Practical guides to Australian visa processing times and migration law changes, by Chang Min Park, Accredited Specialist in Immigration Law and Legal Practitioner Director of Park & Co Lawyers.
Check the figures, find the original law and understand the limits of online information before deciding your next step.
How long will a visa take?
Published processing times describe groups of applications. They do not predict the decision date for your own visa. Our guide shows how to select a subclass and stream, compare the available figures and read changes over time.
Read the Australian visa processing time guide
Has Australian migration law changed?
A tracker can help you spot a new instrument or amendment. You still need to check the original source, when the change starts and whether it applies to your circumstances. Our guide explains that process using an independent migration law tracker.
Read the migration law changes guide
Independent tools and official sources
The visa processing time tracker and Australian migration law tracker organise information so it is easier to compare. They are independent tools and do not have access to your application.
For the underlying information, use the Home Affairs processing time guide and Federal Register of Legislation. For tribunal information, start with the Administrative Review Tribunal.
Meet the author
Chang Min Park’s immigration law accreditation is through the Queensland Law Society. He is the Legal Practitioner Director of Park & Co Lawyers, based in Underwood, Queensland, and speaks English and Korean.
Read Chang Min Park’s background and our approach to sources, or view his LinkedIn profile.
When your question needs advice
A visa refusal, cancellation or review deadline needs advice on the actual decision and circumstances. General guides and processing statistics cannot resolve those questions. Contact Park & Co Lawyers to explain your matter and ask whether the firm can assist.
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General information only. Read the date and source links on each article. Older commentary may describe law or procedures that have since changed.