Overseas Travel on subclass 309 visa

Can you travel Overseas on subclass 309 Visa?.

The subclass 309 temporary partner visa has full travel facility, as well as full working rights, while waiting for the final grant of the subclass 100 Permanent Resident visa.

The 309 visa stays in effect even after beginning the secondary submission for … Read the rest

Is Your Australian Citizenship Finalised?

Can you share YOUR Australian Citizenship timeline ?.

How does YOUR timeline compare to the average?

Australian Citizenship by conferral in July 2019:
75% took under 5 months from date of approval to ceremony.
75% took under 20 months from date of application to ceremony.

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SBS say that 90% of Citizenship Applications take 24 months.

Do 90% of Australian Citizenship Applications take 24 months?.

A report by SBS is making the following statement,

CEO of the Migration Council Australia Carla Wilshire told SBS News the backlog had reached “a historic high” over recent years.
Ms Wilshire also voiced concern around processing times for citizenship applications.
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Citizenship Applications and Grants July 2019

Australian Citizenship Applications and Grants July 2019.

The number of people waiting for their Australian Citizenship has reduced from 221,695 at 31 May 2019 to 198,477  at 31 July 2019.

This is a reduction of 23,218 for that two month period. (11,609 per month).  Assuming about 25,000 new applications in … Read the rest

Australian Visitor Visa after Applying for a Partner Visa

Can I Apply for an Australian Visitor Visa while waiting for a Partner Visa?.

Yes, you can apply.

However, not everyone gets approved, and many only get a 3 month stay.
Some get a 12 months visa, but must leave every 3 months.
Others get a full 12 months stay, … Read the rest

Parent Visa Queues 2019

Queues for Parent Visas reach 50,000.

In April 2019, immigration officials revealed that there were nearly 50,000 people on the waitlist for some Parent visas.

Waiting times for some Parent visas had also reached 56 years.

As at July 2019, immigration released information showing that final processing had begun for … Read the rest

Australian Visa Classes

Australian Visa Classes.

Listing of each Visa, with visa subclass number, currently available for Migration to or Visiting Australia.

Visitor visas.

Studying and training

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Partner Visa Processing Times in July 2019

Partner Visa Processing Times July 2019.

The Australian Immigration Department appear to have released the Visa processing times for July 2019, sometime in August 2019.

Although these figures show the global averages for the first 75% and the last 10%, of applications processed in June 2019, the average processing time … Read the rest

School Fees on Temporary Visa Australia

Although some Australian States allow the children of some Temporary Resident Visa holders to attend State schools without payment of International Student Fees, some states do charge fees on this group.

NSW School Fees for Temporary Visa holders.

Summary of fees 2020-2021.

$290 Non Refundable Application Fee (Required with Read the rest