The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) has announced a new update to the visa processing times for all visa applications. The new schedule of processing times – “Global visa and citizenship processing times”, will be updated monthly and do not include:
· visa subclasses closed to new entrants
· visa subclasses capped and queued
The new visa schedule does not differentiate applications from low-risk or high-risk countries, but instead publishes two different processing times for 75% and 90% of ongoing applications. Here are some of the current processing times listed:
Visa type | Description | 75% of applications processed in | 90% of applications processed in |
457 | Temporary Work (Skilled) | 86 days | 6 months |
186 | Employer Nomination Scheme (Direct Entry Pathway) | 9 months | 11 months |
186 | Employer Nomination Scheme (Transition Pathway) | 8 months | 9 months |
187 | Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (Direct Entry Pathway) | 11 months | 12 months |
187 | Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (Transition Pathway) | 8 months | 9 months |
189 | Skilled – Independent | 4 months | 6 months |
190 | Skilled – Nominated | 4 months | 7 months |
489 | Skilled – Regional (Provisional) (Skilled Regional – GSM) | 5 months | 6 months |
489 | Skilled – Regional (Provisional) (State/Territory Nominated visa classes – GSM) | 5 months | 7 months |
887 | Skilled – Regional | 7 months | 10 months |
300 | Prospective Marriage | 12 months | 17 months |
309 | Partner (Provisional) | 11 months | 15 months |
100 | Partner | 15 months | 23 months |
801 | Partner | 16 months | 20 months |
820 | Partner | 18 months | 20 months |
802 | Child | 7 months | 8 months |
101 | Child | 9 months | 15 months |
143 | Contributory Parent (Migrant) | 32 months | 33 months |
173 | Contributory Parent (Temporary) | 32 months | 32 months |
188 | Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) (Business Innovation) | 16 months | 18 months |
892 | State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner | 15 months | 17 months |
600 | Visitor (Sponsored Family) | 41 days | 58 days |
Source: DIBP
Australian citizenship application processing times
Last updated: 14 March 2017
Australian Citizenship application type | 75% of applications processed in | 90% of applications processed in |
Conferral (lodgement to ceremony*) | 10 months | 12 months |
Descent (lodgement to decision) | 63 days | 4 months |
Evidence (lodgement to decision) | 5 days | 12 days |
You can view the schedule of visa processing times here, or visit the individual visa pages to view the current processing times (example below).
Source:
This information is accurate on 17 March 2017
For more specific information regarding applications submitted by Thames Migration, please contact us directly on 02089960120 in the United Kingdom or on 0412525232 in Australia.