We all know that in applying for a visa, processing would take time, and we either become impatient in waiting for our visas to process, become to relaxed in getting the requirements for our visa (further delaying the processing of the visa), or become more and more anxious of what the results would be.

To educate the people on their processing, DIBP provides us with information with regards to processing times of each visa so we can be educated and set expectation on how long your applications will be processed.

Processing Times:

• Visitor Visa Processing Times
  • Sponsored visitors, non-sponsored visitors, medical treatment, working holiday and working and holiday visas
• Student, Training and Research Visa Processing Times
  • Students, student guardian and training and research visas (occupational trainee, research, and professional development streams)
• Temporary Graduate Visa Processing Times
  • Temporary Graduate visas – Graduate and Post-Study Work streams
• Temporary Work Visa Processing Times
  • Sponsored and non-sponsored business visit and other sponsored temporary resident visas
• Business innovation and Investment Visa Processing Times
  • Business visas
• Skilled Migration Visa Processing Times
  • Skilled workers, including Employer Nomination, Regional Sponsored Migration, General Skilled Migration and Labour Agreements
• Family Visa Processing Times
  • Prospective marriage, partner, child, New Zealand citizen family relationship, parent and other family visas
• Resident Return Visa Processing Times
  • Former resident, resident return and Australian declaratory visas
• Refugee or Humanitarian Program Visa Processing Times
  • Offshore humanitarian and onshore protection