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Processing delays with partner visas geting worse?
DIBPs service standard promise for partner visa processing is about 6 months for applications deemed low risk and up to 12 months or more for those who do not submit convincing applications and thus deemed high risk. Some RMAs have reported that the partner visa processing times are however much longer than what is promised and seem to be getting worse.
With partner visas, applicants are generally processed according to their risk levels. They are flagged as potentially high-risk where they are offshore applications from ‘high risk' countries as determined by DIBP; where the couples age differential is relatively large; where the relationship is under 3 years; and of course where the applications are unconvincing.
The onus is on the applicants to convince the decision-maker with compelling evidence that there is a ‘genuine relationship’.
"I have heard it said many applications prepared by the couple without professional guidance/assistance are manifestly inadequate and lead to refusals. This alone is often why a later professionally prepared appeal is successful… Perhaps the increase in refusals is due to an increase in couples preparing their own applications and I suggest this may well be driven by the increase in Partner Visa Fees,” says Robyn Oyeniyi, a prominent human rights campaigner and author of the book, Love versus Goliath on her website.
RMAs have also recently reported that processing times for Partner are going well beyond DIBPs promised standards. There have been suggestions that DIBP is “intentionally staggering visa grants across the program year, so as not to exhaust their entire allocation within the first few months,” according to RMA Mark Glazbrook in his website.
However he says the result is a massive queue of frustrated applicants, who feel like their application has disappeared into a bureaucratic black-hole. ‘If [the staggering] is indeed a deliberate strategy of the department, there needs to be an increase in the amount of off-shore Partner visas allocated each year,’ he said.
What is particularly bewildering are reports that pregnant women are being forced offshore whilst their applications are being considered. It remains concerning why applications where there is a pregnancy or where children are involved are not moved to the top of the queue.
In such circumstances, the delay in partner visa processing is clearly a problem where an applicant is off-shore or forced to remain overseas whilst their applications are considered. It makes you wonder if DIBP is testing relationships by keeping couples apart for a year to see how they deal with the emotional and financial strain.
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Wednesday, 08 October 2014Anyone got any experiences where the offshore unregistered form filler somehow got their applications granted much faster than the one lodged by RMAs? I only knew this as I have a few former prospective visa subclass 300 holders come to me for their 820 visa applications.
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Wednesday, 08 October 2014
Hi Meng
prospective marriage visas almost always go through quicker than partner visas in nearly all overseas posts. I suspect it is because there does not have to be any evidence of residing together. -
Sunday, 31 July 2016
I have lodged my partner visa subclass 100 offshore in Port Moresby on the 05/03/2014. I got married with my fiancée in 2010.We both have 4 children.They all Australian citizens and the immigration asked me for more documents and gave all what was needed.I don't know what's taking so long.
DESPERATE FATHER -
Sunday, 31 July 2016
Hollo Meng
How long does it take for the process of partner visa subclass 100 offshore? -
Monday, 01 August 2016
Hello Sirowi
The application should have been finalised by now. Since more than 2 years has passed since lodgement you should be granted the permanent visa straight away. I would suggest you make enquiries as to why this has not been finalised. If you lodged through a registered migration agent I would be asking that agent to contact Global Feedback Unit and if not, you might consider appointing an agent who could make enquiries on your behalf.
kind regards, Robert Steain -
Monday, 01 August 2016
Yeah that's not good why it took you that long I have applied on 08/10/2014 and I got my temporary residence on 24/04/2016 on shore I think you should follow up with them and you should get the permanent resident Dirct without any temporary residence good luck
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Tuesday, 15 November 2016
What is the wait time on offshore partner visas? I am an Australian girl and my Brazilian partner lodged his partner visa in January. We have an 11 month old daughter and I am alone without him in australi until the visa is granted. It is the most heart wrenching process not being able to have answers or to know when it will come. It will be 12 months since lodgement in January. They asked us for more documents on 28 October but we are still waiting on na police check to come through. Once they have everything do you think they will make a decision seeing as it will nearly be one year? Or could this possibly be months more of waiting. We are all in utter dispair. Please help.
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Wednesday, 16 November 2016
Hi Isobellaruby
As i know from my experience partner visa onshore between 12-15 Months and for offshore its 12 Months or less and in ur case as i know they asked for documents they will make decision ones when they receive the documents they asked about.
Did they asked for Medical Check ?
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There is no doubt that partner visa applications are not being dealt with in an efficient and effective manner. Where are the extra funds from onshore applications going? It certainly is not towards allocating case officers to such applications. I believe there are only 55 case officers dealing with onshore applications. More than $100million in onshore partner visa application charges should realistically see 10 times the number of case officers. Why is it that when interviews were mandatory, complete applications for 820 visas were more often that not granted on the day of application but now less work is involved 18 to 20 months seems the norm. Do not believe the lie that complete applications are prioritized at time of application as I have had complete applications, where no further evidence was requested or provided, granted after more than 18 months. It appears that the 820 will become obsolete as the time frame is now so long that 801 will be considered at same time.