Does a Permanent Resident of Australia need a Foreign Passport?

Do Australian PR’s need to Renew their Foreign Passports?.

The question seems self explanatory,  as most people assume that they need to have a valid passport while in a foreign country.

But do they?

I am pretty sure that some countries would insist on anyone in their country having a … Read the rest

Australian Investment Visas

Investment Visa for Australian Immigration.

With an investment of upwards of One and  Half million Australian dollars, it is possible to apply for an Investment visa to allow residence in Australia.

Some of these Investment Visa subclasses are:

Subclass 188 Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa.

homeaffairs.gov.au/…/business-innovation-and-investment-188

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Processing Times for subclass 888 visa

Processing times for 888 Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent Visa).

The Australian immigration website states “There are no standard processing times available for this stream“. However, an FoI report shows that the average processing time in 2018-19 was 263 calendar days (almost 10 months).

The released times for … Read the rest

Registering a Relationship in Australia

How to Register a Relationship in Australia.

Registering a Relationship in Australia needs to be done in the State that you live in, or at least one member of the couple lives in.

Each Australian state has its own rules on this.

Some need both parties to live in their … Read the rest

Subclass 801 Visa Grants and Refusals 2018-19

Partner Visa (subclass 801) Grants and Refusals 2018-19.

During the 2018-2019 year there were 30,583 subclass 801, second stage onshore partner visa applications finalised.

86.0% of these were granted.
9.0% were refused.

Actual numbers of 2018-19 subclass 801 Finalisations.

  • Total finalisations 30,583
  • Grants 26,312
  • Refusals 2,751
  • Withdrawals 1,520

5.0% of … Read the rest

Subclass 100 Visa Grants and Refusals 2018-19

Partner Visa (subclass 100) Grants and Refusals 2018-19.

During the 2018-2019 year there were 30,367 subclass 100 second stage offshore partner visa applications finalised.

87.9% of these were granted.
9.4% were refused.

Actual numbers of 2018-19 subclass 100 Finalisations.

  • Total finalisations 30,367
  • Grants 26,705
  • Refusals 2,867
  • Withdrawals 795

2.6% of … Read the rest

Subclass 309 Visa Grants and Refusals 2018-19

Partner Visa (subclass 309) Grants and Refusals 2018-19.

During the 2018-2019 year there were 18,390 subclass 309 first stage offshore partner visa applications finalised.

86.9% of these were granted.
10.5% were refused.

Actual numbers of 2018-19 subclass 309 Finalisations.

  • Total finalisations 18,390
  • Grants 15,991
  • Refusals 1,934
  • Withdrawals 465

2.5% of … Read the rest

Subclass 820 Visa Grants and Refusals 2018-19

Partner Visa (subclass 820) Grants and Refusals 2018-19.

During the 2018-2019 year there were 29,425 subclass 820 first stage onshore partner visa applications finalised.

90.0% of these were granted.
7.2% were refused.

Actual numbers of 2018-19 subclass 820 Finalisations.

Total finalisations 29,425
Grants 26,475
Refusals 2,116
Withdrawals 834

2.8% of … Read the rest

Subclass 300 Visa Grants and Refusals 2018-19

Prospective Marriage (subclass 300) visa Grants and Refusals 2018-19.

During the 2018-2019 year there were 3,802 subclass 300 Prospective Marriage visa applications finalised.

68.0% of these were granted.
16.8% were refused.

Actual numbers of 2018-19 subclass 300 Finalisations.

  • Total finalisations 3,802
  • Grants 2,587
  • Refusals 638
  • Withdrawals 577

The number of … Read the rest

Partner and Prospective Marriage Visa Refusals 2017-18

Partner Visa and PMV Refusals 2017-18.

According to a Freedom of Information request that was released by the Department of Home Affairs in June 2019, it appears that 5.49% of Partner and PMV applications were refused, when submitted by a migration agent, but only 3.39% were refused when submitted by … Read the rest