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Delay In Student Visa Under SVP

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#1 ·
Hello,
I have applied for 573 Subclass under SVP on 19th August 2013 and I will be going for Elicos 10 weeks which starts from 3rd Oct 2013 followed by main course 3rd March 2014. My husband will be accompanying me. We are a bit worried as we came to know that Visa's are being delayed.
As per our knowledge under SVP it takes 14 days for granting VISA, But till been more than that now So we are bit worried as we have to book the tickets.

Applied on : 19th August 2013.
Medicals : 22 August 2013.

Any help would be appreciated.
 
#2 ·
Hi YD -

Unfortunately the processing time on streamlined visas can take far longer than 14 days - the last one we did for a very low risk applicant (Japanese citizen) took almost 6 weeks. DIAC does not promise or commit itself to any particular timeframe, despite the estimates you may read on their website. Additionally, medical checks can be backlogged at the Medical Officer of the Commonwealth (MOC) which can add days or weeks (in this applicant's case 2 weeks) to the processing time during which the case officer can do nothing but wait for the MOC's report. Also in your case, if both you and your husband will be going, and you're from India, it may be seen as a high risk application in regards to the Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) criteria - especially in terms of what motivations and reasons both of you have to return to your home country after your study is complete. While streamlined applications avoid DIAC scrutiny of the financial and English requirements, the GTE requirements still are present - for these we always do a detailed submission outlining the reasons why the client has reasons to return to their home country per GTE policy.

I don't mean to raise any concerns here, just help you understand some of the processing steps that might be happening here that could delay things.

Best,

Mark Northam
 
#130 ·
Respected Mark.I am From India and Regardfully require your Help



Sir,
I am Amber From India and I have Applied For BBA in Information System In Victoria University Sydney NSW,My EAP will Start On 23rd June 2014 and My Main Course Will Start On 27th Nov 2014..Sir, I have applied My Higher Education Vise Subclass 573 On 27th March 2014 and My Medical Process was Done beforehand on 7th March,My Visa Is under Streamlined Process.. I have Logged My File On 27th March,Now I am Really worried about how much more time the AHC will Take To Grant Me the Visa,can you please give me any Hint or any ideas about the timeframe taken in my process of Granting Visa.
Your Kindly
Amber Shelly
 
#3 ·
Opinion Needed

Hi as my Elicos starts from 3rd Oct and still no visa grant so should i deffer my course or wait, as we were told that we may be granted Visa 2 days before the course start. But it won't be feasible to pack bags and run.
Visa Applied : 19 Aug 2013
Medicals : 22 Aug 2013

Visa Grant : ????????
 
#7 ·
Help Needed



Hello Mr. Northam,

Sorry to bother you again. I need your help on this now. I have contacted the Aus Embassy in India and they told me that for the online application you need to contact +611300364613 Adelaide office . I tried calling this no. but its not getting through and I am not able to find the email also so that i can get to know about my case. I don;t even know whether I have been allotted a case officer or not. I am going nuts now Almost 50 days still no information.

Whom do i contact or talk to.
Any help will be appritiated Mr. Northam.

Regards,
Pooja
 
#8 ·
Hi Pooja -

Here's the link:
Student Visa Centre (South Australia)

They don't have a direct phone number, but there's an enquiry form. I'd recommend the fax number as that can get a better response sometimes than an equiry form. FYI the last student visa I did from a higher risk country took over 12 weeks.

Hope this helps -

Best,

Mark Northam
 
#145 ·
Hi Pooja -

Here's the link:

They don't have a direct phone number, but there's an enquiry form. I'd recommend the fax number as that can get a better response sometimes than an equiry form. FYI the last student visa I did from a higher risk country took over 12 weeks.

Hope this helps -

Best,

Mark Northam
Hi Mark,
I am student to Uni of Melb. Lodged my visa on 24th may 2014. My orientation starts on 21 July, I still haven't heard about my visa. Also medicals done before lodgement.

My education agent has tried sending mails to immi and there has been no reply. It's a evisa from India(chennai)
You have mentioned fax,is better option could u probably tell me the exact fax number in adelaide ,since the site contains the fax number for residents in Australia.

My parents stay in qatar and at present iam herewith them.
Also my parents have got their tourist visa granted from Qatar,in 5 days time,unlike mine.
Can u tell me how long more is it going to take , coz my friends got it in 2-15 days.

Might as well,should I reapply from Qatar visa application center,which will be lodged from the dubai high commission office, which might be a low risky country?
Iam panicking, pls do replyme.
Btw,is my University, in Svp group??

Regards
Nisha
 
#9 ·
Mark,

I need your advise on my application. Im new here and saw you are a licensed migration agent. I just received my visa refusal yesterday (subclass 573 SVP) and the decision was made because the case officer is not convinced that I am a genuine student and the course I am about to undertake (IT) is not beneficial for my career. I worked in a Business Process Outsourcing company but working hand in hand with IT managers, Provisioning and Project Managers. The case officer is also not convinced that I can finish off my degree for 1 year and 5 months because I studied inmy home country for 6 yyears but I was not able to finish it because I got pregnant and decided not to finish schooling before and work instead.

If I re-apply, do I have any other option? The case officer is not considering that I just want to get my degree and finish my studies.
 
#10 ·
Hi Brownoutgirl -

Sorry to here of your refusal. Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) based refusals are the most difficult to fight because they are all about what you "might do", and are highly subjective - not at all unlike the movie "Minority Report" if you ever saw that one.

