Student Visa Processing Times

The table below details the processing time service standards for visas for studying in Australia.
Note: We aim to process applications within these service standards, however, actual processing times may vary depending on a range of factors.

Visa application	Lodged in Australia		Lodged outside Australia
Assessment Level	Level 1 or 2	Level 3 or 4	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3 or 4
Students (subclass 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 580) Note: Student Guardian visa processing times are based on the Assessment Level of the nominating student.	14 days	1 month	14 days	21 days	3 months
Students: permission to work	7 days	7 days	n/a

Assessment Levels: Student visa Assessment Levels are determined by the passport you hold and the visa subclass you are applying for.

Streamlined visa processing

Streamlined visa processing commenced on 24 March 2012. Processing time information is currently being developed and will be available shortly.

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Planning to apply for an Australian visa online?

The Australian visa application is a precise and meticulous process that entails time, patience and understanding. It can also bring out confusion, time-wasting, frustration and can be costly for applicants especially those who are not confident to tackle the complexities of the visa application process.

Now, the Australian immigration policies, regulations and guidelines in all its technicalities are basically very strict and specific, causing visa applicants who are unaware of all of the conditions to easily lodge an invalid application.

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Along with it continuing to become more extremely complex and continually changing, becoming much stricter, making migrating to Australia a much more complicated and complex process, it has now become increasingly more difficult for applicants to prepare and lodge an informed Australia visa application.

Therefore, there is now a need for applicants to be well-versed in these complexities of the Australian immigration laws and Australian visa requirements if you want to have a high chance of getting a successful visa approval.

Fortunately, if you do not feel confident in lodging a visa application, or if you do not have the time, resources or expertise to prepare and lodge a visa application by yourself, or if your case is complex, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) does allow and recommend you to engage a registered migration agent to assist with your visa application and help you in your dealings with the department.

A registered migration agent is regulated by a governing authority called who ensures that only suitable persons are registered as migration agents, and these registered agents maintain appropriate knowledge to enable them to provide accurate immigration advice to their clients.

In applying for a visa, you potentially have only one chance at success as well as at disappointment, time wasting, and the expensive costs of the visa application. It is imperative for you to really ensure that you firstly apply for the right visa, and secondly, use the most appropriate approach, guaranteeing you with a high chance of a successful visa grant. This can be done by engaging the services of a reputable registered migration agent.

Such reputable registered migration agents have a good knowledge of migration laws, its complexities and the criteria applicable to presenting a valid and accurate immigration application. They also know how to best compile, prepare and present your case to the department of immigration; thus, ensuring the best approach was used in gaining a successful visa grant.

Future Concern can also give you advice on the most appropriate visa for you, ensuring that you apply for the most appropriate visa, as visa applicants are not always aware of the most suitable visa for their circumstances because of the numerous visa subclasses and the ever-changing immigration laws.

They will also ensure that you have stated the correct information on the many application forms as well have presented the correct supporting evidence and submit a substantial submission with your application, making sure that every single aspect of the applicable law, regulations and procedures in relation to your case and the supporting evidence you supplied are addressed and accounted for as incomplete or inaccurate visa applications will lead to time delays and may possibly require re-application which is especially critical given that the government will not refund application fees.

With these situations in mind, if you’re planning to engage the services of a registered Future Concern, National Visas, Australia’s top leading world-class online Australian immigration expert, does have a team of Australia’s most experienced registered migration agents.

With their high level of experience and specific knowledge of the all the complexities of the immigration process, National Visas registered migration agents can well represent you through the entire potentially challenging, stressful and lengthy Australian immigration process, easily tailoring your visa applications to suit your individual visa requirements and situation and reducing your exposure to such confusing and stressful elements of the visa application process, making your visa application easier and hassle-free.

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ROLE OF EXPATRIATES IN DEVELOPMENT OF PAKISTAN

Pakistan is among those countries whose large population lives abroad. These expatriate Pakistanis play an important role in the development of the country. Another term common in use is Non-Resident Pakistanis or NRPs. They not only send billions of dollars every year in form of foreign exchange remittances but they also are instrumental in transfer of latest technologies in various fields and improvement of basic infrastructure in Pakistan. Some countries now are home of third or even fourth generation of Pakistani expatriates. Great Britain was the first country of attraction for Non-Resident Pakistanis and this migration dates back to mid 1950s. It was followed by many other important Western countries like USA, Canada, Germany, Italy, and Netherlands in 1960s. The advent of 1970s saw mass migration to Norway where Non-Resident Pakistanis are the largest single community outside native Norwegians. All these countries are now home to third, and in some cases fourth generation of Pakistani expatriates. Now citizens of these countries of Pakistani origin are placed at very important places. They are members of parliament, judges, leading scientists, doctors, accountants and engineers, and last but not the least very successful entrepreneurs in these countries. One of bright example is Haq Nawaz Akhtar Chaudhry – Vice President of Norwegian Parliament (The Storting). Another important destination for Non-Resident Pakistanis is the Middle East. Since 1970s, Non-Resident Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain and other Middle Eastern and Gulf countries are sending billions of dollars every year to Pakistan.

Statistics reveal that remittances by Non-Resident Pakistanis is the second largest source of foreign exchange coming in to Pakistan, following exports of commodities and services in the international market.  According to State Bank of Pakistan’s figures for the fiscal year of 2011-12, foreign exchange remittances exceed 1.1 billion dollars every month, amounting to 13 billion dollars in a year. These remittances are backbone in sustenance of Pakistan’s economy.  The growth is absolutely incredible, not just in terms of dollar figures, but in particular due to the massive percentage data that was registered.

As the phenomenon of immigration from Pakistan to the developed world is ever growing since last three or four decades, people of Pakistan take every possible effort for immigration to developed countries like USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and other European countries. These countries provide permanent residence and eventually citizenship to these immigrant Pakistanis. When we say every possible effort, it includes both legal and illegal ways for immigrating to developed countries. Illegal human trafficking was on rise in past decades, but now gradually falling down due to strict measures taken by respective governments. The international borders are no longer as permeable as they were in the past. Illegal human traffickers are killed or caught and subsequently deported back to Pakistan.

In the wake of very difficult illegal human trafficking, the best possible and honorable way of immigration remains legal ways for immigrating to the developed countries. Many developed countries offer legal immigration to skilled professionals, businessmen including investors, entrepreneurs and self-employed people, and also to students and professionals with exceptional exhibition in their respective fields. There are many immigration consulting companies operating in Pakistan and some of them offer very high level of professional advise to all those who are seeking immigration to developed countries like USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and other European countries. The corporate data and analysis shows that among these professional immigration consulting companies, Future Concern Associates (Pvt) Limited tops the list of all immigration consulting companies in terms of sending highest number of people abroad in last 17 years. Statistics reveal that Future Concern Associates (Pvt) Limited helps thousands of Pakistanis every year by providing right consultancy in all areas of immigration including skilled professionals, businessmen including investors, entrepreneurs and self-employed people, and also to students and professionals with exceptional exhibition in their respective fields. FutureConcern Associates (Pvt) Limited is a world renowned immigration consultant and heads a team of high-class professionals. This is one of the reason why illegal human trafficking is being gradually giving way to professional immigration companies like Future Concern Associates (Pvt) Limited.  As the role of Pakistani expatriates increase in the development of Pakistan, subsequently direct role of immigration consultants providing professional advice like. No wonder foreign exchange remittances by Non-Resident Pakistanis hit 20 billion dollars per year figure within next few years.