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OUR LATEST VISA GRANT NOTICES

Temporary Graduate (SC 485) visa

Grant date: 13 Dec 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in4 months and 15 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Education: Master of Applied Economics and Econometrics
Visa duration: 2 years
Previous visa: Student (SC 500) visa

Student (SC 500) visa- Subsequent Entrant

Grant date: 12 Dec 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 4 weeks and 2 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Education sector: Higher Education Sector
Previous visa: None

Student (SC 500) visa

Grant date: 11 Dec 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 3 weeks and 6 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Education sector: Higher Education Sector
Course: Masters of IT
Previous visa: None

Partner (SC 820) visa

Grant date: 3 December 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 11 months and 16 days
Country of origin: Cambodia
Relationship status: Married
Previous visa: Visitor (SC 600) visa

Partner (SC 820) visa

Grant date: 4 December 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 8 months and 22 days
Country of origin: Britain
Relationship status: Married
Previous visa: Visitor (SC 600) visa

Nomination Approval Notice - Training (SC 407) visa

Grant date: 27 November 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 7 months and 23 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Occupation: Insurance Broker
Training duration: 12 months

Temporary Graduate (SC 485) visa

Grant date: 26 Nov 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 2 months and 29 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Education: Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours)
Visa duration: 2 years
Previous visa: Student (SC 500) visa

Partner (SC 820) visa

Grant date: 23 November 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 10 months and 21 days
Country of origin: Philippines
Relationship status: Married
Previous visa: Visitor (SC 600) visa

Student (SC 500) visa - Subsequent Entrant

Grant date: 22 November 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 3 months and 14 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Education sector: Higher Education Sector
Previous visa: None

Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (SC 491) visa

Grant date: 19 November 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 1 year 5 months and 10 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Occupation: University Lecturer
Total points: 85 points
Previous visa: Student (SC 500) visa

Temporary Skill Shortage (SC 482) visa

Grant date: 9 November 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 1 month and 16 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Stream: Medium Term Stream
Occupation: Chef
Work experience: 3 years
Visa duration: 2 years
Previous visa: Bridging visa

Nomination Approval

Grant date: 9 November 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 1 month and 17 days
Nomination approval for: Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482)

Temporary Graduate (SC 485) visa

Grant date: 8 November 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 3 months and 10 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Education: Master of Engineering (Civil Engineering)
Visa duration: 2 years
Previous visa: Student (SC 500) visa

Temporary Skill Shortage (SC 482) visa

Grant date: 2 November 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 1 month and 24 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Stream: Medium Term Stream
Occupation: Accountant
Work experience: 2 years
Visa duration: 3 years
Previous visa: Temporary Graduate (SC 485) visa

Temporary Graduate (SC 485) visa - Subsequent Entrant

Grant date: 15 Oct 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 2 months and 29 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Visa duration: 3 years
Previous visa: None

Student (SC 500) visa

Grant date: 10 Oct 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 3 months and 14 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Education sector: Higher Education Sector
Course: Master of Secondary Teaching
Previous visa: Student (SC 500) visa

Standard Business Sponsor

Grant date: 10 Oct 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 3 weeks
Sponsor visas for: Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) , Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 494).
Business in operation: Since 2022
Industry: Accommodation and food services
Number of employees: 6

Tourist (SC 600) visa

Grant date: 4 Oct 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 2 weeks and 3 days
Stream: Tourist stream
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Previous visa: Visitor (SC 600)
Other: This visa grant doesn't have the "No Further Stay" condition, which allows the visa holder to apply to other visas while they are in Australia

Temporary Graduate (SC 485) visa

Grant date: 4 Oct 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 3 weeks
Visa stream: Post-Higher Education Work
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Education: Master of Commerce
Visa duration: 2 years
Previous visa: Student visa (SC 500)

Student (SC 500) visa - Extension

Grant date: 27 September 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 6 months and 14 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Education sector: Higher Education Sector
Course: Bachelor of Information Technology ( Networking and Security)
Previous visa: Student (SC 500) visa

Temporary Skill Shortage (SC 482) visa - Subsequent Entrant

Grant date: 27 September 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 3 months
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Visa duration: 2 years and 6 months
Previous visa: None

Student (SC 500) visa - Extension

Grant date: 25 Sep 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 3 weeks and 6 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Education sector: Higher Education Sector
Course: Master of Artificial Intelligence
Previous visa: Student (SC 500) visa

