Yesterday we discussed the year-end visa processing backlog figures

Right on cue,the Department of Home Affairshas also updatedits reference processing times across all visa subclasses。

A word of caution — the official figuresinclude extreme outliers and have limited practical value, and carrya degree of lag, so the numbers may differ from real-world experience.

Based on what we’re seeing for Newstars clients:

Subclass 189 processing first-half financial year invited shortage occupations + clearing older backlogs

Subclass 190 broadly progressed to March/April 2022 (some cases later)

Subclass 491 processing applications lodged in 2021

Subclass 489 gradually clearing the final batch lodged in 2019

Subclass 887 bulk still at September 2020

Subclass 143 Contributory Parent — document requests reaching late March 2017

Visitor visa for parents of PR holders/citizens (offshore) — approximately one month

Subclass 186 — multiple cases completed end-to-end within six months recently

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Let’s now look at the 22 December update on the Department of Home Affairs website

189 — Points-Tested

190 State-Nominated

491 Regional State-Nominated

489 Former Regional State Nomination

482 Employer-Sponsored

186 Direct Employer Nomination

500 — Higher Education

600-tourist

485 Graduate Work

820 Onshore Partner

Wishing everyone a smooth visa grant in the New Year 2023!

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