Department of Home Affairs (DOHA) staff met recently with the Migration Institute of Australia and gave an update on current partner visa processing times.
DOHA staff advised that older partner visa applications are being processed and cleared, which has affected current processing times.
Average partner visa processing times as at 1st July 2025 are:
- Subclass 309 (Offshore) Partner Visa: 50% processed in 17 months and 90% processed in 25 months.
- Subclass 820 (Onshore) Partner Visa: 50% processed in 14 months and 90% processed in 27 months.
DOHA also plans to allocate more resources to ease processing delays for Bridging Visas tied to Partner visa applications.
Feel free to contact me if you would like to book a consultation for more information about anything mentioned here.
Regards.
Ross McDougall.
Immigration Lawyer & Solicitor.
This information is correct on August 8th, 2025. But keep in mind that immigration law changes from time to time.
