Permanent Visa Rejections on Health Grounds

Many applications for Permanent Residency in Australia might include applicants with various ongoing health conditions.

These health conditions, if they are considered to have an ongoing cost to the Australian tax payer, of $49,000 or more over a ten year period, might cause a rejection for that Permanent visa application. … Read the rest

Australian Partner Visa 309 Timeline from the Philippines

Processing times for the subclass 309 Australian Partner Visa applications from Manila, Philippines.

In the first ten months of the 2019/20 year, Manila processed 168 Subclass 309 visas.

The median processing time for this visa group was 607 days.

  • The first 25% took up to 553 days.
  • The next 25%
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Australian Partner Visa 309 Timeline from UK

Processing times for the subclass 309 Australian Partner Visa applications from London, United Kingdom.

In the first ten months of the 2019/20 year, London processed 745 Subclass 309 visas.

The median processing time for this visa group was 293 days.

The first 25% took up to 265 days.

The next … Read the rest

Australian Partner Visa 309 Timeline from India

Processing times for the subclass 309 Australian Partner Visa applications from India.

In the first ten months of the 2019/20 year, New Delhi processed 1,898 Subclass 309 visas

The median processing time for this visa group was 401 days.

  • The first 25% took up to 306 days.
  • The next 25%
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Are Partner Visas taking Longer during the Pandemic?

According to an SBS article, Partner visas are taking longer than usual to finalize during this pandemic, with the current timeline to finalize an offshore partner visa (309) is 12 to 18 months.

But how accurate are those figures, and are they really worse than before?

This is from the … Read the rest

Applying ‘Early’ for Stage 2 of the Partner Visa?

Is Applying ‘Early’ for Stage 2 of the Partner Visa worth it?.

The official eligibility time to apply for the stage 2 ‘Permanent’ part of the partner visa (subclass 100 or 801) is 24 months after applying for stage 1, (subclass 309 or 820).

However, you are allowed to begin … Read the rest

Partner and PMV Visa Grants COVID-19

Partner and PMV Visa Grants in March to May, 2019 and 2020.

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

Visa Processing Reductions due to COVID-19

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

Partner Visas from South Africa and Egypt during Covid-19

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

Partner Visa and PMV grants April and May 2020

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