I'm assuming you are offshore (ie, not in Australia)? If so, then reapplying makes sense, however you may want to consider waiting a few months. You will also need to make a substantially different/newer/updated application from the one that got refused. Would suggest you Google "Genuine Temporary Entrant" and you'll find a link to DIAC's pages that discuss this. I can also send you a PDF extract from DIAC's own procedure manuals about how they interpret this policy (you can get to my email on the website link shown in my signature).

Bottom line: A GTE refusal can be very tough to beat. Your next application needs to, in my opinion, address each of the GTE policy areas and show how you satisfy them. They've just deemed you un-genuine. You're going to have to work hard to convince them that "they" were wrong.

Hope this helps -

Best,

Mark Northam
 
#11 ·
Mark Northam,

Thank you so much for the immediate response. I will try to look up the GTE policy. I hope I can get solution for this.

I just want to ask about the "however you may want to consider waiting a few months", what do you mean? I am planning to re-lodge after a month (if my documents are prepared and ready for lodging). I will be visiting IDP tomorrow for assistance.

Thank you so much for your time. :)
 
#12 ·
Hi -

My suggestion about waiting a few months was to let some time go by which would allow for a change in your circumstances. Don't forget that DIBP has now taken an official, legal position that they believe you do not have a genuine intent to come here to study. That's not a minor thing - it's a major thing. And overcoming this via evidence, statements, etc will take a lot of work, and DIBP will need to believe that there is a substantial difference in the re-application as opposed to the original one. Nobody likes to admit they're wrong, and government officials especially don't like to admit this. The passage of some time may give them the room they need to believe that there is a substantial change in your circumstances, or at the very least substantial new information that is significant enough to warrant them changing their assessment of you.

I don't say any of this to discourage you in any way, just trying to help.

Best,

Mark Northam
 
#26 ·
Delay for SVP file

Hello Mark, I lodged my file for a student permit two months ago. I have even done with my advance medical check up (e-medical)
I am worrying very much about the processing time frame.
Rest of my friends got their visa grants even within 15 days only.

Please suggest something, why the embassy is taking more time in my case.

best regards: Gurpreet
 
#13 ·
Thank you Mark. It bothers me a lot for I have emailed them because in the document they sent to me with the decision, it says that I said in the phone interview that I said that I want to take my course because its "interesting". There's a note on the document stating "if you have any questions about this decision, or the process or information that was taken into account, you can contact this office."

I sent an email earlier asking that if the phone interview was recorded for I cannot remember saying that my course was "interesting". Upon reading the documents sent to me, it looks like they have a valid reason to give me a refusal letter because I do not know anything about the course and just said "interesting" when in fact it has a lot of relevance with my previous work and my previous course.

Anyway, I am bothered that if I question them, there's a negative impact on my second application.

Thanks for your help. I have been looking for someone to answer my question. I am looking into the GTE policy right now and hoping to get positive result on my second application.
 
#21 ·
According to the recent data published by DIBP, for June '13 quarter, 50 % of the student visas were processed in 14 days and 75 % were processed in 30 days and also 93 % was the visa success rate. So, keep patience..cheer up it is highly likely to get a visa after the interview if it went well..Again , best of luck..

Regards,
Wmanoch
 
#27 ·
Yes dear friend, I applied under Streamlined Visa Processing (SVP) regulations.
Obviously, such a long processing time is more or less like a trouble !

It will be two months for my file on 27th October 2013. Even I came to know from my banker that the embassy had made a call & verified my financials in the 2nd week only.

thanks: Gurpreet
 
#28 ·
Hi Gurpreet -

No idea what they might be doing that would delay things - there seems to be no uniformity in visa processing times these days. At some point you may want to email them to ask them, but chances are they'll reply with a form email saying standard times are "3 months" or something like that, and to just wait.

Sorry, wish I had better news, but until DIBP takes their processing time commitments seriously, we're all left waiting and hoping.

Best,

Mark Northam
 
#42 ·
Hi Gurpreet -

No idea what they might be doing that would delay things - there seems to be no uniformity in visa processing times these days. At some point you may want to email them to ask them, but chances are they'll reply with a form email saying standard times are "3 months" or something like that, and to just wait.

Sorry, wish I had better news, but until DIBP takes their processing time commitments seriously, we're all left waiting and hoping.

Best,

Mark Northam
Hi Mark, I got an interview call yesterday. I went for around 43 minutes & all the questions were replied very intelligently. The only insecurity i am feeling is that i haven't told the officer about my previous withdrawal of a student visa application few years bank. The reason for this is that i don't think i was asked about it directly.

Please advise if this can affect decision for my application as someone advised me that if interview is fair 90-95% they must grant a visa.

thanks: Gurpreet
 
#30 ·
Dear Mark,

Today will be exactly 4 weeks of my visa application submission under streamlined process, i have done medicals and submitted all the necessary document required from me but i am yet to get any decision. I wish to write to my case Office for update but i don't know if such enquiry can result outright denial, i am a bit nervous doing that,please advice me, thank you
 
#31 ·
Hi Guddy -

I doubt they will deny you based on enquiries - that's not really one of the reasons outlined in the legislation or policy. Problem is, even with streamlined, they refuse to be held to any sort of a deadline or time estimate, so 4 weeks on an SVP from a high risk country is not long at all - typically these take 12 weeks or so from my experience.

My suggestion: be patient and wait a bit more.

Hope this helps -

Best,

Mark Northam
 
#33 · (Edited)
Dear Mark,

I hope they still remember that i applied for streamlined process because i am not qualify under my country assessment level 3 financially. Am just thinking of writing to them to remind them that i did applied for streamlined process so that they will not take my file to wrong place, please what do you think
 
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