Response to FOI request FA 19/08/00536 Number of partner visa applications lodged, granted and refused in the Australian Visa processing centre in Pretoria from 1 January 2018 and to 30 June 2019, by Nigerian nationality. Visa Applications Grants Refusals Subclass Primary Secondary Total Primary Secondary Total Primary Secondary Total 100 Partner
118
30 148
8
<5 11
<5
0 <5 309 Partner (Provisional)
118
30 148
19
5 24
<5
0 <5 Source: Department of Immigration and Border Protection, 2019 (RFI 23542.01)
Average waiting time for processing partner visa applications submitted by Nigerian nationals from 1 January 2018 to 30 June 2019 to the visa processing centre in Pretoria. Average Processing time (calendar days) Visa Subclass 2018 2019 (1 Jan 2018 to 31 Dec 2018 ) (1 Jan 2019 to 30 Jun 2019 ) 100 Partner
597
94 309 Partner (Provisional)
1,130
632 Source: Department of Home Affairs, 2019 (RFI 23542.02) Note 1: Applications decided is based on visas granted or refused Note 2: Processing time is calculated from the date of lodgement to the date of the decision. Note 3: Where a visa application has commenced or completed a review process, the processing time is calculated from the date of lodgement to the date of initial decision by the Department. Processing time at review is outside the control of the Department and is excluded. Note 4: Figures are from a dynamic source and are subject to variations.