How long does it take for an Australian e-visa?

One of the biggest differences between e-visa and traditional visa is that the approval speed is fast. However, according to the current trial situation, some applications will take 1-2 months or even longer to be approved, and the fastest applicant will only need 3 days to be approved. In fact, the Immigration Bureau explicitly requires that the submission time of e-visa should be no later than 3 months and no earlier than 4 months.

Three situations will lead to the slow approval of e-visa for studying in Australia.

First, the visa materials are "incomplete", which leads to slow approval. Generally speaking, a complete application can be completed within 2 weeks, and an incomplete application can be completed within 6 weeks. "Incomplete materials" refers to insufficient evidence required by the Immigration Bureau, such as physical examination results, some major documents and materials to be uploaded online, and cases that have been included in targeted investigations or random investigations without results. There are many factors, such as intermediary operation errors, whether the medical examination hospital cooperates, whether the applicant cooperates, and being selected as the object of spot check, which may lead to the delay of application.

The second is the influence of network technology on speed. According to visa officials, the electronic visa system is an online operating system based on Internet transmission. Whether the visa website of the Australian Immigration Bureau can log in successfully and whether the two parties can dock smoothly is directly related to whether the candidates' applications can be issued smoothly.

The third is the impact of the peak visa period on the speed. Adelaide Visa Center is mainly responsible for the examination and approval of traditional visas for Indian students and electronic visas for China and China. At present, the visa center has 22 visa officers, 9 of whom are responsible for the examination and approval of electronic visas. July and August are the peak periods for Indian students to submit e-visas, which may slow down the approval process or cause confusion.