These are some of the known subclass 309 Provisional Partner Visas GRANTED in 2023.
This is to give people, who are still waiting on an offshore 309 application, an idea of how long it can take to be finalised.
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During the last Federal Election, the Labor party said it would reform the country’s migration system to boost skilled workers.
Now in government they have:
Family and Partner visa spaces have stayed the same as last year.… Read the rest
The cost of an Australian Partner visa normally changes every July, but by different amount each year.
These rises have varied from 0.5% up to 5.4% each year between 2017 and 2022.
Looking back over 17 years, the annual increases have averaged 8.32% … Read the rest
These Partner Visa Processing Times are the official times quoted by Australian Immigration, for the Visas finalised in the month of March 2023.Most visa processing times are calculated from the date of application to the date of grant or refusal.
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Number of Skilled Independent (subclass 189) visa applications lodged and granted from 1 January 2023.
| Month | Lodged | Granted | On Hand | Mar | tba | tba | tba | Feb | tba | tba | tba | Jan | 6,638 | 10,230 | 36,221 |
Sources:
FoI FA 23/01/01470
FoI FA 23/01/01427
These numbers include both primary and secondary applicants.
During the last 6 months of 2022, there were 34,716 subclass 189 applications lodged and 7,681 granted in the same time frame.
There were 39,917 subclass 189 applications still on hand at 31 December 2022.
This is an increase of 26,824 … Read the rest
The Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) lets invited workers, with needed skills, live and work permanently anywhere in Australia.
The subclass 189 visa has the following different streams.
8520 – Marry your partner while the visa is valid.
Condition 8520 states:
If you are the primary holder of a subclass 300 (Prospective Marriage) visa you must marry the person specified in your visa application before your visa ceases.
8519 – Marry your partner while the visa is valid.
Condition 8519 states:
You must marry the person specified in your visa application while your visa is valid.
8515 – Must not marry, or enter into a de facto relationship, before entry.
Condition 8515 states:
You must not marry or enter into a de facto relationship before entering Australia.
We might cancel your visa if we find out you were engaged, married or in a de facto relationship … Read the rest
