Australian Citizenship Processing Times for Indian Nationals.

Australian Citizenship for Indian Nationals.

The average processing time for citizenship by conferral applications, lodged by Indian nationals, where the decision was made between 1 July 2020 and 31 January 2021, was 311 days. That is about 11 months.

Note: This is the average processing time from lodgement of a … Read the rest

Subclass 309 processing in New Delhi, India

Subclass 309 visa finalisations for the period March 2020 to December 2020

During the nine months March to December 2020, there were 549 subclass 309 visas granted at New Delhi, 41 were refused, and there were 39 withdrawals.

Month Grants Refusals Withdrawn
Mar 236 7 6 Apr 1.66*
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COVID-19 Flights from India to Australia

Flights from India to Australia during COVID-19.

This is an example of Vande Bharat Mission Flights from Delhi to Sydney, Australia, in January 2021.

It shows the capacity of each flight.

Flight Date, Number, Route and Time.

  • 03 Jan 2021 AI 0302 Delhi to Sydney 01:35
  • 10 Jan 2021 AI
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Indian Police Clearance Checks may take 3 months

Most Australian Visa Applications require a verified Police Clearance from the Applicant’s home country.

Many of these are provided relatively quickly, and if not submitted with the original application, can be obtained within the 28 days that are given when they are requested at a later stage. This request is … Read the rest

Australian Partner Visa 309 Timeline from India

Processing times for the subclass 309 Australian Partner Visa applications from India.

In the first ten months of the 2019/20 year, New Delhi processed 1,898 Subclass 309 visas

The median processing time for this visa group was 401 days.

  • The first 25% took up to 306 days.
  • The next 25%
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Indian Students Stuck in their Home Country

SBS Punjabi have reported that Indian students are stuck in India and are seeking exemption from Australia’s travel ban.

About 115,000 international students are estimated to be stranded in their home countries due to the covid-19 travel ban.

The issue relates to the students ability to resume their University study, … Read the rest

Australian Work and Holiday visa from India

Is the Australian Work and Holiday visa available for India?.

Some migration agents in India are advertising that Indians are now eligible for a Work and Holiday visa to Australia.

Apparently they have already begun submitting applications for some of their paying clients .

However….

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Indian Racism in Australia

Nitin Garg murder

January 8, 2010
http://www.smh.com.au/national/killing-reveals-another-kind-of-race-problem-20100107-lwu9.html

On Saturday night, Nitin Garg, 21, was stabbed to death in Melbourne, just the latest young Indian to fall victim to violent crime while studying in Australia. The Indian Government has issued a travel warning to its citizens intending to come to Australia.… Read the rest