As the name suggests this visa allowed partner to enter and remain permanently in Australia such as married partners (Opposite sex spouses) and for de facto partners of Australian citizens (including those in a same-sex relationship), eligible New Zealand citizens and Australian permanent residents.
We at IME Advisor – Migration Agent in Sydney take care of visa consultation, assessment and accurate application process. Under the Partner Visa Stream an applicant can be sponsored by de facto partners, Australian Spouse or an eligible New Zealand citizen aged over 18 years.
Partner visas are divided into five different subclass as follows:
• Subclass 300 – Prospective Marriage Visa
• Subclass 309 – Partner (Provisional) Visa
• Subclass 100 – Partner (Migrant) Visa
• Subclass 801 – Partner Visa (Permanent)
• Subclass 801 – Partner Visa (Permanent)
Subclass 801 and 100 are for onshore applicants whilst Subclass 309 and 100 are for overseas applicants. As the name suggests, partner visa allows migrating Australia to spouse or de facto partner of an Australian permanent resident or Australian Citizen or eligible New Zealand citizen. This visa holder can work, study and live in Australia. Travel Australia to marry his/her partner Subclass 309 visa allows applicant.
Partner visa processing times
If you’re temporary visa allows you to apply for another visa while you are in Australia You can also apply in Australia as well as You can also apply in Australia. At the time the visa is granted you must be outside Australia. Due to covid-19 the global processing time for partner visa has increased. The unavailability of some services is adding to the delay of the visa processing, whilst the Department has been processing and finalizing visa applications during COVID-19.
For example, to complete the health checks and meet the visa requirements ability of applicant has impacted due to the disrupted accessibility to panel doctors. The inability to satisfy health checks has contributed to the delay. It is evident that in processing first stage partner visa there are significant delays as compare to data from the last year for same period.(i.e. Subclass 300,309 and 820) At a glance, the second stage processing of partner visa has decreased. However, as compare July and August 2020 the number of cases on hand in was higher in July and August 2019.We at IME Advisor – Migration Agency in Sydney take care of visa consultation, assessment and accurate application process.
First stage partner visa processing times (SC820)
| July 2019 | July 2020 |
| 75% – 18 Months | 75% – 19 Months |
| 90% – 26 Months | 90% – 25 Months |
| August 2019 | August 2020 |
| 75% – 18 Months | 75% – 22 Months |
| 90% – 26 Months | 90% – 27 Months |
Second stage partner visa processing times (SC801)
| July 2019 | July 2020 |
| 75% – 19 Months | 75% – 18 Months |
| 90% – 26 Months | 90% – 25 Months |
| August 2019 | August 2020 |
| 75% – 17 Months | 75% – 15 Months |
| 90% – 24 Months | 90% – 23 Months |
Partner visas- Cases on hand and backlogs
Now let us take a look at the number of cases as of 30 September 2020 the Department has on-hand. These are cases are still waiting by the Department to be processed. This number includes both secondary and primary applicants.
Budget Announcement and Partner visas:
The government announced the new changes in the budget for partner visas:
• For the visa applicants and sponsors English language requirement will be put in place
• Mandatory character checks on sponsor
It is expected that the government are putting the additional requirements for the visa applicants in place would contribute to further delay and costs. This is because before the visa is granted the applicant and sponsor will have to complete additional requirements. For example: Take the mandatory character checks.
It will take extra time for the Department to approve the sponsor and vet the sponsor before the applicant can proceed with the visa application. However, until mid-next year these changes are unlikely to come into effect. We at IME Advisor – Migration Agent in Sydney guide you for partner visa process.
These are the budget announcements; there are still many speculations however, as they are not yet legislated, as soon as we received more information from the government we will publish more details.
Grants, Refusals and Withdrawals
The data provided by the government during the 2020 program year outlines the number of visa approvals, refusals, and withdrawals. . Based on the numbers, as opposed to offshore applications the Department is prioritizing onshore applications. Comparing the number throughout July till September of visa grants, the number of grants compare to offshore partner visas the number of grants for onshore partner visas are more.
Outbreak of COVID-19 caused border closures and travel restrictions. May be due to the lower number of cases being processed Visa refusals have decreased Compared to the same period last year. Relatively the number of withdrawals remains similar each month.
Visa Grants
| Visa Subclass | 31/07/2020 | 31/08/2020 | 31/08/2020 |
| Subclass 300 (offshore) | <5 | 7 | 13 |
| Subclass 100 (offshore) | 1,494 | 1,176 | 1,771 |
| Subclass 820 (onshore) | 2,177 | 1,643 | 1,883 |
| Subclass 801 (onshore) | 2,742 | 4,565 | 3,869 |
| Subclass 309 (offshore- Prospective Marriage visa) | 573 | 558 | 983 |
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