Median average processing time for subclass 651 visa in December 2021 was Less than 1 day.
Visa processing times are released every month telling us what the actual times were in the previous month. This gives an indication of what the current processing times might be.
Half of all subclass 600 (Offshore Tourist stream) visa applications were finalised in … Read the rest
Information from the BR0112 Visitor Visa Program Report year ended 30 June 2021, shows the following grant numbers:
Tourist Visitor visa Grants:
2019-20: 4,056,603
2020-21: 167,576.
Sponsored Family Visitor visa Grants:
2019-20: 27,709
2020-21: 917
Those figures show the massive reduction in grants … Read the rest
There were forty three times as many Tourist Visitor visa grants in the last half of 2019 (before COVID), as there were in the last half of 2020 (during COVID).
Some Visitor Visas have still been granted during the COVID-19 restrictions, however, the processing times have become longer for most countries.
On average the processing times are about 13 times as long as before.
Some examples:
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There is no requirement to have a return ticket when you arrive in Australia.
However, some countries will not let you leave their country, on a flight to Australia, without a return ticket, if you are travelling on a temporary … Read the rest
A total of 36,998 subclass 600 Visitor visa applications were lodged, with 9,189 granted.
Subclass 600 visas: Lodged, Granted and Refused from January 2020.
The numbers of subclass 600 visas granted in 2020, varied between 4,637 and 151,813 per month during the year.
The number of refusals varied between 660 and 30,650 per month.
| Jan 2020 | 153,109 | 183,678 |
Due to the COVID-19 travel restrictions imposed in Australia, the numbers of people actually arriving in the country has dropped dramatically.
The Australian Government began to place travel restrictions on those travelling to Australia from 1st February 2020.
The following chart shows an idea of … Read the rest
I have read many times, on various forums and websites, statements such as “Italian citizens are not required to apply for a visa if they travel to Australia.” Some mention other nationalities, other than Italian.
However, the people … Read the rest
