Partner Visa Processing Times August 2017

300, 309, 820, 100 and 901 Partner Visa processing times for month ending ​31 August 2017.

300 Prospective Marriage visa (PMV) processing times.

75 per cent of applications processed in under 13 months
15 per cent of applications processed in between 13 to 17 months
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Australian Migration Programme 2015-2016

Australian Migration Programme 2015-2016.

There was a planning level of 190,000 places in the total permanent migration programme for 2015–16, and 189,770 places were allocated.

Breakdown of people migrating to Australia in 2015-16:.

128,550 Skill Stream Visas
57,400 Family Stream Visa
3,512 Child Visas
308 Special Eligibility Visa

67.37% (128,550)

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Permanent Visa Time Line for Australian Partner Visas

How Long Does it take to get a Permanent Partner Visa for Australia.

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:

Offshore Partner Visa Applications.

40 Months

May 2014 – 309/100 … Read the rest

187 Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa

Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa subclass 187.

This visa is a permanent residence visa for skilled workers who want to work in regional Australia, and who are

nominated by an approved Australian employer for a job in regional Australia (anywhere except the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong or Melbourne)… Read the rest

186 Employer Nomination Scheme Visa

Employer Nomination Scheme Visa subclass 186.

This visa is a permanent residence visa for skilled workers, who are:

nominated an approved Australian employer
under 50 years of age, if you are applying under the Temporary Residence stream, or are under 45 years of age if you are applying under the … Read the rest

Partner visa (subclass 820 and 801) Applications in 2015-16

Statistics on 820 and 801 Partner Visa Applications in 2015-16.

How many partner visa (subclasses 820 and 801) applications did the DIBP receive in 2015/16?.

The Department received 61,326 applications for a Partner visa (subclass 820 and 801) in 2015-16.

What is the expected wait time for the processing of

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Australian Migration Programme 2014-2015

Australian Migration Programme 2014-2015.

There were 190,000 places in Australia’s Migration programme in the 2014-15 year

Breakdown of people migrating to Australia:

68% Skilled Migrants.

38% of these were employer sponsored.

34% of these were skilled independent.

22% of these were state, territory and regional nominated.

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Visa Fees: Subclass 186 and 187

Application Fees for 186 and 187 Visas.

Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) (subclass 186) and Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) (subclass 187)

Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186 visa).

is a permanent residence visa for skilled workers, who have been nominated by an approved Australian employer, are generally younger than 50 years … Read the rest