At a multicultural media briefing on Wednesday, 7th October 2020, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the test would ensure prospective partner visa holders were able to independently access government and health services and seek help when needed.
His statement included:
“I am very aware that lack of English language skills, … Read the rest
A Budget 2020 announcement was that partner visa applications, where the sponsor resides in a designated regional area, will receive priority processing.
This is presumably to address the overcrowding in the main cities, and allow more new arrivals into the regional areas.
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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.
The following visa processing times are showing at immi.homeaffairs.gov.au, although their page still states: Last updated: 19 August … Read the rest
Processing for the subclass 801 visa normally starts 24 months after the date that the subclass 820 was applied for.
Some people think it is 24 months after the 820 is granted, but it is from the original 820 “application” date.
Processing times for the 801 vary, with the latest … Read the rest
This is the link to download a copy of the NEW 2020/21 Australian Common Bond book and practice test questions.
The questions are half way through the book, on page 44.
https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/citizenship-subsite/files/our-common-bond-15112020.pdf
In 2019-20 the number of offshore applications granted in the Family Stream totals continued to become an even smaller percentage of total Family Stream visa grants, with just 18,446 of the total of 41,961 Family Stream visa grants going to Offshore Applications.
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140,366 Permanent Resident Visas were granted in the 2019-20 year, compared to 160,323 in the previous year (2018-19)
95,843 Permanent Resident Visas were granted in the Skill Stream, down from 109,713 in 2018-19.
The head of the Australian Border Force says the capacity of hotel quarantine is “not enough” to allow for every Australian stranded overseas to come home at once.
“It’s not enough, if I’m being honest, and as long as the caps remain with the hotel quarantine … Read the rest
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, all travellers arriving in Australia by air or sea must go into government approved mandatory quarantine for 14 days from arrival, with limited exceptions.
The cost of this quarantine is normally about $3,000.
If you want to … Read the rest
The Family Stream category of Visas issued is split into:
Total numbers of Family Stream Visas … Read the rest
