Australian Partner Visa Packages

There are essentially three pathways to permanent residence for partner visa applicants. These are:

• Onshore Partner Visa – subclass 820 –> 801
• Offshore Partner Visa – subclass 309 –> 100
• Prospective Marriage Visa – subclass 300 –> 820 –> 801

Our team wants each and every client to get a positive visa outcome. We care about our clients and we are very careful when preparing applications. Migration legislation is generally very black and white … you are either eligible to apply for a particular type of visa … or you’re not! There are some grey areas – usually around health and character – and we can advise on this too! If you are not eligible to apply for a partner visa, we are not going to advise you to submit an application. We won’t waste your time, your money and put you whole future in Australia at risk! 

Even if you don’t meet the 12-month “living together” requirement, the Department may grant you a partner visa if:

There is an exemption to the 12 months requirement if you have registered your relationship in an Australian State or Territory.  However, you will still need to provide solid evidence of other aspects of your relationship (living together, sharing of finances, nature of your commitment to each other etc.) Registering your relationship simply removes the “12 months living together” requirement. By the way, not all States and Territories have a Relationship Register!

Translations: All original/non-English documents must be accompanied by a NAATI or accredited translation

Scan or photograph: All documents must be scanned or photographed in colour

Amazingly …. yes, you can! ? However, you will need to be able to prove that you are genuinely separated from your previous spouse and that your relationship with your de facto partner is exclusive.

There is a strict limit on the number of partners a person can sponsor and a strict limit on the number of times a person can be sponsored for a partner visa … and you can’t legally sponsor two partners at the same time!! This might sound like a strange thing to say, but you would be totally amazed by what some people try to do!

Although it may seem very unromantic, it is important to find out whether your partner has been involved in a previous partner visa application – either as a visa applicant or as a sponsor. This can have an important bearing on your application, especially if they try to hide previous sponsorships. Providing incorrect, misleading or false information as part of a visa application often leads to the application being refused.

In some circumstances, the strict limitation can be waived. Please book a consultation with one of our experienced registered migration consultants if you seek advice on a waiver.

When minor children (i.e. under 18 years of age) are included in a visa application, the Department’s decision maker will want to ensure that every person with parental responsibility for a child/children has consented to the child/children being granted a visa and migrating to Australia.

Dependent children can only be included in an onshore partner visa application if they are onshore at the time of lodgement, and vice- versa for offshore partner visa applications. A dependent child not included in your initial partner visa application, can be added at the final assessment stage. You will need to hold a 309 or 820 visa, and your dependent child will need to have applied for and been granted a Dependent Child (subclass 445) visa.

In some circumstances, dependent children aged 18 years and over can be included in your visa application. It is important to get professional advice regarding your older children in order to find out whether they be included or not!