ianmckeown

Hi, I am looking to see if anyone has any further info on the processing times of partner visa applications at present. I was surprised to hear from the immigration department that the times had increased to over 12 months for the first part of the process. I need to know as this would leave me on a bridging visa for far longer than expected. Plus I need to ensure that I am not out of the country when it is granted. I don't want to take any risks. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Ian

Assuming the offshore temporary visa is the subclass 309, I will only be out of the country for the honeymoon period and cannot afford to be out of the country the whole time of the application. By that stage I will be married and have a job. Because I am currently on a visa that means I am in Australia I didn't think it would be possible to apply for anything outside? Thanks for this. Ian

Hi, I am looking for a bit of advice. I am getting married to my Australian fiance in September and going to be on Honeymoon (international) for most of October. I am just about to submit my Visa Partner application with all the various documentation fulfilled. I am currently in Oz on a post-grad visa scholarship until the end of the year. I understand that I cannot be out of the country when a decision is made on this visa and I also understand that the current waiting time is about 12-18 months, however I do not want to have the situation where a decision is made while I am on honeymoon. This would not be good when I try to re-enter the country and I presume this would go massively against a future application. I have been in touch with the immigration department but they said they could not advise in this situation. Any advice on this would be most appreciated. Many Thanks, Ian Adelaide, SA