PR visa Processing Times

[Gandalf]

Ok I am confused…

I admit it does not take much but can somebody please explain this to me…!!!

I applied in Jan 2007, I got my acknowledgement from them on 1 March 2007

I applied for a skilled independent 136 MODL application (boy that’s a mouthful…)

Ok here is my question…

When will my application get a case officer…

But before you answer here is what confuses me…

I have about 3 different sources that I am watching.

If you look at the eMail that gets generated, (aspc.processing@immi.gov.au ) is a very generic timeline, and does not cater for different countries…

Yup it seems that different counties have different processing times… ( go figure…)

There is a forum in the UK that seems to move about twice as fast as ours…

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread....=372673&page=83

It seems that PR 136 MODL cases from the UK take about 3 months from application thru receipt to meds and PCC requested from CO to Visa Grant and buying plane tickets…

There is a forum running out of India, ( sorry I can’t find the URL now) but it seems that applications from there take about a year or more to process…

Then there is South Africa with this forum… is seems to me and I could be wrong that it takes about 150 days from application date to CO assignment and then 20 – 60 days depending if Meds and PCC where front loaded… ( I have based these numbers on the www.austimeline.com information…)

There seems to however be a bit of a lull in the guys filling this info in on austimeline.com so I can’t gauge this anymore…

Anyway it seems to me that the main focus of this thread is the mail from ASPC, but I can’t see that this is accurate, cause they are supposed to be processing September now, and I see on Austimeline that people form SA got PR Visas in June for apps done in September… we are now hitting July, so where does this leave us…

Name Application date type processing assessment latest event

lori_m

Sep 7, 2006 Skl-Indp Adelaide ACS Jun 8, 2007 - Grant letter received!

According to the eMail

Applications as of the 5 June

Yada yada yada

OFFSHORE APPLICATIONS

All paper based applications for Classes BN, BQ, BR, UX and UZ (subclasses 134, 136, 137, 138, 139, 495 and 496)

Priority Applications: 5 September 2006*

3 days later she has got the Visa…???

157 days from ack date

Ok but here is the cat amongst the pigeons…

Robbies

Sep 26, 2006 Skl-Indp Adelaide May 9, 2007 - Final decision.

135 days from ack date

Hence the confusion…

But wait it gets worse..

Check this one out…

Christo

Oct 3, 2006 Skl-Indp Adelaide TRA May 8, 2007 - Pre-grant Letter Received

140 days from ack date

Therefore could I be correct in assuming I will get a CO as follows

Ack Date Days CO Date Days Grant Name

09-Nov-06 157 15-Apr-07 25 10-May-07 lori_m

09-Aug-06 113 30-Nov-06 25 25-Dec-06 pierre_sa

01-Dec-06 140 20-Apr-07 18 08-May-07 christo

24-Jul-06 162 02-Jan-07 72 15-Mar-07 peternew_za

27-Nov-06 135 11-Apr-07 28 09-May-07 Robbies

01-Mar-07 141.4 20-Jul-07 33.6 23-Aug-07 Average

Cheers

Gary

So I am paitiently waiting for 20 July …

[Dedrei]

HI Gary

This is the exact reason why I started our spreadsheet, to keep track of South Africans and how long they wait for their visas. The more people join, the more help it would be for others. Check it out at http://www.freewebs.com/saaustraliaforum

As for the different processing times amongst us Saffers, I think it all depends on the whether you frontload your meds or not. If a case officer gets hold of your file and meds & pcc's are already done he can just do his final checks and say yes or no.

Cheers

[dukes]

Hie Gary 99

They have different processing times for different countries. They have I think 2 groups of countries, the Low Risk and High Risk. The high risk countries' applications take almost twice the time as the low risk countries. I copied this from the page: www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/136/after-you-lodge.htm

Application processing times

For complete applications, department will process 75% of applications in the time listed in the table below.

Processing times vary depending on 'high risk' or 'low risk' country requirements. Low risk countries are Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) eligible. High risk countries are those not on the ETA list.

See: www.eta.immi.gov.au

The tables below outline service standards for low and high risk countries.

Service Standard for Low Risk Countries

Visa type Onshore

(If your visa can be granted while you are in Australia )

Offshore

(If your visa can be granted while you are outside Australia )

General Skilled Migration six (6) months 12 months

Skilled Independent Regional five (5) months seven (7) months

Service Standard for High Risk Countries

Visa type

Onshore

(If your visa can be granted while you are in Australia)

Offshore

(If your visa can be granted while you are outside Australia)

General Skilled Migration six (6) months 15 months

Skilled Independent Regional five (5) months seven (7) months

Note: Incomplete and some individual applications may take longer depending on the completeness and complexity of the case.

