Partner Visa Processing Times, London, UK

Subclass 300 and 309 processing times in London, UK.

Processing times shown for each month below, are sourced from a Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Freedom of Information release.

Where ‘n/a’ is shown, this means that no processing times were available due to the low numbers of visa finalisations. Processing times are not available where less than 30 visa finalisations have been completed at the specified location for the month.

London, April 2021: 
282 visas finalised in the month. 1,495 applications in the pipeline at end of month.

• 25% took under 4 months.
• 25% took between 4 and 16 months.
• 25% took between 16 and 25 months.
• 15% took between 25 and 26 months.
• 10% took over 26 months.

London, March 2021: 
354 visas finalised in the month. 1,603 applications in the pipeline at end of month.

• 25% took under 14 months.
• 25% took between 14 and 24 months.
• 25% took between 24 and 25 months.
• 15% took between 25 and 26 months.
• 10% took over 26 months.

London, February 2021: 
106 visas finalised in the month. 1,563 applications in the pipeline at end of month.

• 25% took under 12 months.
• 25% took between 12 and 21 months.
• 25% took between 21 and 25 months.
• 15% took between 25 and 25 months.
• 10% took over 25 months.

London, January 2021: 
84 visas finalised in the month. 1,659 applications in the pipeline at end of month.

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• 25% took under 11 months.
• 25% took between 11 and 17 months.
• 25% took between 17 and 20 months.
• 15% took between 20 and 23 months.
• 10% took over 23 months.

Finalisations include visa grants, visa refusals, and visa application withdrawals.
Caseloads may be transferred between offices for operational reasons.

Source: FOI Request FA 21/05/00157

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