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Subclass 189 Backlog Surges / Up 14,000
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Subclass 491 Relinquishes the “Backlog King” Title / Down 2,000+
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190 Remains the Top-Granted Visa / Backlog Up Only 1,610
The backlog at end-October is higher than at end-June, but only by 1,610.
Bear in mind that multiple states have been issuing invitation rounds of several thousand this financial year — maintaining the backlog at this level is a strong result.Monthly grants of around 1,500 reflect the Department’s prioritisation and effort. From November, monthly numbers are expected to be even more impressive.
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887 Showing Self-Improvement / Monthly Grants Have Doubled
Parent Migration
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Subclass 143 Backlog Increases Markedly / Get in the Queue Early
By end-October, the paid-stream backlog for Subclass 143 stood at 70,153 — a notable increase from the previous ~65,000. This reflects more people lodging parent visa applications immediately after their own PR is granted.
The total paid-stream backlog is 77,243. With this financial year’s quota of 8,500 and 80% allocated to the paid stream — that is approximately 6,800 places — the estimated wait time currently exceeds 10 years. Lodging as early as possible remains the right call.
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October Grants on the Rise / The Department Knew More Quota Was Coming
Monthly grants for Subclass 143 and 103 increased noticeably from October. Since the timeframe from FFI to final grant is approximately two to three months, this means the Department began issuing more FFI requests at the start of the financial year, with applications completing FFI around September–October gradually being granted. This again confirms the Department was well aware of the increased quota and acted ahead of schedule.
FFI requests for Subclass 143 have now progressed to late March 2017. However, applicants who lodged in May or June 2017 should be prepared for slower progress — May saw 3,400+ lodgements and June had 5,308, compared to roughly 1,000 or fewer in other months.
If your PR was recently granted, contact us to enquire about parent migration options.
Subclass 500 Student Visa
Subclass 600 Visitor Visa
A Note from Newstars
Visitor visas for parents of PR holders or citizens are mostly being granted normally
– Applications in this category — whether lodged onshore or offshore — have largely returned to normal.Offshore lodgements being granted within approximately one month is now fairly standard.Onshore lodgements may take a little longer (which may actually be a good thing).
– Because parent visitor visas are typically applied for with 3-year validity and a maximum of 12 months per stay, offshore applications require a medical examination. On this point, please note: the Department, in its push to expedite processing, has become less patient with FFI responses for visitor visas. If you cannot complete your medical within 28 days for any reason, you must promptly notify the Department and attach all supporting documentation. If at all possible, book a medical appointment — even if you cannot complete it — to use as evidence.
In short,the Australian visitor visa is not as simple as many people assume — particularly over the past six months, it has been a high-refusal category. One reason is that many people enter on a visitor visa and then apply for other visa types, making the genuine purpose of visitor visa entries more susceptible to scrutiny.
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