Ok I am confused…

I admit it does not take much but can somebody please explain this to me…!!!

I applied in Jan 2007, I got my acknowledgement from them on 1 March 2007

I applied for a skilled independent 136 MODL application (boy that’s a mouthful…)

Ok here is my question…

When will my application get a case officer…

But before you answer here is what confuses me…

I have about 3 different sources that I am watching.

If you look at the eMail that gets generated, (aspc.processing@immi.gov.au ) is a very generic timeline, and does not cater for different countries…

Yup it seems that different counties have different processing times… ( go figure…)

There is a forum in the UK that seems to move about twice as fast as ours…

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread....=372673&page=83

It seems that PR 136 MODL cases from the UK take about 3 months from application thru receipt to meds and PCC requested from CO to Visa Grant and buying plane tickets…

There is a forum running out of India, ( sorry I can’t find the URL now) but it seems that applications from there take about a year or more to process…

Then there is South Africa with this forum… is seems to me and I could be wrong that it takes about 150 days from application date to CO assignment and then 20 – 60 days depending if Meds and PCC where front loaded… ( I have based these numbers on the www.austimeline.com information…)

There seems to however be a bit of a lull in the guys filling this info in on austimeline.com so I can’t gauge this anymore…

Anyway it seems to me that the main focus of this thread is the mail from ASPC, but I can’t see that this is accurate, cause they are supposed to be processing September now, and I see on Austimeline that people form SA got PR Visas in June for apps done in September… we are now hitting July, so where does this leave us…

Name Application date type processing assessment latest event

lori_m

Sep 7, 2006 Skl-Indp Adelaide ACS Jun 8, 2007 - Grant letter received!

According to the eMail

Applications as of the 5 June

Yada yada yada

OFFSHORE APPLICATIONS

All paper based applications for Classes BN, BQ, BR, UX and UZ (subclasses 134, 136, 137, 138, 139, 495 and 496)

Priority Applications: 5 September 2006*

3 days later she has got the Visa…???

157 days from ack date

Ok but here is the cat amongst the pigeons…

Robbies

Sep 26, 2006 Skl-Indp Adelaide May 9, 2007 - Final decision.

135 days from ack date

Hence the confusion…

But wait it gets worse..

Check this one out…

Christo

Oct 3, 2006 Skl-Indp Adelaide TRA May 8, 2007 - Pre-grant Letter Received

140 days from ack date

Therefore could I be correct in assuming I will get a CO as follows

Ack Date Days CO Date Days Grant Name

09-Nov-06 157 15-Apr-07 25 10-May-07 lori_m

09-Aug-06 113 30-Nov-06 25 25-Dec-06 pierre_sa

01-Dec-06 140 20-Apr-07 18 08-May-07 christo

24-Jul-06 162 02-Jan-07 72 15-Mar-07 peternew_za

27-Nov-06 135 11-Apr-07 28 09-May-07 Robbies

01-Mar-07 141.4 20-Jul-07 33.6 23-Aug-07 Average

Cheers

Gary

So I am paitiently waiting for 20 July …

[Dedrei]

Latest news from DIAC..

Information affecting visa applications lodged from 1 July 2007

Visa application charges increased on 1 July 2007. The new charges apply

only to applications received on or after 1 July 2007.

First instalment Visa Application Charges (VAC)

§ For applications where the current VAC is $AUD1990 the new VAC is

$AUD2060.

§ For applications where the current VAC is $AUD185 the new VAC is

$AUD190.

Processing times for acknowledgements, seems like the queue has moved quite a bit:

As of 3 July 2007 the ASPC admin section is processing as follows:

Onshore Applications: receipting applications received on 29 June 2007

and acknowledging applications received on 29 June 2007.

Offshore Applications: receipting applications received on 22 June 2007

and acknowledging applications received on 16 April 2007.

And for visa processing

Processing and Allocation Information - For the week of 3 July 2007

Applications lodged on or before the dates shown below have been allocated

to case officers for further processing.

