Delays in visa processing.

Visa processing times are getting longer.  There are several reasons for this, such as the changing priorities of the government but the most well-known one is the volume of visa applications that have been recently lodged, coupled with the recent changes to permanent residence.  The allocation of visas under the visa subclass 186 was filled months before the end of the financial year which means that processing was halted until after 1 July.
 
Published processing times
For ease of reference, we have simplified current published processing times.  Please note that this is a moving timeline and so can either remain the same for a while or change quite quickly.
 
Visa subclass 482 (Medium/long term)                     90% processed within 5 months
Visa subclass 482 (short term)                                      90% processed within 5 months
Visa subclass 400                                                                90% processed within 19 days
Visa subclass 407                                                                90% processed within 7 months
Visa subclass 494                                                                90% processed within 5 months
Visa subclass 186 (TRT)                                                     90% processed within 14 months
 
 
The team at Visa Executive are dedicated to assisting you in any way we can but unfortunately visa processing times are out of our control.  Rest assured that as soon as we have any updates on any visa matters, we will be in contact.