Current Australian Immigration processing lead time as of November 2007

Hi folks, please find below the latest time lines from the ASPC. Any comments or questions please post in the appropriate thread made in our forums here

As of November 2007 the ASPC admin section is processing as follows:

Applications lodged on or before the dates shown below have been allocated to case officers for further processing.

Student/Graduate applications – Class DD and DE visas

Paper based applications: 3 May 2007 (subclass 880), 9 March 2007 (subclass 881) and 9 March 2007 (subclass 882)

E-lodged (on-line) applications: 7 July 2007 (subclass 880) and 26 July 2007 (subclass 881) and 26 July 2007 (subclass 882)

Onshore Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) (SIR) – Class UX visas

Paper based applications: 7 August 2007
eSIR (on-line) applications: 23 April 2007

New Zealand Citizen (Residence) - Class DB visas

All applications: 13 August 2007

Skilled Migration visas - All paper based applications for Class BN, BQ,BR, UX and UZ visas (Subclasses 134, 136, 137, 138, 139, 495 and 496): 28 December 2006

e-lodged Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) applications: 2 July 2007

General Skilled Migration visas– Class VE, VF, VB and VC visas (subclasses 175, 176, 475, 476, 885, 886, 887, 485 and 487)

E-lodged (on-line) applications: 18 September 2007
Paper based applications: allocations yet to commence

If a visa application was made more than two weeks before the relevant date shown above and you have not been contacted by a case officer please contact the Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre from the web page http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/visa-enquiries/professionals.htm

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