Whether your Australian partner lives in Australia or elsewhere, if you are in a genuine, exclusive relationship, you may be eligible to apply for a Partner Visa Australia, which would allow you to live in Australia with your partner.
There are several criteria which must be met – one of the most important is being able to provide evidence of a genuine and continuing relationship. Our team are Partner Visa experts, experienced in managing applications to a successful outcome.
A temporary Partner Visa is often granted initially. Provided the applicant continues to be in a genuine relationship 2 years later, a permanent visa would then be granted.
Partner (Provisional) (subclass 309/820)
PROVIDES:Â Provisional Residency
The Partner visa application is a two stage process. The first stage is a provisional visa, allowing Australian citizens, permanent residents or eligible New Zealand Citizens to sponsor a partner to live in Australia. Once granted the applicant will have full work and study rights. Â
Is the 309/820 for you?
Partner (Migrant) (Subclass 100/801)
PROVIDES:Â Permanent Residency
After the provisional visa is granted, providing the relationship remains ongoing, the permanent stage of the visa will be processed. Usually this happens two years after lodgement of the application, although in cases of long term established relationships, both the provisional and permanent visa may be granted together. Once the 100 or 801 visa is granted, the applicant will be a permanent resident of Australia, and have a future pathway to citizenship.
Make things permanent
Prospective Marriage (Subclass 300)
PROVIDES:Â Provisional ResidencyÂ
This visa allows holders to come to Australia and marry their prospective spouse. It’s designed to be the first part of a multi-stage process, leading eventually to permanent residency. Holders of the subclass 300 must marry within a certain period of the visa grant date. There is a much lower threshold of evidence required to establish your relationship, and you do not need to have lived together to qualify. It is suitable for serious, committed couples who may not be able to meet the requirements of a standard Partner Visa application.
