Getting Married before 309 Partner Visa is Granted

What happens if you get Married before 309 is granted?.

Some defacto couples have applied for the subclass 309 Partner Visa and then decided to get married while waiting for the visa grant.

A question sometimes asked is will that affect the processing of the 309 visa.

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Subclass 300 and 309 to be granted without Leaving Australia

Subclass 300 and 309 visas to be granted without having to Leave Australia!!

Important news from Home Affairs..

Updated for 27 February 2021

Changes are intended to come into effect on 27 February 2021 to allow some Family stream visas, which have been applied for outside Australia, to be granted Read the rest

Do Italian passport holders need a visa for Australia?

Can an Italian passport holder enter Australia without a visa?

I have read many times, on various forums and websites, statements such as “Italian citizens are not required to apply for a visa if they travel to Australia.”  Some mention other nationalities, other than Italian.

However, the people … Read the rest

Foreign Citizen Working in Australia on a Tourist visa?

Can a Foreign passport holder work in Australia on a Tourist visa?

Part of the conditions of the normal Visitor Visa is where it mentions you can come to Australia for Tourist or Business purposes.

Some people say that the bit that mention “Business purposes” means you CAN … Read the rest

Subclass 820 Visa Grant Statistics in 2020

In 2020, there were 28,165 subclass 820 visa applications finalised.

26,691 of these 28,165 applications were grants. This came to 94.77% of the total finalised.
541 of these were refusals, or 1.92% of those finalised.
934 of these with withdrawn, or 3.32% of those finalised.

  • In the first 3 months
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Subclass 309 Visa Grant Statistics in 2020

In 2020, there were 12,683 subclass 309 visa applications finalised.

10,981 of these 12,683 applications were grants. This came to 86.58% of the total finalised.
1,098 were refusals, or 8.66% of those finalised.
607 were withdrawn, or 4.79% of those finalised.

  • In the first 3 months of 2020, before COVID,
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Subclass 100 Visa Grant Statistics in 2020

In 2020, there were 20,126 Subclass 100 visa applications finalised.

17,916 of these 20,126 applications were grants. This came to 89.02% of the total finalised.
1,404 of these were refusals, or 6.98% of those finalised.
806 of these with withdrawn, or 4.00% of those finalised.

  • In the first 3 months
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Subclass 801 Visa Grant Statistics in 2020

In 2020, there were 41,704 Subclass 801 visa applications finalised.

39,289 of these 41,704 applications were grants. This came to 94.21% of the total finalised.
951 of these were refusals, or 2.28% of those finalised.
1,463 of these with withdrawn, or 3.51% of those finalised.

  • In the first 3 months
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Subclass 300 Visa Grant Statistics in 2020

In 2020, there were 1,710 subclass 300 visa applications finalised.

700 of these 1,710 applications were grants. This came to 40.94% of the total finalised.
469 of these were refusals, or 27.43% of those finalised.
538 of these with withdrawn, or 31.46% of those finalised.

Many of these withdrawals were … Read the rest