Visa processing times are updated monthly, providing you with an indicative timeframe in business days for processing applications. Last updated 31 January 2022. For the period 1 July 2021 to 31 January 2022, 87% of all nominated skilled visa applicants held an Australian qualification.  4% of all nominated applicants held a PhD, of which more than 74% were from Australian universities. 

Due to the current high number of applications for Queensland State Nomination from temporary migrants onshore who are living and working in Queensland, it is unlikely that Migration Queensland will open to offshore applicants this financial year.

Applicants who have a nominated occupation identified on the WA skilled migration occupation list or Graduate occupation list may be eligible for WA State nomination

S/C 190 visa is points-based visa being nominated by State/Territory Government. Must meet minimum points pass mark – 65 BUT some state/territory government MAY require a higher pass mark point.

The COVID-19 replacement stream is a replacement for the initial Temporary Graduate visa. It is only available for Temporary Graduate visa holders impacted by the Australian travel restrictions. This means, people who could not stay in Australia for the full period allowed by their previous Temporary Graduate visa.

The Federal Government has now unveiled the details of a new plan, announcing it will introduce two new permanent residence visa streams for Hong Kong and British National Overseas passport holders already in Australia. Both would be eligible for the permanent residency pathways. The two new streams will provide a substantially[…]