026 | | 34 | S56 Notes • S56 request: 01/10/2026 Military Service Details, Debt to Commonwealth (ATO 2025) • S56 Submitted: 07/10/2026 | | Carpenter | 190 | OFFSHORE | - | 28 May 2026 | 01 Oct 2026 | Thursday | 04 Nov 2026 | | 34 | S56 Notes Medical | | Midwife | 190 | OFFSHORE | - | 09 May 2026 | 01 Oct 2026 | Thursday | 04 Nov 2026 | | 34 | S56 Notes PCC submitted 26 Oct 2026 | | Construction Project Manager | 190 | OFFSHORE | - | 24 May 2026 | 01 Oct 2026 | Thursday | 07 Oct 2026 | | 6 | S56 Notes S56 : 01/10/26 (Regarding Medical for my daughter as she turned 2 years last week) | | Construction Project Manager | 190 | OFFSHORE | - | 08 May 2026 | 01 Oct 2026 | Thursday | 07 Oct 2026 | | 6 | S56 Notes Medical | | Civil Engineer | 190 | OFFSHORE | Pakistan | 09 May 2025 | 30 Sep 2026 | Wednesday | 28 Oct 2026 | | 28 | 3rd s56 (Re-medicals, Updated Polio Certificates) | | Fitter (General) | 190 | OFFSHORE | India | 31 May 2024 | 30 Sep 2026 | Wednesday | 04 Nov 2026 | | 35 | Received S56 for child's health undertaking form 815 | | Construction Project Manager | 190 | OFFSHORE | - | 04 May 2026 | 30 Sep 2026 | Wednesday | 01 Oct 2026 | | 1 | | | Electrician (General) | 190 | OFFSHORE | New Zealand | 29 Apr 2026 | 29 Sep 2026 | Tuesday | 04 Nov 2026 | | 36 | Passport and medicals for an 18 month old | | Community Worker | 190 | OFFSHORE | Nepal | 21 Apr 2026 | 29 Sep 2026 | Tuesday | 04 Nov 2026 | | 36 | | | Plumber (General) | 190 | OFFSHORE | - | 29 Apr 2026 | 29 Sep 2026 | Tuesday | 04 Nov 2026 | | 36 | S56 Notes S56 29/9/26 for OTSR query, submitted a letter on 30/9/26 | | Civil Engineering Draftsperson | 190 | ONSHORE | - | 29 Apr 2026 | 29 Sep 2026 | Tuesday | 07 Oct 2026 | | 8 | WA Graduate S56 Notes Medical | | Construction Project Manager | 190 | OFFSHORE | Sri Lanka | 07 Mar 2026 | 25 Sep 2026 | Friday | 29 Oct 2026 | | 34 | | | Electrician (General) | 190 | OFFSHORE | - | 16 Mar 2026 | 25 Sep 2026 | Friday | 28 Oct 2026 | | 33 | S56 Notes 📄 25 September 2026 – Received an S56 request for updated police clearances ✅ 30 September 2026 – Updated police clearances submitted | | Carpenter | 190 | OFFSHORE | Canada | 29 Mar 2026 | 24 Sep 2026 | Thursday | 26 Oct 2026 | | 32 | Please provide PCC Canada | | Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) | 190 | OFFSHORE | Canada | 18 Mar 2026 | 24 Sep 2026 | Thursday | 26 Oct 2026 | | 32 | | | Registered Nurse (Mental Health) | 190 | ONSHORE | - | 02 Feb 2026 | 24 Sep 2026 | Thursday | 28 Oct 2026 | | 34 | S56 Notes S56 24 September for NPC and reMedicals yet the old ones were done in Dec 2025 and still valid, I still dont know why I had to redo them | | Production or Plant Engineer | 190 | OFFSHORE | Vietnam | 15 Oct 2025 | 23 Sep 2026 | Wednesday | 26 Oct 2026 | | 33 | Received an S56 request to open and upload my partner’s Japanese police certificate. | | Naval Architect | 190 | ONSHORE | - | 30 Apr 2025 | 23 Sep 2026 | Wednesday | 22 Oct 2026 | | 29 | eoi 65 points 2023.08.22 submitted orange 2023.10.17 withdraw orange/Lodged one green attribute 2024.02.01 withdraw one green attribute and lodge two green attributes 2024.02.08 Got uninvited 2024.02.26 Lodged Nomination application 2024.03.04 Nomination application rejected.(Job duties are not clear) 2024.03.08 Applied for reconsideration. 