New PRC form finally published

Happy new year to all.

Immigration has finally published the new form for PRC applications. Contrary to previous announcements, this is not a digital / online application, but a regular paper-based application process, similar to previous application forms.

There are no particular surprises here, although from my experience, Immigration is becoming increasingly picky on things like the contents of supporting letters and documents. This applies across the board for PRC / status / naturalisation applications.

Processing times have also slowed down remarkably in the past year. It remains to be seen whether the high application fee of $10,000 will mean that Immigration will prioritise these applications. Typically at the moment, it is 6-12 months for equivalent applications.