It has been a remarkable year in processing of partner visa applications. COVID polices have brought some very positive changes include allowing offshore partner visa applications to be processed and granted with applicants in Australia. Tourist visas being granted to facilitate these changes and allow partners of Australian citizens to travel to Australia to lodge partner visas in Australia and remain in Australia during processing. This was near on impossible before COVID policy responses were instituted: maybe the Australian immigration department has a beating-heart after all. Never before has the tried and tested Australian partner visa pathway been so dynamic, exciting and challenging to work in. As the new financial year approaches, if I was going to give one general but critical bit of advice to potential partner visa applicants and their Australian sponsors it would be; Act now don’t wait – that which is possible now may not be after 1 July 2022, a policy or legal concession open now maybe closed then, application fee increases may or may not put this pathway beyond your financial reach. So this is an invitation to reach out and ask us how we can help you. Give us call for a preliminary chat at no cost to look at best options and strategies for you. Then, if we think we can help and you want us to, we can discuss booking a consultation to give full and proper advice.