From 1 July 2024, visitor visa holders are no longer able to apply for a student visa, while inside Australia.
They now have to apply from outside Australia.
This has been changed due to the large number of visitor visa holders that have … Read the rest
Many applications for Visitor Visas are being rejected recently. The most common reason is “visa applicant does not meet the Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) criteria.”
Applicants must provide as much information as possible to show that they will not overstay, or choose … Read the rest
Subclass 600 Visitor Visa Grant-Refusal Rates.
Does an ETA cancel a current visa?
Many Australian visas will, after being granted, override a previous visa.
However this does not appear to apply to a subsequent grant of an ETA, as this is different to most visas and does not replace a currently held substantive visa.
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These are the latest Processing times for each of the Australian Visitor Visa subclasses for visas finalised in March 2023.
Visitor visa applicants are advised not to book flight tickets etc., until the visa is granted.
25,746 applications for visitor visas from Malaysian passport holders were refused during the period 1 January 2021 to 31 January 2023.
This works out at an average of 1,030 refusals per month.
There were 21,971 subclass 601 refusals and 3,775 subclass 600 refusals.… Read the rest
These are the latest Processing times for each of the Australian Visitor Visa subclasses for visas finalised in November 2022.
Visitor visa applicants are advised not to book flight tickets etc., until the visa is granted.
Sometimes, but not always is the best answer, and it is normally easy to find out.
When you have completed your visa application online, you can go to the main … Read the rest
They probably are is the best answer, and it is easy to find out.
When you have completed your visa application online, you can go to the main page and see a … Read the rest
Information from the BR0112 Visitor Visa Program Report year ended 30 June 2022, shows the following grant numbers:
Tourist Visitor visa Grants:
2019-20: 4,056,603
2020-21: 167,576.
2021-22: 1,131,890
Of these:
Sponsored Family Visitor visa Grants:
2019-20: 27,709
2020-21: 917
2021-22: 28,423
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