Sabithaa Nandagopal @sabithaa

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@sabithaa Software Tester 261314

India living in India

Awaiting Visa

Joined 10M ago Seen 6M ago 1 events

Software Tester

India

75 pts

Points breakdown

Age 30
English 20
Education 15
Australian experience 0
Overseas experience 5
Australian study 0
Regional study 0
Specialist study 0
Professional Year 0
NAATI/CCL 0
Partner English 5

Total before state nomination 75 pts

Timeline

Submitted Visa Application 24 Jan 2024

Subclass 491 · NSW · 90 pts

Waiting Visa Visa Submitted - Jan 24, 2024 S56 medicals - oct 14, 2025 Medicals cleared- Further assessment- Oct 24, 2025 2nd s56 - PCC - Mar 10, 2026 PCC submitted- Mar 30, 2026

Waiting for 32 months and 29 days

Expected visa grant

Offshore Non-Priority

Software Tester lodged Subclass 491 on 24 Jan 2024

About this estimate: Level 1 (priority occupations) and level 2 (onshore non-priority) each use grant samples from their own group.

Levels 3 and 4 (offshore non-priority) use a combined sample set because many past grant profiles do not say whether the person applied alone or with a partner or family. Combining them gives us more data for a stable estimate. Priority levels follow Direction 122.

Direction 122 started on 19 September 2026, so these estimates currently rely on data from before the change. We expect to need 4–6 weeks of data under the new rules, until around the end of October, for estimates to stabilise and reflect the new processing patterns. Treat them as provisional until then.

Waiting

32 months and 29 days

Through the range

~89%

0 days

Lodged

50%

22.3 months

90%

33.6 months

Sooner Average Later

10% chance by

08 Oct 2024

8.5 months
25% chance by

05 May 2025

15.4 months
50% chance by

03 Dec 2025

22.3 months
75% chance by

27 Mar 2026

26.1 months
90% chance by

11 Nov 2026

33.6 months
99% chance by

09 Jan 2027

35.6 months

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Your lodgement date position

Software Tester lodged Subclass 491 on 24 Jan 2024

Lodged before you: 2
Lodged after you: 133
Tracked total: 135

Pending applicants by lodgement month

Your position among active SmartVisaGuide profiles · stacked by Direction 122 group

Priority Onshore Non-Priority Offshore Non-Priority Your month

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About me

Software tester, Family of 3, Offshore Preinvite - Dec 15, 2023 Invite - Dec 22, 2023 Visa application submitted- Jan 24, 2024 S56 medicals - Oct 14, 2025 Medicals cleared - Further assessment- Oct 24, 2025 Awaiting Visa