Partner Visa Processing Times, Pretoria, South Africa

Subclass 300 and 309 processing times in Pretoria, South Africa.

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.

Pretoria, April 2021: 23-27

An average of 17 months.

96 visas finalised in the month. 725 applications in the pipeline at end of month.

• 25% took under 7 months.
• 25% took between 7 and 17 months.
• 25% took between 17 and 23 months.
• 15% took between 23 and 27 months.
• 10% took over 27 months.

Pretoria, March 2021: 25-29

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An average of 19 months.

142 visas finalised in the month. 788 applications in the pipeline at end of month.

• 25% took under 10 months.
• 25% took between 10 and 19 months.
• 25% took between 19 and 25 months.
• 15% took between 25 and 29 months.
• 10% took over 29 months.

Pretoria, February 2021: 23-27

An average of 17 months.

48 visas finalised in the month. 902 applications in the pipeline at end of month.

• 25% took under 9 months.
• 25% took between 9 and 17 months.
• 25% took between 17 and 23 months.
• 15% took between 23 and 27 months.
• 10% took over 27 months.

Pretoria, January 2021: 21-24

An average of 16 months.

49 visas finalised in the month. 882 applications in the pipeline at end of month.

• 25% took under 12 months.
• 25% took between 12 and 16 months.
• 25% took between 16 and 21 months.
• 15% took between 21 and 24 months.
• 10% took over 24 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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