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Family and Partner Visa processing under the Migration Program
The Department continues to receive a high volume of enquiries relating to Afghan nationals who have undecided Family and Partner visa applications. We appreciate that applicants are anxious to have their applications finalised. We are committed to progressing applications to completion as quickly as practicable.

To be eligible for the grant of a Family or Partner visa under the Migration Program, visa applicants and their sponsors must meet the requirements in the migration legislation before a visa can be finalised. These include family relationship, health, character and identity requirements. Some Family visa categories are subject to capping and queuing arrangements. This means that often we cannot finalise applications quickly.

When applicants lodge a Partner visa application online, they may receive a system generated request for biometrics collection. At this time, we cannot collect biometrics in Afghanistan. The Department will not finalise these applications until we are able to collect biometrics. Applicants who can travel to another country to provide biometrics should tell the Department. We will issue a letter(s) to undertake biometrics collection.

As permanent residents, Resolution of Status visa holders are eligible to sponsor family members under the Family and Partner visa stream of Australia’s Migration Program.

The Government has revoked and replaced Ministerial Direction 80 and replaced it with Ministerial Direction No. 102 - Order for considering and disposing of Family visa applications under sections 47 and 51 of the Migration Act 1958 (Direction 102).

Applicants previously affected by Direction 80 do not need to take any further action to ensure their visa is processed. The Department is working through the large number of affected applications in date order, with the oldest applications being progressed first. For more information on Direction 102 see Family visa processing priorities.

This means that Family and Partner visa applications where the sponsor or proposer entered Australia as an unauthorised maritime arrival (UMA) no longer receive the lowest processing priority in the Family visa stream of the Migration Program.

We acknowledge the current situation in Afghanistan and appreciate that applicants are anxious to have their visa applications finalised. The nature of Family and Partner migration is that all cases have a compassionate and compelling element to them. It is not generally possible for us to distinguish particular cases for priority processing. We assess any requests for priority consideration individually and on merit.

If you are a family visa applicant in Afghanistan or outside Australia and you need to ask about a family visa application, use our Contact form for Afghanistan. Applicants who applied online can update their contact details and/or provide additional information via their ImmiAccount .

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