Partner Visas Granted
Partner Visas Granted
We have been privileged to achieve the grant of at least 8 double visa grants recently for our Partner visa clients. The Department of Home… Read More
Stricter Requirements Set for Family Visa Sponsors
The Federal Government is cracking down on family visa sponsors in new laws recently introduced to parliament. The new laws will make sure sponsors are… Read More
Partner Visa Refusals Rising
What Are Your Options if You Are Refused? Many of our partner visa clients come to us after they lodged it themselves, and had it… Read More
Increasing Partner Visa Costs & Processing Times
In rough terms, 36% of partner applications are not processed within expected DIBP service times, and a partner visa takes up to 6.5 years to… Read More
The price of love set to rise
On 1 January 2015, the Department of Immigration’s partner visa fees will increase by 50%. The Prospective Marriage (Subclass 300) Visa and the Offshore… Read More
Partner Visas – DIBP reports sharp rise in sham relationship evidence
DIBP is being kept busy with allegations of sham relationships – stating that there has been a marked rise in false documents, false statements… Read More
Update on Priority Processing for Partner Visas
The current average processing time for partner visas is around 13 months from lodgement. The average processing time and the actual processing time for each… Read More
DIAC fee for Partner visas to increase by 30%
DIAC have announced that they will increase the DIAC fee for partner visas (from 1 January) by approximately 30%: ONSHORE Partner visas: increase from $3060… Read More
You can apply for a defacto visa even if you have not been together for 12 months
There are exceptions to the normal 12 month rule, and you should seek advice from a registered migration lawyer to secure this. One exception is… Read More
I have sponsored a partner before, can I do it again?
There are limitations on sponsoring partners. You are allowed to sponsor two partners within a lifetime and there must be at least five years between… Read More