As part of the 2017-18 Budget, the Government announced a number of changes to existing Visa Application Charges. New charges are released as at 1 July 2017: 

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Source: Visa Application Charges - Department of Immigration and Border Protection

The 457 visa system has been changed as of 19 April 2017, CEL Consulting has received the most up-to-date 457 agent newsletter from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, click the button below and read the newsletter :
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​We have recently moved to a global allocation model for processing cases.
 
Please note allocation time and processing time can be different. When a case is allocated, it is assessed on that day. If the application is “assessment-ready” and no other processing is required, the application will normally be finalised on the allocation day. If the application is NOT “assessment-ready” and more information is needed to finalise it, the processing time will be longer.
 
PROCESSING TIMES FOR APPLICATION PROCESSING TASKS
The following table provides individual processing times for the different elements associated with finalising 457 applications.

​PLEASE NOTE:

• If we identify we have received a response to a RFI case which related to an easily assessed outstanding requirement, we may finalise the case earlier than the time frames outlined above.
• As a network we seek to ensure all cases outside service standard are only undecided because they are the subject of appropriate and necessary ongoing processing and not because we are failing to further action the case.

<For details of 457 processing standards, please go to www.border.gov.au/about/access-accountability/service-standards/visa-processing>