Processing time service standards
The tables below show the 2007-08 processing time service standards for different types of visa applications.
These service standards are linked to the 2007-08 Portfolio Budget Statements. We aim to process 75% of cases within these service standards, however actual processing times may vary from these standards as the following notes explain.
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The service standards are indicative only. Individual cases may be decided in longer or shorter periods than the service standard, depending on a range of factors, individual circumstances and the complexity of each case.
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The service standards apply to visa applications lodged with complete documentation. You can expect your application to take longer than the processing time service standard if it was lodged without all the required documentation.
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The service standards do not include the time taken to process nominations and/or sponsorship applications.
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Processing times vary by location, reflecting the differing circumstances of national and regional caseloads.
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If you submit your application for a visa online through our website the processing times may be different from those shown below. Please see the general information in the e-visa online services for more information.
See: Online Services
Tables:
- Visas for visiting Australia
- Visas for studying in Australia
- Visas for working in Australia
- Visas for migrating to Australia - as a skilled sponsored worker or business person
- Visas for migrating to Australia - as a skilled person
- Visas for migrating to Australia - as family
- Visas for migrating to Australia - Special Eligibility (former resident)
- Visas for re-entering Australia as a permanent resident
- Visas for migrating to Australia as a refugee or under the humanitarian programme