Sponsorship visa sc482 timeframes out by “weeks”

Last year the Government announced a revamp of Subclass 482 (Skills in Demand) visa as would be fast, with processing times of 7 business days for Specialist Skills and 21 business days for Core Skills, if decision-ready.

Processing times tell a different story.

Despite the promise of speed, many 482 applications now take from 5 to 12 months to reach a decision. Labour Agreement cases can be even slower. Skilled migrants relocate their lives on the assumption that Australia needs them quickly; employers hire on the same assumption. Instead, both are stuck waiting.

Why does this matter?
Businesses plan hires and projects around promised timeframes. When weeks become months, their commitment fades out as the business cannot wait. Until processing times align with the promises made, the 482 visa remains another example of a migration reform that did not deliver. 

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