Late Lodgements for Visa Applications

The Department has noted a high volume of visa applications that have been lodged within days of the course commence date. This includes some cases where the CoE was issued two days prior to course commencement. While we aim to process visa applications in time for course commencement, this is possible only if an application is lodged at least six weeks prior to course commencement and the application is ‘complete’ minimising processing delays.

Complete means:

• All the questions in the form are answered correctly including questions relating to previous travel, visa refusals and cancellations (for other countries) for both the applicant and their family members.
• The required health and character checks have been completed before the application is lodged, and
• All relevant documentation, including supporting documentation is uploaded at the time the application is lodged.