2024.03.15 Reconsideration application rejected.(Couldn’t update new document) 2024.03.20 Lodged two green attributes 2024.05.13 Got second pre invited 2024.05.22 Lodged Nomination application 2024.06.12 Nomination application rejected.(Salary too low) 2024.06.13 Applied for reconsideration.(Based on fair work) 2024.06.20 Reconsideration application rejected again.(Rules are changed: Salary and job title has new requirements) 2024.08.02 Changed a new job. 2024.09.02 Received gold attribute job title and salary. 2024.11.20 Emailed Migration Tasmania, advised me to increase my salary again. Lodged orange attribute. 2024.11.22 Asked my manager to increase my salary to meet migration Tasmania requirements. 2025.02.24 Withdraw orange attribute. Lodged Gold attribute/Received pre-invited. 2025.03.22 Applied Nomination 2025.04.07 Received nomination 2025.04.30 Lodged Visa application 2026.08.21 Received S56 Health examination and police check 2026.08.28 Update S56 2026.09.23 Received second S56. Police check needs notarization 2026.09.29 Update second s56 | | Construction Project Manager | 190 | OFFSHORE | Saudi Arabia | 18 Jun 2025 | 22 Sep 2026 | Tuesday | 28 Oct 2026 | | 36 | Redo Medicals & PCC | | Civil Engineering Technician | 190 | OFFSHORE | Nepal | 11 Jun 2025 | 22 Sep 2026 | Tuesday | 29 Sep 2026 | | 7 | Spouse AFP request | | Architectural Draftsperson | 190 | OFFSHORE | United Kingdom | 17 Jul 2025 | 22 Sep 2026 | Tuesday | 21 Oct 2026 | | 29 | Re-Medical, PCC, Form 80 | | Construction Project Manager | 190 | OFFSHORE | - | 03 Jun 2025 | 22 Sep 2026 | Tuesday | 28 Oct 2026 | | 36 | S56 Notes Medical | | Civil Engineer | 190 | OFFSHORE | India | 04 Jan 2025 | 21 Sep 2026 | Monday | 21 Oct 2026 | | 30 | S 56 for Remedical. | | Architectural Draftsperson | 190 | OFFSHORE | India | 16 May 2025 | 21 Sep 2026 | Monday | 28 Oct 2026 | | 37 | Received S56 request for new PCC and Health Assessments since it was beyond the previous documents' validity period. | | Architectural Draftsperson | 190 | OFFSHORE | India | 19 May 2025 | 21 Sep 2026 | Monday | 21 Oct 2026 | | 30 | | | Civil Engineer | 190 | OFFSHORE | Vietnam | 15 May 2025 | 21 Sep 2026 | Monday | 24 Sep 2026 | | 3 | Re-medicals | | Architectural Draftsperson | 190 | OFFSHORE | India | 19 May 2025 | 21 Sep 2026 | Monday | 21 Oct 2026 | | 30 | PCC for Main applicant and Partner Functional English Evidence for partner | | Civil Engineer | 190 | OFFSHORE | Pakistan | 15 May 2025 | 21 Sep 2026 | Monday | 21 Oct 2026 | | 30 | RENEWED Pcc 2 counties both already provided They asked for 1 country 2 cities i resided. They asked Pcc for both the cities | | Civil Engineer | 190 | OFFSHORE | Pakistan | 28 May 2025 | 21 Sep 2026 | Monday | 21 Oct 2026 | | 30 | medical, polio certificate, police character certificate | | Civil Engineer | 190 | OFFSHORE | India | 30 Apr 2025 | 21 Sep 2026 | Monday | 21 Oct 2026 | | 30 | PCC and Medicals | | Construction Project Manager | 190 | OFFSHORE | Philippines | 31 May 2025 | 21 Sep 2026 | Monday | 21 Oct 2026 | | 30 | S56 for re medicals | | Construction Project Manager | 190 | OFFSHORE | - | 22 May 2025 | 21 Sep 2026 | Monday | 21 Oct 2026 | | 30 | S56 Notes Polio | | Solicitor | 190 | ONSHORE | - | 20 Jan 2026 | 17 Sep 2026 | Thursday | 20 Oct 2026 | | 33 | S56 Notes Police Check | | Mechanical Engineer | 190 | ONSHORE | - | 14 Dec 2025 | 16 Sep 2026 | Wednesday | 24 Sep 2026 | | 8 | S56 Notes Medical | | Engineering Technologist | 190 | ONSHORE | Australia | 27 Nov 2025 | 14 Sep 2026 | Monday | 24 Sep 2026 | | 10 | Immigration Health Examinations | | Software and Applications Programmers nec | 190 | ONSHORE | - | 26 Nov 2025 | 11 Sep 2026 | Friday | 14 Oct 2026 | | 33 | Family of 3 S56 Notes S56 received (remedical and afp check): 11 September 2026 S64 received: 12 October 2026 S64 payment: 12 October 2026 (paid the same day) | | Software Engineer | 190 | ONSHORE | - | 17 Nov 2025 | 11 Sep 2026 | Friday | 12 Oct 2026 | | 31 | S56 Notes S56 ( remedical and some employment proof documents from previous employer in India): 11th September 2026 | | Software Engineer | 190 | ONSHORE | Australia | 30 Oct 2025 | 10 Sep 2026 | Thursday | 13 Oct 2026 | | 33 | Requested AFP | | Chef | 190 | ONSHORE | Australia | 17 Feb 2025 | 10 Sep 2026 | Thursday | 07 Oct 2026 | | 27 | New born medical | | Developer Programmer | 190 | ONSHORE | - | 17 Oct 2025 | 10 Sep 2026 | Thursday | 13 Oct 2026 | | 33 | S56 Notes AFP Submitted 15 Sep 2026 | | Software Engineer | 190 | ONSHORE | - | 30 Oct 2025 | 10 Sep 2026 | Thursday | 23 Sep 2026 | | 13 | S56 Notes Medical | | Chef | 190 | ONSHORE | - | 11 Sep 2025 | 09 Sep 2026 | Wednesday | 09 Oct 2026 | | 30 | Couple Skilled Employment Pathway S56 Notes 09/09/2026 – S56 Request (Medical & Employment Experience Documents) 25/09/2026 – Documents Submitted | | Accountant (General) | 190 | ONSHORE | - | 18 Sep 2025 | 08 Sep 2026 | Tuesday | 13 Oct 2026 | | 35 | S56 Notes S56 on 08 Sep 2026 (Visa officer asked for a irrelevant documents PCC for country didnt travel to, Wrote a statement stating that it's not related to me). | | Conference and Event Organiser | 190 | ONSHORE | - | 28 Jun 2025 | 04 Sep 2026 | Friday | 21 Oct 2026 | | 47 | S56 Notes Medical | | Motor Mechanic (General) | 190 | ONSHORE | Australia | 18 Jun 2025 | 02 Sep 2026 | Wednesday | 09 Sep 2026 | | 7 | | | Chef | 190 | ONSHORE | - | 24 Jun 2025 | 02 Sep 2026 | Wednesday | 01 Oct 2026 | | 29 | | | Motor Mechanic (General) | 190 | ONSHORE | - | 19 May 2025 | 02 Sep 2026 | Wednesday | 30 Sep 2026 | | 28 | S56 Notes S56 on 2 September for AFP, form 80 and re medical | | Software Engineer | 190 | ONSHORE | Australia | 10 Jun 2025 | 01 Sep 2026 | Tuesday | 07 Sep 2026 | | 6 | S56 for re-medicals | | Chemistry Technician | 190 | ONSHORE | Australia | 16 Jun 2025 | 01 Sep 2026 | Tuesday | 14 Oct 2026 | | 43 | Secondary applicant medical | | Chef | 190 | ONSHORE | - | 17 Jun 2025 | 01 Sep 2026 | Tuesday | 14 Oct 2026 | | 43 | S56 Notes Employment Reference | | Chef | 190 | ONSHORE | - | 07 Jun 2025 | 31 Aug 2026 | Monday | 30 Sep 2026 | | 30 | S56 Notes Medical | | Motor Mechanic (General) | 190 | ONSHORE | - | 10 Jun 2025 | 31 Aug 2026 | Monday | 29 Sep 2026 | | 29 | S56 Notes received s56 31/08/2026 proof of employment from previous employer to confirm points claimed through that employer, and new medical | | Cook | 190 | ONSHORE | Australia | | 28 Aug 2026 | Friday | 07 Oct 2026 | | 40 | Medical and employment evidence | | Accountant (General) | 190 | ONSHORE | - | 05 Jun 2025 | 28 Aug 2026 | Friday | 14 Sep 2026 | | 17 | Tasmanian Established Resident