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How to track your Australian partner visa application

Use official updates, your application date, and waits shared by readers to understand where your Australian partner visa application stands.

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Australian partner visas: Home Affairs publishes percentile times by subclass and stage; many grants take a year or more

Updated Jul 18, 2026

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Australian partner visa timing signals in one view

Compare the official estimate with reviewed timelines from similar applicants.

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Australian partner visas: Home Affairs publishes percentile times by subclass and stage; many grants take a year or more

Australian partner visas: Home Affairs publishes percentile times by subclass and stage; many grants take a year or more

Updated Jul 18

Official waitAustralian partner visas: Home Affairs publishes percentile times by subclass and stage; many grants take a year or more
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Check ImmiAccount before comparing partner waits

For Australian partner visa, the official status page is still the best place for account updates, missing documents, decisions, and appointment notices. Use public wait data for context, but do not let it override a direct message from the agency.

Compare the same subclass and stage: 820/801 or 309/100

Use the calculator on the Australia service page to enter yourapplication date. That lets you compare with people who started in the same month, which is usually more useful than comparing with everyone at once.

Right now, this service has 0 reviewed submissions and a shared-wait status of Collecting data.

Share partner visa milestones after lodgement or a grant

Reader submissions are reviewed before they affect public wait numbers. Sharing your wait helps future applicants see whether their wait is typical, early, or later than similar applications.

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Share your Australian partner visa timeline

Share the date that starts your timeline so other readers can compare similar waits. It takes about a minute, and submissions are reviewed before they affect public wait numbers.

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Before comparing Australian partner visa waits

  • Separate the wait before invitation or eligibility from the wait after the application is submitted.
  • Record the exact submission date, completeness check, biometrics, medical, additional-document requests, and final decision.
  • Compare your case with the same program and the same start month rather than with broad national averages.
  • Use official estimates for baseline expectations and waits shared by readers for real applicant experience.

Read Home Affairs percentiles by subclass and stage

Partner visas are two-stage: a temporary grant (820 or 309) followed by a permanent stage (801 or 100), each with its own published percentiles.

Onshore and offshore routes move differently; compare only within the same subclass and stage.

Percentile figures mean some applicants fall outside the common window without anything being wrong.

Keep immigration timing in context

  • This guide is queue context, not immigration or legal advice.
  • Official agency messages and document requests should always override a public estimate.
  • Compare your case only with the same route, category, filing month, and case stage where possible.

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Why is Australian partner visa different from the official estimate?

Official estimates are broad benchmarks. Individual waits can vary because of missing documents, identity checks, appointment availability, workload, and local office capacity.

When should I trust waits shared by readers?

Use waits shared by readers as context once enough similar people have shared their experience. Official agency messages should still come first.