ONSHORE APPLICATIONS

Student/Graduate

Paper based applications: 8 January 2007 (subclass 880), 20 December 2006

(subclass 881) and 22 December 2006 (subclass 882)

E-lodged (on-line) applications: 2 January 2007 (subclass 880) and 22

December 2006 (subclass 881) and 29 December 2006 (subclass 882)

Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) (SIR VISA)

Paper based applications: 9 January 2007

E-lodged (on-line) applications: 12 January 2007

New Zealand

All applications: 17 October 2006 (all subclasses)

OFFSHORE APPLICATIONS

All paper based applications for Classes BN, BQ, BR, UX and UZ (subclasses

134, 136, 137, 138, 139, 495 and 496)

Priority Applications: 4 October 2006

Non-Priority Applications: 20 September 2006

Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) (eSIR visa applications)

E-lodged (on-line) applications: 05 February 2007

Good luck to everyone!

[Camper]

Still to slow if you ask me,

[Jannie]

Please hold thumbs ... I submitted my 136 application last year 13 October 2006 and they acknowledged that they received it on 20 October! I am bound for CO soon!!!! Can't freaken wait!!!!!!!!!!! My senuwees is GAAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DeonJ]

From what I gather the actual processing times are worst case scenarios.

My wife's cousin and friends of theirs got their visas SIX months after application date. It seems that there are some countries that are being disadvantaged in the process, but SA is not one of them.

I am also aware of a guy that was in the airforce whose application also only took just over six months till the visa was issued. And he had to supply them with a load of clearances due to the fact that he was in the armed forces.

Anyway good luck to everybody. Holding thumbs that we can be in Brisbane by next year Feb, so my daughter can start school there and not have to wait another year in SA before taking that big step.

[Dedrei]

Processing times for acknowledgements, moving slowly...

As of 10 July 2007 the ASPC admin section is processing as follows:

Onshore Applications: receipting applications received on 5 July 2007

and acknowledging applications received on 5 July 2007.

Offshore Applications: receipting applications received on 25 June 2007

and acknowledging applications received on 23 April 2007.

Visa processing, NO movement at all

Processing and Allocation Information - For the week of 10 July 2007

Applications lodged on or before the dates shown below have been allocated

to case officers for further processing.

ONSHORE APPLICATIONS

Student/Graduate

Paper based applications:18 January 2007 (subclass 880), 8 January 2007

(subclass 881) and 5 January 2007 (subclass 882)

E-lodged (on-line) applications: 24 January 2007 (subclass 880) and 18

January 2007 (subclass 881) and 18 January 2007 (subclass 882)

Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) (SIR VISA)

Paper based applications: 18 January 2007

E-lodged (on-line) applications: 12 January 2007

New Zealand

All applications: 18 January 2007 (all subclasses)

OFFSHORE APPLICATIONS

All paper based applications for Classes BN, BQ, BR, UX and UZ (subclasses

134, 136, 137, 138, 139, 495 and 496)

Priority Applications: 4 October 2006

Non-Priority Applications: 20 September 2006

Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) (eSIR visa applications)

E-lodged (on-line) applications: 13 February 2007

Good luck everyone

[kazo]

Hi All,

Our 136 application was delivered to ASPC on 12 June 2007, we haven't heard anything from them - no payment taken or the pre-acknowledgment email received. Is there anyone else out there still waiting? Or should I start putting another application together??

Stressed out!!!!!

Thanks

Catherine

[Dedrei]

Processing Times this week for Ack letters

As of 17 July 2007 the ASPC admin section is processing as follows:

Onshore Applications: receipting applications received on 12 July 2007

and acknowledging applications received on 12 July 2007.

Offshore Applications: receipting applications received on 26 June 2007

and acknowledging applications received on 25 April 2007.

Visa processing queue... again no movement

Processing and Allocation Information - For the week of 17 July 2007

Applications lodged on or before the dates shown below have been allocated

to case officers for further processing.

ONSHORE APPLICATIONS

Student/Graduate

Paper based applications:18 January 2007 (subclass 880), 8 January 2007

(subclass 881) and 5 January 2007 (subclass 882)

E-lodged (on-line) applications: 24 January 2007 (subclass 880) and 18

January 2007 (subclass 881) and 18 January 2007 (subclass 882)

Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) (SIR VISA)

Paper based applications: 18 January 2007

E-lodged (on-line) applications: 12 January 2007

New Zealand

All applications: 18 January 2007 (all subclasses)

OFFSHORE APPLICATIONS

All paper based applications for Classes BN, BQ, BR, UX and UZ (subclasses

134, 136, 137, 138, 139, 495 and 496)

Priority Applications: 4 October 2006

Non-Priority Applications: 20 September 2006

Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) (eSIR visa applications)

E-lodged (on-line) applications: 13 February 2007

Good luck guys

Cheers

Dedrei

[Dedrei]

Hi Guys

An update on processing

Acknowledgement letters

As of 20 July 2007 the ASPC admin section is processing as follows:

Onshore Applications: receipting applications received on 18 July 2007 and

acknowledging applications received on 18 July 2007.

