Misbah

Dear Fellows, lets see if there are any grants today or tomorrow. I can fee some light, this week InshAllah. Regarding, AHC response will discuss more this weekend.

And off course write in the email that you expect a response from the supervisor not the operators who send the COPY/PASTE script every time you query about your application.

those who are approaching their 10 months mark, don't panic or worry. I can feel as as I am in the same situation but honestly don't be very calm and polite with them after 10 months. Straight write them, Whats the problem and what is going on with the partner application you submitted for worth 6,865 AUD. It is one's legal right to ask them? Ask them will you be able to grant me visa within 12 months standard time so I can buy ticket? Every applicant has this right and I will do the same If they do like this. Come-on this is joke done by AHC staff just to show their Australian bosses that they are very smart in assessing partner applications and taking enough time in verification of details. Some Realities, Let us discuss how they validate the relation? criminal checks can be done from Online database from Australia by few private agencies for just 70 AUD and may take at most take 10 days. If let say they assess Pakistani Nadra documents like marriage certificate it is a matter of day or two, Nikkah Nama will not take few weeks to assess from local registry. Police clearance are verified from provincial home departments and it won't take more than a month to verify. So what the hell are other checks??? Lies and too much bureaucracy!!! Use you legal and human right to ask whats going on!! Australia is a free speech country and everyone has the right to raise their concern!! Stay Blessed

In my opinion, AHC Pakistan finalizes the assessment and give their finding to a senior case officer which may be in AHC Islamabad or in Australia. I have seen some guys who were granted visas from Canberra or Brisbane (Centers for all family visas). Another friend has Grant Place Islamabad. THOSE GUYS WHO RECENTLY GOT PARTNER VISA PLEASE CHECK WHATS WRITTEN FOR LOCATION IN THE CASE OFFICER SIGNATURE IN YOUR VISA GRANT LETTER.

Thanks ZD87 and Jawad. InshAllah, something will turn around in the coming two-three weeks, especially, those applied in the first Quarter of 2016. Worst case scenario maybe that grants are delayed till March but that will only happen if AHC is dealing student applications. Student applications are dealt in Adelaide these days. So hoping, this frustration will be over soon and get ready to be with your partners soon, InshAllah. Let's wait if there is any grant for early 2016 applicants in the coming weeks as Staff will be fully operational after the Christmas/New year break.

As per Immigration statistics, Pakistan is ranked # 5 on the list of immigrating nations. Partner visa application are ever growing due to marriage ready singles migrating to Australia over the last 2-4 years including myself and in my opinion AHC has a huge pile of applications currently in process. The number of Pakistani partner visa applications/grants were as follow each year. 2011–12 -> 840 Grants 2012–13 -> 913 Grants 2013–14 -> 1,360 Grants 2014–15 -> 1,192 Grants In family visa stream, as per statistics the majority comes as partner visa applications. Considering the high number of permanent skilled migrants from Pakistan in the year 2014-2015 we can expect about 200% increase in the number of partner visas as compared to previous years. In my opinion, there will be around 1500 or more applications for the year 2015-2016 and AHC is processing them in batches. What I can interpret from the timeline posts of Pakistani 309 applicants this year, visas were granted from Sept-October and then a complete silence. I reckon all 2015, 309 visa applicants are finalized but there are few early 2016 applications in queue approaching 12 months time period. What am I guessing is that they have bundled the applicants till mid 2016 in a batch, conducted their interviews and now assessing the authenticity of their documents, security or police checks. Going ahead with the guess, once they are satisfied with the checks they will grant visas for the these applicants. I have a big question in mind, what type of checks will they conduct for 309 applicants and why it is different from 189 or 190 visa applicants. 309 is not a permanent visa ( compared to 189/190 that are permanent visas which takes less than 6 months these days) but the assessment of 309 visas are so complicated and time consuming. I read in one of the posts here, that final decision is made in Australia. This is partially true. I read info on AHC Delhi website that Finalized applications are sent here to Australia for a decision and also a friend who got his wife visa last year was decided in Canberra. But another friend, last year has decision maker details of AHC Islamabad on his wife grant letter.I would request those who got visas in Sep-Oct 2016 to check their grant letters and share if possible about the location of visa decision (Islamabad, Canberra or Brisbane). This will partly solve the puzzle what they are actually doing with our applications. Anyway, 309 AHC Islamabad applicants. Please update the list once you get the visa. Lastly, Is there enough dedicated staff for family visas (especially, Senior Case Officers) at AHC Islamabad to process 1500 applicants in a year????? A Known THING TO ALL OF YOU: Considering there are 1100 applicants this year and partner visa FEE of 6,865 AUD, it turns out that DIBP earned 7,551,500 AUD from Pakistan only (Rs. 566, 362,500). By spending less than a 10 % of this amount they can get security Clarence for any Pakistani applicant in less than a month time (EVEN the details of one's Grand Grand Parents). Also the above amount, EXCLUDES the money they earn with Bio metrics or Commission from their dedicated medical centers!!! TO THE PAKISTANI BASED WIVES WAITING FOR VISA DECISION IN PAKISTAN. Don't worry too much or get impatient. THIS TIME IN SEPARATION IS ALSO TESTING YOUR RELATIONS. BE SUCCESSFUL IN IT AND PASS IT WITH FLYING COLORS BY SUPPORTING AND LOVING EACH OTHER. !!!! Pakistani has not much luxuries or facilities but is more lively than Australia (Saying this after having lived in few top 10 cities of the world) PS: The above calculations are my personal opinions and being a human we are wrong 99% of the time!!! نَصْرٌ مِّنَ اللَّـهِ وَفَتْحٌ قَرِيبٌ

Salam Guys, I also applied for partner visa 309 visa online for my wife and the application is dealt by AHC Commission in Islamabad. I will be sharing my timeline with you guys. IQ2015: DOL: 17 FEB 2016 / Interview: 8 SEP 2016 / Grant: Waiting awan88 : DOL 23-FEB-2016 / Interview: 08-SEP-2016 / Grant : Waiting Tasleem : DOL 03 March 2016/ Interview: 26 SEP 2016/ Grant: Waiting hira : DOL 07 March 2016/ Interview: 08 Sep 2016/ Grant: Waiting Rehan85 DOL: 9 March 2016 Interview: 21 Sep 2016/ Grant: Waiting AussieBoy: DOL 14 March 2016/ Interview: 04 Oct 2016/ Grant: Waiting Ssyed: DOL 14 March 2016/ Interview: 04 Oct 2016/ Grant: Waiting ZD87 : DOL 18 March 2016/ Interview: 6th Oct 2016/ Grant: Waiting Bunny Khan : DOL 30 April 2016/ Interview: 01 Nov 2016/ Grant: Waiting Khan: DOL: End of April 2016 / Interview: Mid November 2016/ Grant: Waiting Jawad Khan : DOL 01 May 2016/ Interview: 01 Nov 2016/ Grant: Waiting Misbah : DOL 25 July 2016/ Interview: 01 Nov 2016/ Grant: Waiting I will be sharing my ideas with you guys. Meanwhile, my suggestion is to think positively, stay calm and wait patiently.