Contributory Parent Visas - Processing Times Update

[SOMV]

Hello,

 

I received this update today about processing times:

 

Current processing times for applications are:

 

Contributory Parent visa categories (subclasses 143 and 173), it is currently taking approximately 15 months from lodgement date until the case is allocated to a case officer. As the present time April 2008 application are being assessed. Once the case is allocated to a Case Officer, the application will be assessed and outstanding documents and information will be requested if required.

 

Generally, processing times range from 3 to 6 months.

 

Cheers,

Veronika

[Guest Gollywobbler]

Hi All

 

DIAC recently released its annual Report on the migration program for the year 2009/9, which ended on 30th June 2009.

 

The CPV stats are that 6,500 visas were granted during the year, which met the planned ceiling of 6,500 visas for the year.

 

In 2008/9 a total of 7,295 CPV and CAPV (the onshore version) applications were received. That is slightly lower than the 2007/8 total of 7.639.

 

With effect from 1st July 2009 the annual total of CPVs and CAPVs has been increased to 7,500 visas in the hope that the Ministerial Target of no more than 12-15 months from start to finish can be met. (That depends on whether the Parents Visa Centre has enough Case Officers to cope as much as it depends on the number of visas available, I suspect.)

 

However it seems pretty clear that waiting times should not increase from their present levels and with a bit of luck things might even start to speed up.

 

The Annual Report is below and the Parent stuff is on Pages 13 and 14.

 

http://www.immi.gov.au/media/statistics/pdf/report-on-migration-program-2008-09.pdf

 

Cheers

 

Gill