Partner Visa Grants from the Philippines in 2020

The Philippines saw much fewer grants of Partner Visas during 2020, after the COVID pandemic hit.

Subclass 300 visas from the Philippines in 2020.

Only about 16 subclass 300 visas were granted from Manila during the 2020 calendar year.

These were:

  • 5 in January 2020
  • 6 in February 2020
  • 5
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The Australian Citizenship Interview

What is the Australian Citizenship Interview?

The wording in the email providing the date for the Citizenship Test states the following:

Your citizenship appointment will be in two parts: a citizenship interview and a citizenship test. At the citizenship interview, you will be interviewed regarding your identity, your identity documents Read the rest

Australian Citizenship Processing Times

Processing times for Australian Citizenship vary a lot for many reasons.

One reason is the shear number of applications.

There were 12,517 citizenship applications, by conferral ,received in the month of December 2020, and another 3,000 by other options, according to https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/citizenship/citizenship-processing-times

As at the end of December 2020, there … Read the rest

Examples of Subclass 820 Visa Grants January 2021

Subclass 820 Visa Grants in January 2021.

This is a small selection of subclass 820 Visa Grants in January 2021.

  • 820 Granted: 30 Jan 2021 – Applied  Oct 2020. South African . Processed in 4.5 months.  801 granted?  No,  Under 2 year relationship. (Frontloaded medical and police checks)
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Police Clearance in Australia

How do I apply for a police clearance certificate if I am in Australia?.

To get an Australian police certificate for Immigration purposes in Australia you must submit an Australian Federal Police National Police Check application form.

Use Code 33 at Question 1 on the form and include details of … Read the rest

Australian Visa Processing Times December 2020

These are the Australian Visa Processing Times shown by the Department of Home affairs at 24th January 2021, with the statement:

Due to COVID-19, some visa processing times have been affected and applications may take longer to finalise. Processing times are not available for all visa subclasses.

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