Immigration Services Australia

Visa which results from sponsorship by the applicant’s Australian spouse, de facto or interdependent partner who must be either an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen, aged over 18 years.

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Partner Visa for:

• Marriage.

• Prospective Marriage.

• De facto Relationship.

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Qualification:

• A temporary Partner Visa comes first and when granted is valid until the Immigration Department decides the permanent Partner Visa application, however long it takes.

•  Remaining in Australia indefinitely results from the approval of the permanent Partner Visa.

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Process:

• First is the making of an application for a temporary and permanent visa.

• Then correctly lodging the application for assessment.

• The assessment determines qualification as to whether the required criterion for this Australian visa is met.

• Often, the temporary Partner Visa is provided and remains a valid visa until the Permanent visa is granted usually after a couple of years from making the application and meeting all requirements.

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Requirements:
Eligibility for a permanent visa requires:

• Covering the costs of the application and related expenses.

• Evidence of marriage or existing relationship of at least three (3) years.

• If the applicant is not in Australia when applying for this visa, then the applicant needs to be outside Australia when it is granted.

• During the initial temporary visa (2 years) not have breached any of Australia’s laws and continue to abide by them.

• Be healthy and meet health examinations.

• Provide certifications of Police checks from the country of origin.

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Partner Visa subclass 820 & 801: 

• Allows for the spouse/partner of an Australian permanent resident/citizen to stay in Australia (indefinitely).

 

Provisional Partner Visa 820:

• Is for newly arrived applicants to allow staying in Australia until the ermanent visa application has been processed.

• Requires the same eligibility documentation as in both partner visas.

 

Partner Visa Criteria:

• The applicant is a spouse or partner of an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen.

• Meet the eligibility requirements of a de facto relationship visa.

• The applicant is living in Australia when making the application for permanent resident.

• In respect to applications for provisional or any other partner visa, the applicant must reside outside of Australia.

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Examples of documentation to be provided with the application:

• Bank account statements in joint names.

• Assets purchased in joint names.

• Official agreements such as leases in joint names.

• Insurances policies in joint names.

• Utility bills in joint names.

• Invitations in joint names.

• Pictures with joint friends.

• Other similar evidence of connection.

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Partner Visa in Australia subclass 820 & 801, apply: 
Eligibility to apply for an 820 / 801 visa whilst in Australia requires that the applicant already be married or be in a de facto relationship with an Australian citizen or permanent resident. 
The process leads to the granting of an "onshore" temporary partner visa permitting:

• Independently staying in Australia until the permanent visa is received.

• Study in Australia.

• Register for Medicare (Australia’s health system).

• Come in and out of Australia as the applicant pleases​.

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*Once the permanent visa is granted, the applicant can stay, work, study and be entitled to receive Australia’s social security benefits as other Australians.

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NOTE:Partner Visa (permanent) – application can be made in Australia.

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Assistance is always available