Offshore Applications: receipting applications received on 29 June 2007 and

acknowledging applications received on 30 April 2007.

Applicants and representatives who have not authorised e-mail communication

will not receive separate advice that the ASPC has received and receipted

an application and will receive the standard acknowledgement letter and

receipt details in due course.

And then the dreaded visa queue, after standing still for two weeks, it only moved two days this week..

Processing and Allocation Information - For the week of 24 July 2007

Applications lodged on or before the dates shown below have been allocated

to case officers for further processing.

ONSHORE APPLICATIONS

Student/Graduate

Paper based applications: 29 January 2007 (subclass 880), 11 January 2007

(subclass 881) and 15 January 2007 (subclass 882)

E-lodged (on-line) applications: 24 January 2007 (subclass 880) and 22

January 2007 (subclass 881) and 18 January 2007 (subclass 882)

Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) (SIR VISA)

Paper based applications: 18 January 2007

E-lodged (on-line) applications: 18 January 2007

New Zealand

All applications: 7 February 2007 (all subclasses)

OFFSHORE APPLICATIONS

All paper based applications for Classes BN, BQ, BR, UX and UZ (subclasses

134, 136, 137, 138, 139, 495 and 496)

Priority Applications: 6 October 2006

Non-Priority Applications: 22 September 2006

Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) (eSIR visa applications)

E-lodged (on-line) applications: 13 February 2007

Good luck everyone

Cheers

Dedrei

[Rodz]

Please correct me if i am wrong but does this only apply for PR applications and not 457?

Thanx!!

[Nilo]

Rodz

This is for PR which stands for Permanent Resident visa there are various options for this visa depending on your qualifications etc etc. The 457 is a Temporary Resident visa this is the one you are waiting for.

So when you do your PR application probably once you arrived in Aussie, this one will be for you too!

Lovies

Nilo

[Rodz]

Oh ok! I thought as much!!

Thanx Nilo

[mike2]

Hi

Some good news for those waiting impatiently. I was tracking the visa queue and had calculated, based on the dates (sent in mid Nov), that I would get case officer on the 25th Aug, and out of the blue I got the e-mail yesterday!!

[roo]

Oh wow! That means that I could be getting my email this month. I submitted mid December last year. YAY! That's the best news I've had all week!

[Dedrei]

New processing times

As of 20 July 2007 the ASPC admin section is processing as follows:

Onshore Applications: receipting applications received on 18 July 2007 and

acknowledging applications received on 18 July 2007.

Offshore Applications: receipting applications received on 29 June 2007 and

acknowledging applications received on 30 April 2007.

Applicants and representatives who have not authorised e-mail communication

will not receive separate advice that the ASPC has received and receipted

an application and will receive the standard acknowledgement letter and

receipt details in due course.

And the visa queue has not moved this week

Processing and Allocation Information - For the week of 24 July 2007

OFFSHORE APPLICATIONS

All paper based applications for Classes BN, BQ, BR, UX and UZ (subclasses

134, 136, 137, 138, 139, 495 and 496)

Priority Applications: 6 October 2006

Non-Priority Applications: 22 September 2006

Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) (eSIR visa applications)

E-lodged (on-line) applications: 13 February 2007

Good luck to all

Cheers

Dedrei

[The Steinbergs]

Hi guys, how is everyone. I am very new to this whole thing..... Question: How does the 457 visa process work? We have been for our x-rays and the application has been lodged electronically 2 weeks ago but I still have the certified copies of the paperwork with me! Do we have to wait for a case officer to reuqest the copies and how long does that take. We have sold our house so as of end August we are "homeless" and we have to sell all our furniture before end August..... This whole thing is frustrating cause no one seems to be able to give a timeframe - my agent has said anything from 6+ weeks to 16 weeks - That is a huge gap

Thanks again

[caputch]

Hi Guys

So help me predict here then! If we lodged on the 8th June and received official Ack on the 6 July and Arrived at ASPC on the 17th July........when do you think we'll get a case officer.....and then once we have one how long does it take to get the visa if you have front loaded and already have done the medicals, police clearances and Ielts?

