Tina65 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 hi Just asking for a friend. they guy is an Australian citizen. he had applied for his wife's partner visa 820 in August 2016. The immigration hasn't replied inspite of being more than 24months now. medical done, police check done. whats the processing time for 820?? online portal says 19-24 months. Have others here received earlier than the processing times mentioned on website. have tried sending 3-4 emails. immigration doesn't reply at all. please give your suggestions. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Battistin Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 That does seem to be quite a long time being over the maximum processing time. We see most of our (onshore) applications allocated to a case officer within 18 months and usually around 15 to 16 months. I assume they have checked their immi account and there are no further requests in the file status? Best to check in case an email has been missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina65 Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 6 minutes ago, Sue Battistin said: That does seem to be quite a long time being over the maximum processing time. We see most of our (onshore) applications allocated to a case officer within 18 months and usually around 15 to 16 months. I assume they have checked their immi account and there are no further requests in the file status? Best to check in case an email has been missed. hi thanks, yes they usually check email and immi account everyday. the processing times on website are 19-24 months for 820. they have tried calling immigration at least 20 times. its always on perpetual answer that the processing times are for 90% applications. you might fall under the 10% which is why its taking extra time. huh no further requests are there. it just mentions file received. whats the current processing times for 820 looking like?? have any other members been granted 820 earlier??? Please let us know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina65 Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 How would we know that a case officer has been allocated?? does the immigration send the clients an email regarding the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SineadK Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 7 minutes ago, Tina65 said: How would we know that a case officer has been allocated?? does the immigration send the clients an email regarding the same? The application will change from Received to Processing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina65 Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 Just now, SineadK said: The application will change from Received to Processing. thanks. its still received. the sponsors file has 'submitted' written. does that mean the file has not been opened and a case officer has not been allotted yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina65 Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, SineadK said: The application will change from Received to Processing. what else can be done apart from waiting. they have tried calling immigration and also sending them an email as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SineadK Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 15 minutes ago, Tina65 said: what else can be done apart from waiting. they have tried calling immigration and also sending them an email as well. Lemme check mine again..... I've been waiting 12 months + for a visa that was meant to take 15-17 months, the processing times are now 23-25 months. There is nothing you can do but wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SineadK Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 18 minutes ago, Tina65 said: what else can be done apart from waiting. they have tried calling immigration and also sending them an email as well. Yeah mines definitely says 'Received'. Did the use a migration agent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SineadK Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-text/online-account/Documents/status_immiaccount.pdf Sounds like it hasn't been received by Immigration yet - sorry! See link above... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina65 Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 1 minute ago, SineadK said: Lemme check mine again..... I've been waiting 12 months + for a visa that was meant to take 15-17 months, the processing times are now 23-25 months. There is nothing you can do but wait. which one is yours?? 820 too? Looking for someone who has recently been granted 820. my friend's wife is an Indian. since India comes as Assessment level 4, does that mean it takes more time for the application to get processed?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SineadK Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Just now, Tina65 said: which one is yours?? 820 too? Looking for someone who has recently been granted 820. my friend's wife is an Indian. since India comes as Assessment level 4, does that mean it takes more time for the application to get processed?? No 187 DE. Maybe I'm wrong.... looks that way! Sorry you really need to speak to a professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina65 Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, SineadK said: Yeah mines definitely says 'Received'. Did the use a migration agent? No they filed the application themselves. no agent involved. does that mean that the person need to wait longer if they file themselves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SineadK Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, Tina65 said: No they filed the application themselves. no agent involved. does that mean that the person need to wait longer if they file themselves? I wouldn't think so but always best to take professional advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina65 Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 11 minutes ago, SineadK said: No 187 DE. Maybe I'm wrong.... looks that way! Sorry you really need to speak to a professional. the applicants file says received but the sponsors file says submitted. should both come under as received?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Battistin Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Dear TIna No. It is fine. The Partner visa application will say received and the sponsor application will only ever say submitted. The other person is talking about a different visa subclass and so it is different. We never know when a case officer is allocated until we receive either a grant notification of an email requesting further information. At this time the status changes to "Initial Assessment." Once further information is provided and you push the button to confirm this has been provided it changed to "Further Assessment". It does not make the application process faster by using a migration agent. The DHA did send out a direction, some time ago now, that due to the amount of back log of applications that they were going to assess applicants from low risk countries (usually ETA or Evisa eligible) first. It is just a waiting game for your friends at the moment. At least they are in Australia together. 58 minutes ago, Tina65 said: the applicants file says received but the sponsors file says submitted. should both come under as received?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina65 Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 On 14/09/2018 at 14:16, Sue Battistin said: Dear TIna No. It is fine. The Partner visa application will say received and the sponsor application will only ever say submitted. The other person is talking about a different visa subclass and so it is different. We never know when a case officer is allocated until we receive either a grant notification of an email requesting further information. At this time the status changes to "Initial Assessment." Once further information is provided and you push the button to confirm this has been provided it changed to "Further Assessment". It does not make the application process faster by using a migration agent. The DHA did send out a direction, some time ago now, that due to the amount of back log of applications that they were going to assess applicants from low risk countries (usually ETA or Evisa eligible) first. It is just a waiting game for your friends at the moment. At least they are in Australia together. Thanks Sue, appreciate your reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina65 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 On 14/09/2018 at 14:16, Sue Battistin said: Dear TIna No. It is fine. The Partner visa application will say received and the sponsor application will only ever say submitted. The other person is talking about a different visa subclass and so it is different. We never know when a case officer is allocated until we receive either a grant notification of an email requesting further information. At this time the status changes to "Initial Assessment." Once further information is provided and you push the button to confirm this has been provided it changed to "Further Assessment". It does not make the application process faster by using a migration agent. The DHA did send out a direction, some time ago now, that due to the amount of back log of applications that they were going to assess applicants from low risk countries (usually ETA or Evisa eligible) first. It is just a waiting game for your friends at the moment. At least they are in Australia together. Hi Sue, Just another quick question for you. The immigration contacted my frnds on 17 sep 2018 n asked for one form. the tab has now moved to further processing. my question is how much time does it take usually after the immigration asks for docs?? the document was submitted the same day on 17sep. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raul Senise Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 On 14/09/2018 at 11:57, Tina65 said: Just asking for a friend. they guy is an Australian citizen. he had applied for his wife's partner visa 820 in August 2016. The immigration hasn't replied inspite of being more than 24months now. medical done, police check done. whats the processing time for 820?? online portal says 19-24 months. Have others here received earlier than the processing times mentioned on website. have tried sending 3-4 emails. immigration doesn't reply at all. please give your suggestions. thanks Processing times will vary significantly depending on the circumstances. Applications that are considered high risk (large age gap, married soon after meeting, character issues, high risk country, etc) can take longer to process. The ImmiAccount does not give any processing update until the file is decided or further documents are requested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina65 Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 Just another quick question for you. The immigration contacted my frnds on 17 sep 2018 n asked for one form. the tab has now moved to further processing. my question is how much time does it take usually after the immigration asks for docs?? the document was submitted the same day on 17sep. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migration Agent Adelaide Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 (edited) This is not the exact time for the processing time. Some time Partner Visa Australia takes 18 months for the process of Visa. If you need any further assistance regarding Partner Visa 820, You can hire a registered Migration Agent. Edited October 8, 2018 by MaggieMay24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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