Visa processing times in the offshore Student visa program are lower – a median of 13 days in December 2022. Processing Times* by visa category - 50 percent (median) Visa processing times vary between different visas within these categories, and in some cases it may take longer for those visas to be finalised. This is the most accurate way to show the amount of time it is taking most visa applications to be finalised. The information below shows the median visa processing times for key visa categories. Processing times are currently impacted by older applications on-hand, but this will improve once we have worked through them.

We are working through these as quickly as possible, and are focused on finalising older applications. Some visa programs have a large number of older cases on-hand as well as increasing numbers of new applications. Visa processing times have already improved across most visa programs, particularly across temporary visa programs. These actions have already reduced the number of on-hand visa applications. Wherever we can, we aim to streamline the processing of applications without compromising program integrity.

We have focused resources on visa processing. We are increasing the number of staff processing applications, and we will continue to bring more staff on board to perform this critical work.Īctions taken to improve processing times We are working to reduce the time it takes to finalise visa applications. Processing on-hand visa applications is a government priority.

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