Tan Bao government is really idle lately, do not cause trouble is not comfortable.
Employer guarantee, naturalization, parents visa round to change down, this time it is the spouse immigration visa!
昨天，移民代理协会MIA发布正式通知——配偶移民签证（820/801，309/100）也要改了！
改革要点
3-year validity period for spouses in the category of domicile
目前配偶移民的临居类别820或309有效期是无限长↓↓↓（见以下获签信）
The signed letter indicates that the current 820 visa is valid until the 801 visa is received / rejected or the 801 visa application is withdrawn.
However, the new rules announced yesterday are:
The 820 and 309 categories of visas will be added to the three-year validity period.
This means that if the applicant does not supplement the second phase 801 or 100 visa materials within 3 years, his or her temporary visa will not be valid!
Cost increase
At present, the principal applicant is required to pay a one-time visa fee of 6865 Australian dollars (US $6865) when submitting a 820 / 801 or 309 / 100 visa.
The fee will be slightly adjusted to 7000 Australian dollars on July 1, 2017.
In addition, the reform programme announced by the Migration Board also refers to the need for additional payment of the second part of the visa application fee for 820 and 309 temporary visa holders, and the specific amount is not yet published.
Key data
Nearly 90,000 spouse visas under review
According to the latest data from the Immigration Service, there are as many as 88000 spouse immigration visa applications in the queue, including 35000 820 applications, 28000 309 applications and 25000 801applications!
The number of overseas applications fell by 10 / 30 percent compared with last year, with more applicants choosing to submit online applications in China.
移民局数据显示，本财年，配偶移民申请的网签申请率高达80%。
Applicant`s main country of origin
The applicants are mainly from China-led four countries-China, UK, Philippines, and Vietnam.
Low signing rate for spouse migrants
The information given by the Migration Board on last year`s signing rate is as follows:
数据显示，配偶移民第一阶段（即820类别）的拒签率在20%左右，后续转永居又有1/4的人被拒签！
也就是说100个申请人中，最终真正能拿到永居签证的只有60个，成功比例仅为60%！
审理时长
Currently, the 820801 and 100 categories of spouse immigration visa processing time is 16 to 23 months.
820 speed of visa processing
2017年1月之前递交的Decision Ready的820签证申请（即签证材料100%齐全）已经进入审理阶段，很大可能在2017年6月30日之前会有结果。
Speed of processing of 801 visas
The 801 permanent residence category visa has been heard in April 2016, which was in compliance with the current notification of the Immigration Department`s official network of 820 visa holders, which were in line with the submission of the permanent residence material in April 2016.
There are no quota restrictions on permanent residence visas for domestic spouses. But according to the current speed of the trial, 820 plus 801, the length of the trial is 3-3. 5 years.
In other words, it takes at least three years to apply for spouse immigration from submission to final permanent residence signing!
At the same time, the waiting time with the increase in the number of applications and will continue to extend!
Guarantor character examination
In order to effectively prevent domestic violence elements from becoming guarantors, since November 2016, the Australian Immigration Service has required the guarantor of all spouse immigration visas (that is, the party with permanent or citizenship status in Australia) to submit non-criminal certificates for Australia and overseas.
The visa officer will not begin processing the spouse immigration application until the guarantor`s qualification is passed, but the applicant`s visa and the guarantor`s conduct can be submitted at the same time.
Currently, about 8000 guarantors are eligible for review, 6000 of which are still unassigned visa officers.
It will take six months for the guarantor to qualify for the process. Only applications filed in December 2016 are currently being processed.