Give me something to work towards I'm begging ya!!

I know you all know how depressing it can be waiting....also worried if we get a job offer does it really help to send that offer through, I mean does it speed up your 136 visa application or would we have to go on a 457. We still have to sell two houses, one business, get shares out of another company and havent' told anyone we're going yet until we have something solid date wise.

Help me please!

Caputch

[Just B]

In the event that you are unable to validate your visa within the six month period from the Police clearance are allowed to apply and get further police clearance or does it stipulate in the passport visa what date you have to validate by?

I don't particularly what to fly out twice in order to make the move.

[Jaco Muller]

Processing Times this week for Ack letters

Visa processing queue... again no movement

Good luck guys

Cheers

Dedrei

Are they still updating this site? There has been no movement for weeks now? .... or does it only feel like that.

[Dedrei]

Acknowledgement letter queue

As of 3 August July 2007 the ASPC admin section is processing as follows:

Onshore Applications: receipting applications received on 27 July 2007 and

acknowledging applications received on 27 July 2007.

Offshore Applications: receipting applications received on 5 July 2007 and

acknowledging applications received on 11 May 2007.

Applicants and representatives who have not authorised e-mail communication

will not receive separate advice that the ASPC has received and receipted

an application and will receive the standard acknowledgement letter and

receipt details in due course.

And for the bad news...

Processing and Allocation Information - For the week of 7 August 2007

Applications lodged on or before the dates shown below have been allocated

to case officers for further processing.

ONSHORE APPLICATIONS

Student/Graduate

Paper based applications: 30 January 2007 (subclass 880), 11 January 2007

(subclass 881) and 15 January 2007 (subclass 882)

E-lodged (on-line) applications: 26 January 2007 (subclass 880) and 30

January 2007 (subclass 881) and 30 January 2007 (subclass 882)

Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) (SIR VISA)

Paper based applications: 18 January 2007

E-lodged (on-line) applications: 18 January 2007

New Zealand

All applications: 23 February 2007 (all subclasses)

OFFSHORE APPLICATIONS

All paper based applications for Classes BN, BQ, BR, UX and UZ (subclasses

134, 136, 137, 138, 139, 495 and 496)

Priority Applications: 7 October 2006

Non-Priority Applications: 22 September 2006

Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) (eSIR visa applications)

E-lodged (on-line) applications: 5 March 2007

Good luck guys

[Corne and Jacqui]

Our application was received on 22 June 2007 but the monies hasn't yet been deducted from our credit card? Is that a problem seeing that they're receipting applications received on 5 July 2007 already?

[Dedrei]

Hi

I suggest you complete the form on the website here http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/forms/gsm/post.htm and tick the option have you received my application.

Please remember to complete the form with the details of the main applicant. They won't do anything if you as spouse submit your details due to the privacy act.

Good luck

[Dedrei]

Acknowledgement letters & receipts

As of 13 August 2007 the ASPC admin section is processing as follows:

Onshore Applications: receipting applications received on 30 July 2007 and acknowledging applications received on 30 July 2007.

Offshore Applications: receipting applications received on 9 July 2007 and acknowledging applications received on 14 May 2007.

And the movement on the CO allocation is driving me insane. Only moved ONE day this week

Processing and Allocation Information - For the week of 14 August 2007

Applications lodged on or before the dates shown below have been allocated to case officers for further processing.

ONSHORE APPLICATIONS

Student/Graduate

Paper based applications: 31 January 2007 (subclass 880), 5 February 2007 (subclass 881) and 5 February 2007 (subclass 882)

E-lodged (on-line) applications: 31 January 2007 (subclass 880) and 30 January 2007 (subclass 881) and 30 January 2007 (subclass 882)

Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) (SIR VISA)

Paper based applications: 7 February 2007 E-lodged (on-line) applications: 25January 2007

New Zealand

All applications: 9 March 2007 (all subclasses)

OFFSHORE APPLICATIONS

All paper based applications for Classes BN, BQ, BR, UX and UZ (subclasses 134, 136, 137, 138, 139, 495 and 496)

Priority Applications: 8 October 2006

Non-Priority Applications: 23 September 2006

Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) (eSIR visa applications)

E-lodged (on-line) applications: 15 March 2007