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    Australian visa for partners: A new life together

    You and your partner are in a committed and exclusive relationship and wish to spend your futures together.
    The stress and uncertainty of the visa process for your partner in Australia can overshadow the excitement of moving to a new country. Our skill, experience and expertise will help ensure you fulfil the requirements for a successful partner visa application outcome.

    To be eligible:

    You must either be married or living together in a de facto relationship. You must present evidence of a genuine and committed relationship in all partner visa applications. If you are in Australia, the partner visa can be lodged in Australia, and the applicant will be granted a bridging visa and remain in Australia, once the visa they are on expires, for however long it takes the Department of Home Affairs to assess the partner visa application.
    Partner visas are two-stage applications. The first stage is an application for a Provisional Visa, (subclass 820) and the second stage is an application for a Permanent Visa (Subclass 801). You can sponsor up to two overseas partners in your lifetime, with each application having to be at least 5 years apart from the date of the first partner visa lodgement.

    How The Partner Visa Works In Australia?

    Your partner must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or eligible New Zealand citizen to sponsor you.
    To lodge an 820/801 application, you need to meet as a starting point one of the following:

    If You Are Married:

    What happens next?

    Once the assessing officer is satisfied that you are in a genuine relationship and you meet all the other criteria, such as health and character, you will be issued a Provisional Partner Visa, Subclass 820, that allows you to stay in Australia and is valid until a decision is made on your permanent visa. You must submit documents for a permanent visa two years after the initial application lodgment. You will need to demonstrate that the relationship is ongoing and genuine, since the Provisional Visa was granted, you to be granted a Permanent Residence visa, Subclass 801.
    In certain circumstances, if the relationship is deemed as long-term and mature, such as if at the time of a partner visa application, you were married or living in a de facto relationship for five or more years, or you have a child from the relationship, you may be granted Provisional and Permanent visas (Subclasses 820 and 801) on the same day.

    If You Have Been In A De Facto
    Relationship For 12 Months Or More:

    What happens next?

    If You Have Been In A De Facto
    Relationship For Less Than 12 Months:

    What happens next?

    What This Visa Lets You Do

    Partner visas are complex. Please contact our team of experienced registered migration experts for immediate advice and assistance.

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