Recently I have been getting lots of posts from people wanting me to tell them how long going it’s going to take DIAC to process their GSM visa applciation, partulcarly the sub class 475. Unfortunately I don’t have a crystal ball that I can look into and predict how current DIAC current policies (given current economic climate & political stance on immigration) or DIAC’s internal structure policy is going to influence processing times). I wish I could! Iwould be a very popular migration agent indeed. Anyway, I think only time will tell how long it is going to take, cliched but true. For most of the people who have recently applied, if you consider an approximate processing time of say 9-12 months, there is no need to hit the panic button until you come to the latter stages of this timeline. If you lodged an application in February this year don’t start pestering your agent for a hit prediction as to when you will have a visa. I think it’s unfair on yourself and unfair on your poor agent.
I would like to invite any one out there who is waiting on a visa approval to post a comment when you do get your visa approval advising your visa sub class applied for, your date of lodgement, date you did your medicals and the date your visa was granted. I would invite anyothers awaiting a visa approval to do the same so that others in a similar situation may be able to get an idea of timing.
All the best,
Mege Dalton
PS We are living in interesting times.
Hi Mege
Thanks for your help through out the years. I got CO for my 885(online file, he requested medical and PCC and I provided them in week time. But didn’t hear anything after, so I called to check the status and they said they cant find my Medical online. I checked with Medibank and in their records everything is fine. What should I do? As Medibank said they cant send any copy of medical again. I do not know where the hell my medical report is.
DO I send the hard copy of my Medical by post to Brisbane processing centre referring my Case Officer? Please tell me what to do I am stuffed. Thanks in Advance.
Hi manish,,, have u got ur pr? Or still waiting for ?
Hey manish have u got ur pr?? Or still waiting?
I applied for a subclass 475 visa in April 2010 and still have no case officer. Upon applying I was advised processing times were ‘up to’ 9 months, once the application was in I was advised at least 18 months! Is anyone else experiencing such long waiting times? I would really appreciate any feedback.
Thank you so much.
It took whole 2 years for me to be granted my state sponsored 475 visa (Granted Apr 2011). DIAC’s processing time keeps changing. Please refer to
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/estimated-allocation-times.htm
If you are state sponsored, it depends on your nominated occupation and I guess yours is in the priority group 5.