pathway- Orange category S56 Notes Medical | ## These are S56 Dates for which visas are pending grant: | Occupation | Subclass | Onshore/Offshore | Country of Residence | Date of Visa Lodgement | s56 Date | s56 Weekday | Visa Granted Date | Grant Weekday | Days to Grant | s56 details | |------------|----------|------------------|----------------------|------------------------|----------|-------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| | Biotechnologist | 190 | ONSHORE | Australia | 16 May 2026 | 05 Nov 2026 | Thursday | Pending grant | - | - | Overseas employment evidence and TDS, Birth certificate for dependent | | Construction Project Manager | 190 | OFFSHORE | Pakistan | 17 Apr 2026 | 04 Nov 2026 | Wednesday | Pending grant | - | - | PCC again of my wife as Last PCC has address after marriage they requested both addresses must be included in pcc or 2 different pccs which can cover 10 years of residency. | | Cook | 190 | ONSHORE | Australia | 30 Apr 2026 | 02 Nov 2026 | Monday | Pending grant | - | - | S56 AFP for dependant partner only | | Food Technologist | 190 | ONSHORE | Australia | 24 Apr 2026 | 30 Oct 2026 | Friday | Pending grant | - | - | PCC and Child Medical examination | | Analyst Programmer | 190 | ONSHORE | Australia | 10 Apr 2026 | 26 Oct 2026 | Monday | Pending grant | - | - | Received S56 for AFP. | | Software Engineer | 190 | ONSHORE | Australia | 26 May 2025 | 26 Oct 2026 | Monday | Pending grant | - | - | Medicals Redo Employment Evidence Docs for Offshore(not submitted initially) | | Motor Mechanic (General) | 190 | ONSHORE | Australia | 06 Apr 2026 | 23 Oct 2026 | Friday | Pending grant | - | - | | | Civil Engineer | 190 | OFFSHORE | India | 05 Jun 2025 | 21 Oct 2026 | Wednesday | Pending grant | - | - | Re-Medical for Main and Secondary Applicants | | Aeronautical Engineer | 190 | ONSHORE | Australia | 16 Mar 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 | Monday | Pending grant | - | - | - Military Service Information | | Software Engineer | 190 | ONSHORE | Australia | 12 Feb 2026 | 12 Oct 2026 | Monday | Pending grant | - | - | Asked for medicals for infant & Australia PCC | | Cafe or Restaurant Manager | 190 | ONSHORE | Australia | 12 Feb 2026 | 12 Oct 2026 | Monday | Pending grant | - | - | | | Electrical Engineer | 190 | ONSHORE | Australia | 11 Feb 2026 | 09 Oct 2026 | Friday | Pending grant | - | - | AFP Check | | Building Inspector | 190 | OFFSHORE | United Kingdom | 04 Jun 2026 | 02 Oct 2026 | Friday | Pending grant | - | - | Police checks requested | | Plumber (General) | 190 | OFFSHORE | United Kingdom | 11 May 2026 | 01 Oct 2026 | Thursday | Pending grant | - | - | Forgot to upload one half of my skills assessment! Got s56 and uploaded the whole skills assesment within one hour | | Civil Engineer | 190 | OFFSHORE | Qatar | 12 May 2026 | 01 Oct 2026 | Thursday | Pending grant | - | - | Request for Medical, Polio Certificate and attested PCC | | Construction Project Manager | 190 | OFFSHORE | South Korea | 07 Mar 2026 | 30 Sep 2026 | Wednesday | Pending grant | - | - | Interval Calculation Error - Departure movements from Australia | | Construction Project Manager | 190 | OFFSHORE | Pakistan | 17 Apr 2026 | 29 Sep 2026 | Tuesday | Pending grant | - | - | Received s56 for medical examination, polio