I confirm lodgement of the application on 01 June 2014. The receipting of the visa application charge and credit card surcharge validates the application and is evidence that the application is being processed. A copy of the receipt is attached for your records.
Information on the credit card surcharge has been available on www.immi.gov.au since March 22nd 2014.
Due to the high volume of applications received, we are currently taking approximately 5 months to register an application and send the acknowledgement letter. The formal acknowledgement of the application will be sent as soon as possible. As applications are considered based on the lodgement date, the delay in registering the application will not affect the processing time for a decision on the application.
Up-to-date information on the processing times and other commonly asked questions is available in an auto reply by emailing [email protected] and writing “TEST” in the subject line. Information about Parent visas is available on the department’s website www.immi.gov.au.