Skilled Migration visas are the most famous visa category under Australian Permanent Residency Visa. These visas target highly skilled and qualified workers whose occupation is in high demand in Australia labor market.

Generally, after applying for the skilled migration visa, an applicant is nervous and impatient due to never ending processing time. They tend to forget that Department of Immigration and Border Protection checks their application extensively and only after proper evaluating the applicant profile they give invitation to apply.

The Australian PR processing time is hierarchy based and the processing is as under:

The priority is given in the following sequence:

  • Applications are given in the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme
  • Applications are given in the Employer Nomination scheme
  • Nominees by a state/territory government for a profession specified in the State Migration Plan

Some key interesting facts about Australia Processing Time

  • Skilled migration visas are processed on priority and the order is also pre-decided
  • The date of filing the application is not taken into consideration
  • The topmost priority is given to the skill select applications in subclass 187, 186, 190 and 489 visa categories
  • There are two PR visa processing time- PR processing time for 75 percent applications and PR processing time for 90 percent applications
  • The PR processing time for an applicant is calculated, from the date in which application was filed
  • The department will respond to the enquiries only after the PR processing time is over

There are some factors which affect the Australian PR processing time:

  • The volume of applications received by the immigration department
  • Providing all the necessary supporting documents at the time of filing application
  • The time taken to check the supporting documents
  • The time taken to receive additional information on health, national security, and character from areas outside the department
  • The availability of places in the Migration Program
  • Complex case, if any

Monthly update will be provided by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, indicating the processing times.

The Australian PR processing time for the skilled migration visas namely;

The processing time is different for each Australia Permanent residency visa.

Subclass 189 and subclass 491 is approximately 7 to 9 months whereas subclass 190 visa is processed within 4 to 7 months.

To know more about the Australian PR processing time and the application process, please feel free to fill the free assessment form to evaluate your chances to apply for Australia PR.

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