certificate and police clearance. | | Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum) | 190 | OFFSHORE | South Africa | 14 May 2025 | 23 Sep 2026 | Wednesday | Pending grant | - | - | Request for form 80, police clearance, health assessment & employment evidence. | | Civil Engineer | 190 | OFFSHORE | India | 05 Jun 2025 | 22 Sep 2026 | Tuesday | Pending grant | - | - | PCC Consent Only And Employment Proof | | Aeronautical Engineer | 190 | ONSHORE | Australia | 08 Dec 2025 | 14 Sep 2026 | Monday | Pending grant | - | - | S56 for Polio Vaccine Certificate | | ICT Security Specialist | 190 | ONSHORE | Australia | 17 Oct 2025 | 10 Sep 2026 | Thursday | Pending grant | - | - | Employment documents from my previous employer | | Economist | 190 | ONSHORE | Australia | 30 Jun 2025 | 07 Sep 2026 | Monday | Pending grant | - | - | Remedicals | | Painting Trades Worker | 190 | ONSHORE | Australia | 26 Mar 2026 | 16 Jul 2026 | Thursday | Pending grant | - | - | | | Motor Mechanic (General) | 190 | OFFSHORE | Oman | 04 Apr 2025 | 30 Jun 2026 | Tuesday | Pending grant | - | - | S56 request for re-medicals and Polio Vaccination Certificate. | | Civil Engineer | 190 | ONSHORE | Australia | 14 Jul 2025 | 12 Jun 2026 | Friday | Pending grant | - | - | RFI for passport scans and PCC | | Production Manager (Manufacturing) | 190 | OFFSHORE | Malaysia | 08 Jan 2025 | 05 May 2026 | Tuesday | Pending grant | - | - | Reference Letter: Kindly request your employer to reissue the reference letter, ensuring it is dated with the current date. Payment Evidence: Please provide a payslip from any month in 2024, as well as your most recent payslip. | | Construction Project Manager | 190 | OFFSHORE | India | 25 Jun 2025 | 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday | Pending grant | - | - | Employment Evidence & pcc | | ICT Business Analyst | 190 | OFFSHORE | India | 10 Jan 2025 | 02 Apr 2026 | Thursday | Pending grant | - | - | Updated medicals | | Software and Applications Programmers nec | 190 | OFFSHORE | Singapore | 14 Jan 2025 | 30 Mar 2026 | Monday | Pending grant | - | - | Officer requested newborn passport, newborn medical assessment and our police clearance certificate from residing country. | | Production Manager (Manufacturing) | 190 | OFFSHORE | Malaysia | 08 Jan 2025 | 27 Mar 2026 | Friday | Pending grant | - | - | Request update on PCC | | ICT Business Analyst | 190 | OFFSHORE | India | 10 Jan 2025 | 26 Mar 2026 | Thursday | Pending grant | - | - | Kid Medicals | | Construction Project Manager | 190 | OFFSHORE | People's Republic of China | 19 Jun 2025 | 20 Feb 2026 | Friday | Pending grant | - | - | s56 request for form80 | | Computer Network and Systems Engineer | 190 | OFFSHORE | Germany | 10 Jan 2025 | 28 Jan 2026 | Wednesday | Pending grant | - | - | Further Employment Evidence | | Engineering Professionals nec | 190 | OFFSHORE | Pakistan | 23 Nov 2023 | 13 Nov 2025 | Thursday | Pending grant | - | - | Form 80 for partner | | Engineering Professionals nec | 190 | OFFSHORE | Pakistan | 23 Nov 2023 | 02 Sep 2025 | Tuesday | Pending grant | - | - | Remedicals, PCC, passport renewal, birth certificate, forms 1221 and 1339 | | Program or Project Administrator | 190 | OFFSHORE | Iran | 11 Apr 2023 | 31 May 2024 | Friday | Pending grant | - | - | Pcc comment |