hi,
is it true that there are visa quotas every year? and for this year, the news is that the quota has been reached so case officers haven't been giving visas lately? pls enlighten us.
thanks

What visa category are you thinking of?

All the programs (skilled, family, etc) have planning totals for each year.

Best regards.

hi alan,
i am referring to skilled independent visa subclass 136.
thanks..

We are still receiving visa grants for subclass 136 visa applicants.

Does this answer your question?

Best regards.

ok, thanks alan..

Hi Alan,
I am new to this forum and this is my 1st post.
I am paperbased SIR 495 Visa applicant, application lodged on 3rd Aug 2007.I have frontloaded PCC and Meds no CO allocated yet.
Do you think the visa quota for my category is finished for this financial year?
When can I expect a final decision from diac on my visa?
Many thanks in advance.
Best Regards,
Going2SA.

Sorry, I don't know the answers to your questions.

I would only point out that skilled visa applications from higher risk countries generally take longer to process to a decision than those from countries such as the UK.

Best regards.

quote:

Originally posted by Alan Collett:
Sorry, I don't know the answers to your questions.

I would only point out that skilled visa applications from higher risk countries generally take longer to process to a decision than those from countries such as the UK.

Best regards.

Once Again Many thanks for your response Alan.
I am from High Risk Country. Any idead what could be the processing time difference between High Riak and Low Risk Country applicants?
Have a nice weekend.
Cheers.

quote:

Originally posted by Alan Collett:
Sorry, I don't know the answers to your questions.

I would only point out that skilled visa applications from higher risk countries generally take longer to process to a decision than those from countries such as the UK.

Best regards.

Once Again many thanks for your response Alan.
Any idea what is the processing time difference between Low risk & high risk coutry applicants? I am a High Risk Country applicants.
Have a nice weekend.
Cheers.

I recommend you obtain the weekly summary of the processing position from the ASPC:
http://gomatildaforums.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/1066053782/m/4751013481

This summary tends to reflect the processing timeline for skilled visa applications from higher risk countries.

See also www.austimeline.com

Best regards.

Hi Alan,
Once again many thanks for your response.
I will check the aspc updates and austimeline.com.
Have a nice weekend.
Shunshine.