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Umair Samad @umairsamad

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Mechanical Engineer

Pakistan

90 pts

Points breakdown

  • Age 25
  • English 20
  • Education 15
  • Australian experience 0
  • Overseas experience 15
  • Australian study 0
  • Regional study 0
  • Specialist study 0
  • Professional Year 0
  • NAATI/CCL 5
  • Skilled Partner Accountant (General) 10
Total before state nomination 90 pts

Timeline

  1. Cleared Visa Medicals 16 Jun 2026

    Subclass 491 Β· ACT Β· 105 pts

  2. Completed Visa Medicals 10 Jun 2026

    Subclass 491 Β· ACT Β· 105 pts

  3. General Event 04 Jun 2026

    Subclass 491 Β· ACT Β· 105 pts

    Completed Visa Biometrics

  4. Submitted Visa Application 23 May 2026

    Subclass 491 Β· ACT Β· 105 pts

    Waiting for 5 months and 16 days

  5. Received State Nomination Approval 15 Apr 2026

    Subclass 491 Β· ACT Β· 105 pts

  6. Received Preinvite from State 12 Mar 2026

    Subclass 491 Β· ACT Β· 105 pts

    Canberra Matrix Points: 90

Expected visa grant

Offshore Non-Priority

Mechanical Engineer lodged Subclass 491 on 23 May 2026

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.

Waiting

5 months and 16 days

Through the range

~7%

0 days

Lodged

50%

22.3 months

90%

33.6 months

Sooner Average Later

  • 10% chance by

    05 Feb 2027

    8.5 months

  • 25% chance by

    02 Sep 2027

    15.4 months

  • 50% chance by

    01 Apr 2028

    22.3 months

  • 75% chance by

    24 Jul 2028

    26.1 months

  • 90% chance by

    10 Mar 2029

    33.6 months

  • 99% chance by

    08 May 2029

    35.6 months

How are visa processing time estimates calculated?

Your lodgement date position

Mechanical Engineer lodged Subclass 491 on 23 May 2026

Lodged before you
114
Lodged after you
13
Tracked total
128

Pending applicants by lodgement month

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

Pending visa applicants by lodgement month Monthly counts of pending Subclass 491 applicants, with May 2026 marked as your lodgement month. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Applicants 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Jul 2023 (1 total) Jul 23 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Aug 2023 (2 total) 1 Priority applicant lodged in Aug 2023 (2 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Nov 2023 (1 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Jan 2024 (1 total) Feb 24 Sep 24 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Oct 2024 (2 total) 1 Priority applicant lodged in Jan 2025 (1 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Feb 2025 (1 total) 3 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Mar 2025 (9 total) 4 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Mar 2025 (9 total) 2 Priority applicants lodged in Mar 2025 (9 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Apr 2025 (6 total) 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Apr 2025 (6 total) 3 Priority applicants lodged in Apr 2025 (6 total) Apr 25 3 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in May 2025 (10 total) 4 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in May 2025 (10 total) 3 Priority applicants lodged in May 2025 (10 total) 14 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2025 (28 total) 5 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2025 (28 total) 9 Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2025 (28 total) 6 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jul 2025 (11 total) 5 Priority applicants lodged in Jul 2025 (11 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Aug 2025 (5 total) 4 Priority applicants lodged in Aug 2025 (5 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Sep 2025 (1 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Oct 2025 (2 total) 1 Onshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Oct 2025 (2 total) 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Nov 2025 (3 total) 1 Priority applicant lodged in Nov 2025 (3 total) Nov 25 3 Priority applicants lodged in Dec 2025 (3 total) 2 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jan 2026 (7 total) 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jan 2026 (7 total) 3 Priority applicants lodged in Jan 2026 (7 total) 2 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Feb 2026 (6 total) 4 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Feb 2026 (6 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Mar 2026 (1 total) 2 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Apr 2026 (8 total) 2 Onshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Apr 2026 (8 total) 4 Priority applicants lodged in Apr 2026 (8 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in May 2026 (7 total) 6 Priority applicants lodged in May 2026 (7 total) May 26 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Jun 2026 (5 total) 4 Priority applicants lodged in Jun 2026 (5 total) 2 Offshore Non-Priority applicants lodged in Jul 2026 (2 total) 1 Offshore Non-Priority applicant lodged in Aug 2026 (2 total) 1 Priority applicant lodged in Aug 2026 (2 total) 3 Priority applicants lodged in Sep 2026 (3 total) Sep 26 YOU Visa lodgement month
Priority Onshore Non-Priority Offshore Non-Priority Your month

Important: This chart only includes SmartVisaGuide users actively tracking their visa profile. It is not the complete population of Subclass 491 visa applicants.

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About me

I am offshore mechanical engineer with 9 years of experience and 36 years age.

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