Kevin2020

3 minutes ago, LindaH27 said:

The link has  been broken since early June. Maybe too many people were trying to access it! Originally the calculator was only for the non contributory visas as they are placed in a queue. Think it might have been something new that perhaps needs more tweaking. I put in my date when it first came out and it said nearly 23000 were in front of me - and as you say only approx 6000 a year granted. Simple maths!! 

Yes many people have been commenting on the fact that wait times are now stretching out and new applications made now are likely to take   8-9 years it even longer!  Don’t forget the pandemic and the closure of Australia’s borders until probably June next year will also hold things  up. People who applied in 2015 were told 18 months - they’ve all taken 4 years! 

Thanks Linda, much appreciated!

16 minutes ago, LindaH27 said:

I’m june 2017 and am expecting to wait a further 3 years given that there was a huge spike in applications in 2016 and 2017  
 

Once you’ve paid you get the grant but I believe if there have been any medical concerns you will have to sign to have follow ups once in Australia. 

Another 3 years?  This takes the total wait time to approx 6 years for us instead of the wait time of 3 years at the time of application.  There was a parent visa calculator that i used before which tells you how many people are still in the queue.  I have tried accessing it but the link does not seem to be working.  Do you know if there is a new link for it?  This would give us a reasonable idea re wait time i guess as there's only about 6,000 places each year.

Hi Everyone

I have applied for visa 143 for my parents since April 2017.  So far, no communications at all from immigration.
Just wondering if anyone knows roughly how long it takes to get the visa once a case officer has been appointed?  Given that they are processing June 2016 applications now, I assume that it'll take at least a year before I receive any communication from immigration.

Does anyone also know whether the visa grant is guaranteed after they ask you to pay the visa fee of $48k per parent?

Many thanks
Kevin