Student (SC 500) visa - Extension

Grant date: 24 Sep 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 1 month and 15 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Education sector: Higher Education Sector
Course: Bachelor of Science
Previous visa: Student (SC 500) visa

Student (SC 500) visa - Subsequent Entrant

Grant date: 21 Sep 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 6 months and 8 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Previous visa: None

Employer Nomination Scheme (SC 186) visa

Grant date: 18 Sep 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 6 months and 3 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Stream: Direct Entry Stream
Occupation: Accountant (General)
Work experience: 3 years
Visa duration: Permanent residency
Previous visa: Temporary Activity (SC 408) visa

Temporary Graduate visa (SC 485)

Grant date: 10 Sep 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 1 week and 6 days
Visa stream: Post-Higher Education Work
Country of origin: Kenya
Education: Bachelor of Business (Accountancy)
Visa duration: 2 years
Previous visa: Student visa (SC 500)

Temporary Activities SC 408 - Entertainment Activities

Grant date: 05 September 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 2 weeks and 4 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Visa duration: 3 months
Previous visa: None

Temporary Graduate (SC 485) visa - Subsequent Entrant

Grant date: 30 August 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 2 months and 10 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Visa duration: 3 years
Previous visa: None

Temporary Graduate (SC 485) visa - Extension

Grant date: 21 Aug 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 3 months and 19 days
Visa stream: Replacement Stream
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Education: Bachelor of Zoology and Animal Science
Visa duration: 2 years
Previous visa: Temporary Graduate (SC 485) visa

Visitor (SC 600) visa

Grant date: 15 Aug 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 1 month and 20 days
Stream: Tourist stream
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Previous visa: Visitor (SC 600)
Other: This visa grant doesn't have the "No Further Stay" condition, which allows the visa holder to apply to other visas while they are in Australia

Resident Return (SC155) visa

Grant date: 14 Aug 2024
Visa processing duration: granted in 1 day
Visa duration: Indefinite from the date of each arrival
Country of origin: India
Previous visa: Skilled Independent (Points-tested stream) (SC 189) visa

Training (SC 407) visa

Grant date: 14 Aug 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 2 months and 29 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Education: Bachelor of Business
Visa duration: 1 year
Previous visa: Temporary Graduate (SC 485) visa

Temporary Graduate (SC 485) visa - Extension

Grant date: 10 Aug 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 1 month and 19 days
Visa stream: Post-Study Work Stream
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Education: Bachelor of Information Technology
Visa duration: 2 years
Previous visa: Temporary Graduate (SC 485) visa

Parent Sponsor in relation to a Sponsored Parent (Temporary) (SC 870) visa

Grant date: 9 Aug 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 2 months and 15 days
Country of origin: Uzbekistan
Previous visa: Bridging visa

Skilled Nominated (SC 190) visa

Grant date: 17 Jul 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 2 months and 28 days:
State: Victoria
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Education: Graduate Diploma in Early childhood Education.
Skill Assessing body: Australian Institute in Teaching and School Leadership.
Points: 65 points
Occupation: Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher
Previous visa: Temporary Activity (SC 408) visa

Standard Business Sponsorship

Grant date: 12 Jul 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 2 weeks
Sponsor visas for: Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) , Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 494).
Business in operation: Since 2013
Industry: Garden services
Number of employees: 6

Temporary Graduate (SC 485) (Subsequent Entrant)

Grant date: 10 Jul 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 3 months and 2 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Visa duration: 2 years
Previous visa: Student ( SC 500) visa (Subsequent Entrant)

Skilled Nominated (SC 190) visa

Grant date: 15 Jul 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 3 months and 6 days
State: Victoria
Country of origin: Britain
Education: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
Skill Assessing body: Medical Board of Australia
Occupation: General practitioner
Points: 70 points.
Previous visa: Temporary Skill Shortage (SC 482) visa

Standard Business Sponsorship

Grant date: 27 Jul 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 10 days
Sponsor visas for: Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) , Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 494).
Business in operation: Since 2015
Industry: Facility services
Number of employees: 18

Visitor (SC 600) visa

Grant date: 2 Aug 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 1 week and 1 day
Stream: Tourist stream
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Previous visa: None
Client description: The client's daughter is a temporary resident in Australia. The client was keen to visit her but was concerned about a possible rejection as they have a previous visa rejection. Despite the concerns we were able to make a strong visa application and secure a grant within about a week.

