How long does Partner Visa take? My Experience.

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I moved to Australia in 2013 when I married my wife who is an Australian citizen. However, I had no choice but to come here on a 3 months Tourist Visa. Partner Visa application to Australian whether offshore or onshore is a lengthy and complicated process*. It took me almost 2 years to get my provisional partner visa. I had applied in late 2012 and was granted in mid 2014. This was after I threatened to go to Commonwealth Ombudsmen and file a formal complaint.

We got married in Canada in 2013 and had already applied for Prospect Marriage Visa (Subclass 300). We got married before it was granted. So I contacted the Home Affairs department (Department of Immigration at the time) to change my visa application to Partner Visa (Subclass 309). This is was done fairly fast but the process after was exhausting and frustrating.

When I got my provisional visa I was able to find a formal job and work legally. Before I got my provisional visa I was forced to go back to Canada twice as my Tourist visa was not extended beyond 6 months of stay. Oh yeah you can apply to extend you tourist visa for another 3 months if you meet certain conditions. I was honest about my situation and the Department of Immigration was kind enough to grant it.

So, depending on your situation as in; your country of residence, your status in that country, your country of birth, you age, gender and past residencies; the process time of your application can be in years.
If you want to speed up this process I suggest you hire a migration agent in Australia. Your sponsor/spouse in Australia can organise this and they will guide you on how to apply, documents you need and what to expect. They will also communicate with the department and your case worker.

I highly recommend using an experienced migration agent like Shaheen Legal.


*This is my experience and my view of the partner visa process. I am not an immigration agent or lawyer. Please do not take this as a legal advice or direct information. 



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