In general, a Partner Visa Sponsor who has previously sponsored a partner (or prospective marriage) visa applicant is not able to sponsor another partner (or prospective marriage visa) applicant until at least five years have passed since the date of the first … Read the rest
According to Immigration Data Releases 2012-13 to 2016-17
70,123 Partner Visa applications were made in 2012-13
46,325 Partner Visas were granted in 2012-13
57,870 partner Visa applications remain in the pipeline at June 2013
64,907 Partner Visa applications were made in 2013-14… Read the rest
From 18 November 2017, all Partner visa applications, including Prospective Marriage visas, must be lodged ONLINE through an ImmiAccount.
Lodging an application in person at any offices of the Department will not be allowed for the Partner Visa subclasses 820, … Read the rest
75 per cent of applications processed in under 13 months
15 per cent of applications processed in between 13 to 17 months
10 per cent of applications … Read the rest
A same sex couple can apply to migrate to Australia as a couple and be treated as a couple, even without marriage. Australian Immigration has no issue with that.
Same sex couples are treated as couples in the same way … Read the rest
It can take some years before an Applicant for a Permanent Visa, using the Partner Visa route, can actually get the final permanent Visa.
Some Examples include:
40 Months
May 2014 – 309/100 … Read the rest
The Department received 61,326 applications for a Partner visa (subclass 820 and 801) in 2015-16.
After separation some new couples wish to arrange a new marriage, and this involves first getting a Notice of Intended Marriage [NOIM].
Normally most people assume that they need to be fully divorced before proceeding with this step, however, it appears … Read the rest
Limitations apply if you:
Have previously sponsored a partner
or
Have been sponsored as a partner before
The most common limitation is briefly: No more than 2 partners visas being sponsored in a lifetime, and not more than one in a 5 year period. … Read the rest
A civil partnership is a legally recognised committed relationship, under the Civil Partnerships Act 2011, that may be entered into by two eligible adults, regardless of their sex.
A civil partnership is NOT a marriage.
Marriage is governed by the … Read the rest
