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Embassy address: 4, rue Jean Rey 75724 Paris Cedex 15 - Telephone : 01 40 59 33 00 - Fax : 01 40 59 33 10. Visa Enquiries telephone (Europe Service Center): +33 (0)1 82 88 23 04, Mon-Fri 10am to 5pm
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Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Target Processing Times
The following is a guideline to our target processing times in Paris.
While we endeavour to decide ALL our applications as quickly as possible, the times below will give an indication as to how long your application may take.
Please note that the times below relate to completed applications.
If your application is presented without all the necessary documentation, then it may take longer to process.
It is in your own interest to ensure that your application is as complete as possible when you lodge it.
| Visa Class (subclass) | Target Processing Time |
| Resident Return | |
| Resident Return Visa (155, 157) | Three weeks |
| Temporary Residence | |
| Non-business (411, 416, 418, 419, 421, 423, 424, 425, 428, 430, 442) | Four weeks |
| Family member of New Zealand Citizens (461) | Six months |
| Visitor Visas | |
| Business Short-stay (456) | Three to four weeks |
| Tourist Visa (676) | Three to four weeks |
| Transit Visa (771) | Up to two weeks |
| Citizenship | Target Processing Time |
| Registration by Descent | Three to six weeks |
| Resumption of Citizenship | Six months as the application must be referred to Australia |
| Grant Overseas | Six months as the application must be referred to Australia |
| Renunciation of Citizenship | Six months as the application must be referred to Australia |
| Declaratory Certificate | Four months as the application must be referred to Australia |