Partner (Migrant) (SC 100) visa

Grant date: 19 June 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 11 moths and 28 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Previous visa: None
Client description: The client is a permanent resident in Australia who wanted to bring his wife and 3 children to Australia to stay permanently. The processing time for obtaining the permanent partner visa SC 100, usually takes over 2 years. However, our client successfully obtained the temporary and the permanent visa within a year, well ahead of the typical 2 year time line.

Temporary Graduate (SC 485) visa

Grant date: 12 June 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 1 month and 26 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Education: Bachelor of Exercise Science (Clinical Practice)
Visa duration: 3 years
Previous visa: Student (SC 500) visa

Student (SC 500) visa (Subsequent Entrant)

Grant date: 8 Jul 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 4 months and 16 days
Country of origin: India
Education sector: Vocational Education and Training Sector
Previous visa: None

Temporary Skill Shortage (SC 482) visa

Grant date: 25 May 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 3 weeks and 4 days
Country of origin: India
Stream: Medium Term Stream
Occupation: Actuary analyst
Work experience: 2 years
Visa duration: 2 years
Previous visa: Bridging visa

Temporary Graduate (SC 485) visa - Subsequent Entrant

Grant date: 23 May 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 3 months and 2 days
Visa stream: Post Study Work Stream
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Visa duration: 2 years
Previous visa: Temporary Graduate (SC 485) visa- Subsequent Entrant

Permanent Residence ( Skilled Regional) (SC 191) visa

Grant date: 23 May 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 5 months and 1 day
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Education: Master of Engineering Science with a specialisation in Electrical &
Electronic Engineering
Occupation: Electronics Engineer
Previous visa: Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (SC 491) visa
Description: The client was nominated by the state of Queensland for the SC 491 visa on 19 Oct 2020, they received their PR through the SC 191 visa in May 2024.

Student (SC 500) visa

Grant date: 24 May 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 6 months and 9 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Pursuing education: Diploma of Hospitality Management
Institute: Choice Business College
Visa applied: Onshore
Previous visa: Student (SC 500) visa

Partner (SC 801) visa

Grant date: 22 May 2024
Visa processing duration: granted in 2 years 2 months and 1 day
Country of origin: India
Relationship status: Married
Previous visa: Partner visa (Temporary) (SC 820) visa

Partner (SC 801) visa

Grant date: 15 May 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 2 years 6 months and days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Relationship status: Married
Previous visa: Partner visa (Temporary) (SC 820) visa

Temporary Skill Shortage (SC 482) visa

Grant date: 24 April 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 1 month and 18 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Stream: Short Term stream
Occupation: Restaurant Manager
Work experience: 2 years
Visa duration: 2 years
Previous visa: Temporary Activity ( SC 408) visa

Prospective Marriage (SC 300) visa

Grant date: 22 April 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 1 month and 27 days
Country of origin: Afghanistan
Visa duration: 1 year
Previous visa: None
Client description: The client approached us after a year of the visa application being lodged. There were multiple complications with the application, given the client residential and travel history. We received three S.56 requests from the Department requesting further information and clarification. In the instances where the client was not able to submit certain documents, we made statutory declarations and explained the circumstances to the department to obtain concessions.

Parent Sponsor in relation to a Sponsored Parent (Temporary) (subclass 870) visa

Grant date: 5 April 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 2 months and 28 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Previous visa: Visitor (SC 600) visa

Standard Business Sponsorship (renewal)

Grant date: 1 May 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 1 day
Sponsor visas for: Temporary Skill Shortage visa (SC 482), Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (SC 494)
Industry: Building and construction
Business in operation : Since 2014
Number of employees: 7

Temporary Skill Shortage (SC 482) visa

Visa grant: 22 Feb 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 2 months and 2 days
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Stream: Medium Term Stream
Occupation: Systems Analyst
Work experience: 2 years
Visa duration: 2 years
Previous visa: Temporary Activity (SC 408) visa

Skilled Independent (SC 189) visa

Visa grant: 15 Feb 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 1 month
Country of origin: Sri Lanka
Stream: Points-tested Stream
Points: 65
Education: Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education
Occupation: Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher
Skill Assessing body: Australian Institute in Teaching and School Leadership
Previous visa: Temporary Graduate (SC 485) visa

Prospective Marriage (subclass 300) visa

Grant date: 12 Jan 2024
Visa processing duration: Granted in 8 months and 11 days
Country of origin: Philippines
Visa duration: 1 year
Previous visa: None