Sudhanshu Nagpal @whackytiger6221

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@whackytiger6221 Vocational Education Teacher 242211

India living in India

Awaiting Visa Priority

Joined 3Y ago Seen 1Y ago 6 events

Vocational Education Teacher

India

55 pts

Points breakdown

Age 25
English 0
Education 15
Australian experience 0
Overseas experience 15
Australian study 0
Regional study 0
Specialist study 0
Professional Year 0
NAATI/CCL 0
Partner Skills 0

Total before state nomination 55 pts

Timeline

Completed Visa Medicals 22 Jul 2023

Subclass 491 · NT · 70 pts
Submitted Visa Application 17 Jul 2023

Subclass 491 · NT · 70 pts

Waiting for 39 months and 6 days
Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa 24 May 2023

Subclass 491 · NT · 70 pts
Received Preinvite from State 04 May 2023

Subclass 491 · NT · 70 pts
Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI) 27 Apr 2023

Subclass 491 · 70 pts
Received English Test Results 26 Apr 2023

Subclass 491 · 70 pts

Expected visa grant

Priority

Vocational Education Teacher lodged Subclass 491 on 17 Jul 2023

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

39 months and 6 days

Through the range

~99%

0 days

Lodged

50%

10.9 months

90%

18.7 months

Sooner Average Later

10% chance by

22 Nov 2023

4.2 months
25% chance by

19 Dec 2023

5.1 months
50% chance by

11 Jun 2024

10.9 months
75% chance by

02 Dec 2024

16.6 months
90% chance by

05 Feb 2025

18.7 months
99% chance by

08 Sep 2026

37.8 months

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Your lodgement date position

Vocational Education Teacher lodged Subclass 491 on 17 Jul 2023

Your grant is expected to be expedited because Vocational Education Teacher is a priority occupation under Ministerial Direction 122. This is reflected in the Expected Visa Grant dates above.

Lodged before you: 1
Lodged after you: 134
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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