Partner Visa

Principal Chris Johnston walks you through how to put together a quality Partner Visa Application to give yourselves the best chance for a sucessful and speedy visa processing time.

Here’s a quick snapshot of the current statistics: Total number of applicants in backlog up from 190,000 to 245,000. 90% of 801 cases finalised up from 337 to 768 days. 309 annual lodgements down …

In addition to affecting the new Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) subclass 491 visa, the changes are also expected to impact all other points-tested skilled migration visas, which includes the …

Current trends The latest data to 23 May 2019 for a selection of visa types shows that the Temporary Skill Shortage subclass 482 visa had the fastest processing time. 90% of visas were processed …

What does this mean for new visa applications? If you apply for one of the affected visas once the new requirement has been introduced, your sponsor will need to first be approved by the Department of …

The application process and processing times for the Australian Offshore Partner visa 309/100, Prospective Marriage Visa 300, and Onshore Partner Visa 820/801 can be very long. To be eligible for a …

What is the current process to apply for a Partner Visa? If you and your partner meet the eligibility requirements for a Prospective Marriage (subclass 300) Visa or Partner (subclass 309 & 100) …

Once we have helped our clients to achieve permanent residency (PR), the next question clients often ask is, “How do I become an Australian citizen?” First, we provide a summary of the criteria and …

Why the Decrease? A major factor in the recent decrease of granted visas is that the government has begun using a new database and tougher vetting procedures. The extended vetting is to ensure that …

While most will think that 3 to 3.5 years’ time is not an issue for a couple in a relationship, the timeframe also requires partners to: continue in a committed and mutually exclusive relationship …