@tmasuncion lapit na yan may mga na grant na sa Feb batch. Kami medyo tagal pa hehehe!
Regarding po sa tanung mo kay @markier87. Tanung ko din po ito before. Ito yung nacompile ko na information on Invitation Processing time and Visa Processing time from Department of Home Affairs
INVITATION PROCESS
Invitation process and cut offs
The highest ranked clients by points score are invited to apply for the relevant visa. For clients who have equal points scores, the time at which they reached their points score for that subclass (referred to as the date of effect) determines their order of invitation. Expressions of Interest with earlier dates of effect are invited before later dates.
Source:
https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/working-in-australia/skillselect/invitation-rounds
VISA PROCESS
Processing times are impacted each month by changes in application volumes, seasonal peaks, complex cases, and incomplete applications
CIRCUMSTANCES THAT AFFECT VISA PROCESSING TIMES
We assess applications on a case-by-case basis, and actual processing times can vary due to individual circumstances including:
whether you have lodged a complete application, including all necessary supporting documents how promptly you respond to any requests for additional information
how long it takes to perform required checks on the supporting information provided how long it takes to receive additional information from external agencies, particularly in relation to health, character, and national security requirements
for permanent migration visa applications, how many places are available in the migration programme for citizenship applications, the time taken to attend a Citizenship Ceremony or receive a Citizenship Certificate.
Source:
https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-processing-times/global-visa-processing-times
Priority Processing
Where there is very high demand for places under the Migration Program, processing priority is given to applicants who have the most compelling claims in terms of the government's policy priorities.
The current processing priorities (with highest priority listed first) are:
applicants sponsored under the Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme
applicants sponsored under the Employer Nomination Scheme
applicants nominated by a state or territory government agency
applicants who have nominated an occupation on the Medium and Long-Term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL)
all other applications
Source:
https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-processing-times/priority-processing
Based on my understanding, the points score plays a significant role during the Invitation process. The higher the score, the sooner the invite. Pero it was not mentioned na it would be the same during the visa processing. Based on the factors listed in the Home affairs website, I haven’t found any information na nagsabi that the points score ay nakaka affect sa pagbilis o pagbagal ng visa processing time unlike sa invitation process na explicitly na sinabi yung about sa ranking - high pointers get prioritized. This is just my own understanding, baka may mga nasearch din yung iba regarding this 🙂