Many people have been asking about how the COVID-19 coronavirus has been affecting Australian visa grants, so I have compared the same time periods for 2019 and 2020, for the numbers of grants that I have seen notified … Read the rest
The numbers of Offshore partner visas, student visas and skilled nominated visas appear to have seen massive reductions in grant numbers, following changes caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus restrictions.
Some grants are being finalised, but not many.
A statement from the Department of Home Affairs: “Visas continue to be … Read the rest
On Monday 8th June 2020, the Acting Immigration Minister, Alan Tudge, stated that “Face to Face Citizenship ceremonies” will be resuming very soon.
The Government is also working to resume citizenship testing and interviews as soon as possible.
These were stopped due to Covid-19, meaning that many new Citizenship applications … Read the rest
Some Student Visa holders, such as the subclass 500 visa holders, end up in a relationship with someone in Australia, and decide to apply for a Partner visa.
Some people, in a relationship with someone in Australia, … Read the rest
Partner Visa delays from Australian Embassies in South Africa and Egypt, caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus.
The Australian embassy in South Africa has recently stated that no visas have been processed since late March, when they went into lockdown. They have indicated that once they reopen their visa section, they … Read the rest
Some Australian visa applications are refused, for various reasons. As one example, about 10% of all partner visa applications are refused.
Some applicants feel that the refusal was wrong and they choose to appeal the decision of the Immigration department to refuse them.
That … Read the rest
The processing time for Australian Citizenship is getting longer again, mainly due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
With all face to face interactions suspended, there are currently no Citizenship tests or Interviews being carried out. This is causing a hold up after initial checks are finalised for applications.
Universities have been told to arrange Stringent Quarantine for returning International Students.
Health Minister Greg Hunt has said that Australian universities should put forward suggestions about how they could bring international students back to campuses.
This is basically saying: If you want International Students back, at the same time as … Read the rest
Australian visa processing times are produced monthly by the Immigration Department, to give an idea of how long a visa application might take, assuming things do not change. They are NOT guarantees of how long Current or Future applications will take.
These times will vary month to month based on … Read the rest
There has been a massive change in processing times for Partner Visa and PMV grants in April and May 2020, due to the COVID-19 coronavirus situation.
Offshore applications seem to be getting longer, while some Onshore 2nd Stage applications appear to be much faster.
Some overseas embassies are not operating … Read the rest
