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Could you check the latest status in their app?
Usually if its approved, they'll email you within a couple of days. If they require more info, you'll also be informed via email quite instantly. I last applied in July 2023 and got the email to submit extra info instantly after applying. ETA was approved ~5 days after submitting all the docs. Maybe processing time is much longer now.

And I second the age group algorithm that picks who is required to submit extra info. My family has applied in 2022 and 2023, both times parents (in their 70s) instantly approved while my brother and I (20-30s) instantly received email for further info to be submitted.

Just an update. Got my ETA approved within minutes again.
Intended to travel to Perth this coming November but plan got derailed this morning after wifey's block leave got denied.

did it state rejected or they just ask u to furnish more info?

did you submit your employment letter, house mortgage or any loans etc? you have to submit as many docs as possible to avoid rejection

you can appeal, but not sure pay how much though

are you getting stable income? i have a friend who submitted everything but maybe because he was an insurance agent (at the time of application) and wasn’t getting consistent/fixed income, he got rejected. but then he appealed and got it eventually

I personally don't think that's enough to show you own a house. You need to show that you have commitments in Malaysia like a house mortgage and work that you have to go back to.

Do you have a specific reason on visiting Australia besides tourism? Maybe you could try get an invite from someone who is a citizen and can vouch for you?

If all else fails just go to Europe la hahah

Also, I think they do checking like loan application when giving you visa

In their eyes, if you have too much commitment and not enough income, the only reason you would pay for a ticket to Australia is to work there and send money back for your commitments?

Like even if you earn 10k but have a 5K housing loan and 2k car loan, they would assume you do not have enough money to travel?

It is very discriminatory yes, but you can go to warga Malaysia in Australia Facebook group and read the amount of nonsense and boasting people do there about their overstaying

One lady said she was illegally staying in Korea, then she wanted he children to grow up somewhere else, so now she is illegally staying in Australia and made a false claim of asylum. She also mentioned to others that you can still come to Australia if you overstayed in other countries because they don’t check??

Like bro already doing illegal stuff and then broadcasting it to being in more people and embarrass us