According to Immigration Data Releases 2012-13 to 2016-17
70,123 Partner Visa applications were made in 2012-13
46,325 Partner Visas were granted in 2012-13
57,870 partner Visa applications remain in the pipeline at June 2013
64,907 Partner Visa applications were made in 2013-14… Read the rest
From 18 November 2017, all Partner visa applications, including Prospective Marriage visas, must be lodged ONLINE through an ImmiAccount.
Lodging an application in person at any offices of the Department will not be allowed for the Partner Visa subclasses 820, … Read the rest
75 per cent of applications processed in under 13 months
15 per cent of applications processed in between 13 to 17 months
10 per cent of applications … Read the rest
There was a planning level of 190,000 places in the total permanent migration programme for 2015–16, and 189,770 places were allocated.
128,550 Skill Stream Visas
57,400 Family Stream Visa
3,512 Child Visas
308 Special Eligibility Visa
A same sex couple can apply to migrate to Australia as a couple and be treated as a couple, even without marriage. Australian Immigration has no issue with that.
Same sex couples are treated as couples in the same way … Read the rest
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:
40 Months
May 2014 – 309/100 … Read the rest
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
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
The Department received 61,326 applications for a Partner visa (subclass 820 and 801) in 2015-16.
There were 190,000 places in Australia’s Migration programme in the 2014-15 year
Breakdown of people migrating to Australia:
38% of these were employer sponsored.
34% of these were skilled independent.
22% of these were state, territory and regional nominated.
6% of these were … Read the rest
