Subclass 186
How long each step takes
Every stage of a Employer Nomination application, and how long it actually took for people tracking one on Visafold.
These are real dates logged by applicants, not published estimates. Home Affairs gives one global range for the whole application; this is what happened between each step.
Employer nomination lodged → Visa application lodged
1days typically
Fastest 0 days · slowest 169 days · from 10 timelines
Medicals requested → Medicals completed
6days typically
Fastest 0 days · slowest 145 days · from 8 timelines
Skills assessment submitted → Skills assessment approved
15days typically
Fastest 0 days · slowest 76 days · from 7 timelines
Visa application lodged → Medicals completed
24days typically
Fastest 5 days · slowest 252 days · from 7 timelines
Medicals completed → Police checks submitted
44days typically
Fastest 0 days · slowest 478 days · from 7 timelines
Visa application lodged → Medicals requested
5days typically
Fastest 0 days · slowest 125 days · from 6 timelines
Visa application lodged → Employer nomination lodged
0days typically
Fastest 0 days · slowest 0 days · from 5 timelines
Skills assessment approved → Employer nomination lodged
232days typically
Fastest 131 days · slowest 815 days · from 5 timelines
Visa application lodged → Police checks submitted
76days typically
Fastest 0 days · slowest 261 days · from 4 timelines
Police checks submitted → Visa application lodged
6days typically
Fastest 0 days · slowest 67 days · from 4 timelines
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