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4. After You Apply – Subclass 456 Visa
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On this page: Processing times, Verification checks, Contacting us and Notifying you of the decision
Processing Times
The current average processing time for Subclass 456 visa applications lodged in China is 5 working days.
Please note that each application presents different issues that can vary the processing time. Some factors that may delay processing beyond the average processing time include:
An incomplete application being lodged or requested documents not being submitted promptly;
• Additional checks becoming necessary, including additional interviews:
• Medical issues requiring further tests or treatment, such as tuberculosis;
• Any character issues in relation to the applicant that may require a formal character assessment; and
• changes in the circumstances of the applicant.
Do not make any travel plans, purchase tickets or make any similar decisions in the expectation that you will receive a visa outcome within the average processing time. The average processing time is a guide only.
Verification Checks
For bona fide purposes, many applications for Subclass 456 visas will be subject to verification checking, which may include telephone interviews, third-party telephone checks, document examination, checks made with document issuing authorities, face-to-face interviews and site visits.
Contacting Us
Should you need to contact us subsequent to lodging your application, please contact the Visa Office that is processing your application.
Under the Privacy Act 1988 we can only provide information about a visa application to the applicant, an authorised person or an appointed migration agent. If you have not already done so in your visa application form, you can authorise another person, such as your sponsor, to receive communication in respect of your application by completing and lodging Form 956 - Appointment of a migration agent or exempt agent or other authorised recipient.
If you have further documents or materials in support of your application that you wish to mail, courier or hand in to our office, in order that these reach your Case Officer without delay, please ensure that you clearly write your application file number (if you know it) on the envelope/package/material.
If there are any changes in circumstances relating to your application following lodgement, you are obliged to inform this office about them. If you wish to provide any other relevant information in support of your application, please do so in writing. You may use Form 1022 Notification of Changes in Circumstances for this purpose.
Additionally, if you wish to notify our office of any incorrect information that you may have given in your visa application, please do so in writing. You may use Form 1023 Notification of Incorrect Answer(s) for this purpose. Your notification of incorrect information will be taken into account when assessing your visa application.
Notifying You of the Decision
For legal reasons, all advice of visa decisions is made available only to applicants and/or their agents. If an application refused, the applicant or his/her authorised person is notified of this by a letter giving reasons for refusal and information about review options.
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