801 Partner Visa Processing time as at January 2019

Subclass 801 Visa Processing time as at January 2019.

This is the official Processing time from the 801 application eligibility date.

How long will processing take?
 – 21 months to 26 months

This range is based on the Global processing times which are updated monthly.
The estimate may change during the processing period.
Processing time for subclass 801 Partner (permanent) visa and 100 Partner (permanent) visa is from date of eligibility (2 years after the 820/801 or 309/100 application is lodged) to finalisation.

You can minimise the processing time for this application by supplying all supporting documents and responding to any requests for information promptly.

This means that the average subclass 801 application is taking under 21 months for 75% of applications, (some only take about 12 months), while 15% are taking between 21 and 26 months. This leaves 10% that are taking over 26 months.

Those with correctly completed, and straightforward applications, are more likely to be in the 75% that take under 19 months.

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Official Processing times.

75% of applications: 21 months
90% of applications: 26 months

Last updated: 18 February 2019

Some actual Subclass 801 Visa Grants in 2019, taken from australiaforum.com, show:

801 Grant: 4 January 2019 (24 months after 801 Eligibility)
801 Grant: 11 Jan 2019 (22 Months after 801 Eligibility)
801 Grant: 16 Jan 2019 (9 Months after 801 Eligibility)
801 Grant: 24 Jan 2019 (14 Months after 801 Eligibility)
801 Grant: 13 Feb 2019 (12 months after 801 Eligibility)
801 Grant: 13 Feb 2019 (18 months after 801 Eligibility)
801 Grant: 16th Feb 2019 (9 months after 801 Eligibility)
801 Grant: 18 Feb 2019 (8 Months after 801 Eligibility)
801 Grant: 20 Feb 2019 (9 Months after 801 Eligibility)

Current Official 801 Processing times are quoted as 21:26 months (ie: 75% done in under 21 months and 90% done in under 26 months, for January 2019).

The above examples show the averages at 19:22 months.
ie:
75% took under 19 months
90% took under 22 months
BUT
33% took 9 months or under
55% took 12 months or under

So, even with what seems a high time frame, over half took under 12 months.

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