Partner visa refusals

[wrussell]

Here is some information from the Administrative Appeals Tribunal:

 

The following table gives a guide as to how long it may take based on actual processing times for

a recent six month period. The table shows average and median processing times from

lodgement to decision by case category for that time period, as well as the number of days within

which 75% of lodgements were decided. This table will be updated every three months.

The table is a guide only and does not guarantee that any individual matter will be heard in these

timeframes.

 

Calendar days from lodgement to decision

 

Case category Decisions Average Median

Bridging 275 17 9

Visitor 698 119 113

Student refusal 1127 241 221

Temporary work 534 257 228

Permanent business 269 304 260

Skill linked 254 225 170

Partner 1939 342 376

Family 452 379 387

Student cancellation 255 233 232

Nomination/Sponsor 398 303 289

Protection 1615 405 413

Other 31 95 91

 

It can be noted that there have been more partner visas than any other class of visas refused. This might well be due to the high cost of partner visas inducing applicants to save costs by not even paying for a professional consultation.

 

To a first order approximation $30 million went down the tubes. in visa application charges, filing fees and ancillary costs, medical examinations, police clearances and so on. The bare VAC for a single applicant x 1939 would amount to 13 million plus.

 

In 13+ years I have not had a finalised partner visa refused where I managed the case and as far as I know none of the DIY applicants I advised have been refused. I had to take a few cases to the then MRT and I won them all. Many RMAs have similar results. All a prospective applicant has to do is ask.

[Quinkla]

Sorry, but this post makes no sense. You are saying that 50% of partner AAT applications are resolved within 342 days, 75% are resolved within 376 days and the average is nearly 6 years! Does that mean that the worst 25% are seeing their cases taking 24 years or more to resolve?

 

And for (e.g.) bridging visas, are you saying that 50 % are being resolved within 17 days and 75% resolved within 9 days? Surely the latter timeframe would be higher than the former.

[Raul Senise]

Sorry, but this post makes no sense.

 

Immigration statistics often don't make much sense.

 

You are saying that 50% of partner AAT applications are resolved within 342 days, 75% are resolved within 376 days and the average is nearly 6 years! Does that mean that the worst 25% are seeing their cases taking 24 years or more to resolve?

 

 

I believe that the figure of "1939" is not in regards to processing days but the actual number of applications processed in a given period.

 

I think that the point that Westly is trying to highlight, is the huge number of Partner refusals.

 

Since the massive increase in the lodgement fee to almost $7,000, many applicants are going it alone simply due to costs. This correlates to a massive increase in refusals.

 

As an example, the latest AAT figures show that in the two months of July and August 2016 alone, 957 appeals for refused Partner visas were lodged. The same report shows that there are currently 4,379 active cases on hand (not yet decided) for refused partner visas.