'It's insane': Why partners are being forced to dash overseas during the pandemic to get their visas

Partners of Australians are being forced to spend thousands of dollars flying overseas and back again during the pandemic because of a bureaucratic Australian visa regulation branded "ridiculous and idiotic".

Under Australian migration law, people who lodge a partner visa application overseas need to leave Australia to have their visa granted.

Likewise, people who applied for a partner visa while in Australia are required to be in the country before their visa can be approved.

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