The subclass 476 visa is the Skilled – Recognised Graduate Visa, which allows recent engineering graduates to live, work or study in Australia for up to 18 months.
You must have completed a degree or higher qualification from a specified institution … Read the rest
Both Biometrics and Medical checks are required for some Australian visas.
Some visa applicants will need to provide biometrics at an Australian Visa Application Centre (AVAC) or an Australian Biometrics Collection Centre (ABCC).
The term ‘biometrics’ is not known by everyone, and some people are puzzled about what it actually … Read the rest
Processing times for the subclass 309 Australian Partner Visa applications from Manila, Philippines.
In the first ten months of the 2019/20 year, Manila processed 168 Subclass 309 visas.
The median processing time for this visa group was 607 days.
Processing times for the subclass 309 Australian Partner Visa applications from London, United Kingdom.
In the first ten months of the 2019/20 year, London processed 745 Subclass 309 visas.
The median processing time for this visa group was 293 days.
The first 25% took up to 265 days.
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Processing times for the subclass 309 Australian Partner Visa applications from India.
In the first ten months of the 2019/20 year, New Delhi processed 1,898 Subclass 309 visas
The median processing time for this visa group was 401 days.
Each Visitor Visa will have a “Must Not Arrive After” date.
Some people think this is the Visa Expiry Date, especially when they check it on VEVO, and do not see a visa expiry date, just the “Must Not Arrive After” date, which they assume is the expiry … Read the rest
It is VITAL that foreigners on temporary visas, who are not eligible for Medicare in Australia, maintain suitable medical insurance while in Australia.
A news headline today is showing:
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According to an SBS article, Partner visas are taking longer than usual to finalize during this pandemic, with the current timeline to finalize an offshore partner visa (309) is 12 to 18 months.
But how accurate are those figures, and are they really worse than before?
This is from the … Read the rest
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.
Australian visa processing times are produced monthly by the Immigration Department, to give an idea of how long a visa application might take, assuming … Read the rest
The official eligibility time to apply for the stage 2 ‘Permanent’ part of the partner visa (subclass 100 or 801) is 24 months after applying for stage 1, (subclass 309 or 820).
However, you are allowed to begin … Read the rest
