These are the Australian Visa Processing Times shown by the Department of Home affairs at 18th December 2020, 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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These are some of the known subclass 309 Partner Visas (Provisional) GRANTED in 2020.
This is to show people who are still waiting, that some are being granted, and give an idea of how long it can take. But remember, all applications are … Read the rest
The overall drop in overseas arrivals into Australia for the month of November was a 98.28% drop in all arrivals.
In November 2019 there were 1,724,400 arrivals, but only 29,740 in November 2020.
Those coming with African Citizenship had the smallest reduction in percentage terms at 95.33%.  Those arriving with … Read the rest
The numbers of Overseas Arrivals into Australia is much smaller in 2020 than it was in 2019, obviously due to COVID-19.
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Many people wonder why their visa application takes so long, when others are finalised so quickly.
Questions include:
Some 309 visa applicants have children either before or after submitting the 309 application.
Some children will already be Australian citizens and do not need a visa. Some will not be Australian and they will need a visa.
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If they have received a PR grant, but not yet arrived in Australia, then a notification of change of address would be required.
If the visa holder has arrived in Australia, and holds … Read the rest
Most Australian Visa Applications require a verified Police Clearance from the Applicant’s home country.
Many of these are provided relatively quickly, and if not submitted with the original application, can be obtained within the 28 days that are given when they are requested at a later stage. This request is … Read the rest
An international student in Australia, has received a jail sentence after the Australian Taxation Office investigated their activities.
A tip off was received from overseas about his actions.
This led to an investigation and subsequent conviction.
It would be expected that after release from jail, his continued stay in Australia … Read the rest
Figures for 2016 showed that an average of about 5.6% of Australian born people were unemployed during 2016.
This is much lower than the rate for new migrants to Australia, either skilled visa holder, or a partner visa etc., in the family stream … Read the rest
