The latest news on the English language requirement for Partner Visa applications appears to be:
PMV (subclass 300 visa)Â holders can apply to travel to Australia.
The official wording on this is:
If you hold a Prospective Marriage (subclass 300) visa, please be aware that you need to request an exemption from Australia’s travel restrictions and this will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
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The Australian migration program level will remain at 160,000 for the 2020-21 program year. This is the same as last year.
However, the number of visas to be granted in the family stream will increase to 77,300.
The extra 33,000 … Read the rest
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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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
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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A notice has been lodged in Parliament to address changes to the processing of Partner Visas.
Julian Christopher Hill is member of the Australian Labor Party, and the Member of Parliament for Bruce, Melbourne, in the House of Representatives.
In May 2020, Mr Hill called for a large increase in … Read the rest
According to the 2018-19 Migration Program Report, a number equal to about 46% to 50% of each years opening balance of the first stage partner visa application are granted, and about 5% are refused.
The above is one way of looking at the visa outcome … Read the rest
There are many reasons for a visa application to be refused, and they can be discussed in other posts. This post is to show the numbers of refusals over the 24 months from July 2018 to June 2020.… Read the rest
