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All partner applications are assessed on the following:
- The financial aspects of the relationship, which includes how financial responsibilities are shared or pooled.
- Nature of the household, which includes how household tasks are divided and shared.
- Social aspects of the relationship, which includes how you are perceived as a couple in public.
- Nature of the persons’ commitment to each other, which includes the willingness to move to another country.
If you are married to your partner, your marriage must be legally recognised under Australian law. Those in de facto relationships must be able to produce evidence of at least 12 months of cohabitation or registration in terms of a state relationship act.
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What you can and can’t do with the Australian partner immigration route
If you are in a relationship with an Australian citizen, a permanent resident of Australia or an eligible New Zealand citizen, you might qualify for the Australian Partner visa.
There are several different partner categories, and each has its own set criteria based on your location and the nature of your relationship with the resident or citizen.
Your temporary partner document allows you to:
- Live, work and study in Australia while your permanent document is being processed
- Leave and enter Australia as many times as you wish
- Attend a English language class
Once you have been granted your permanent partner or de facto document, you will be allowed to:
- Live, work and study in Australia indefinitely
- Sponsor eligible family members to come to Australia
- Apply for Australian nationality if eligible
Australia partner migration routes
If you are in a relationship with an Australian citizen, a permanent resident of Australia or an eligible New Zealand citizen, you might qualify for the Australian partner migration route.
There are a number of different partner categories. Each has its own set criteria, based on your location and the nature of your relationship with the resident or citizen.
Partner (Provisional) route (subclass 309) and Partner (Migrant) route (subclass 100)
o Any person submitting an application for a Partner visa (subclass 309/100) must be outside of Australia at the time of the application and the decision.
Prospective Marriage route (subclass 300)
The purpose of this route is to allow the unmarried partners of Australian citizens to travel to Australia to get married. You must be outside of Australia when you apply for the route and when it is granted.
The Prospective Marriage document is granted for nine months and has unrestricted work rights. The holder is required to marry their partner and apply for the Australian Partner document (subclass 820) before their current route expires.
This is often referred to as fiancé migration and is used by unmarried individuals who cannot show that they have cohabited for 12 months.
Partner route (subclasses 820 and 801)
o This visa is applied for from within Australia. In order to apply for this visa while onshore in Australia, you must hold a valid visa that does not contain the "no further stay" condition known as 8503. This condition would prevent you from making further applications in the country.
Applying while in Australia entitles the applicant to a Bridgingdocument, which allows them to live and work in in the country while the partner route is processed.
Applications for the partner route can take a year or more to process.
New Zealand Citizen Family Relationship (Temporary) route (subclass 461)
This route allows a non-New Zealand family member of a New Zealand citizen, who is living in Australia, to live and work in Australia for up to five years.
This is a five year provisional document that will not lead to permanent residence, but can be renewed onshore as required. It allows the holder to:
- Work and study in Australia
- Live in and travel to and from Australia for five years from the date it is granted.
About Sable International
We’ve been helping people start their lives in the UK and Australia for over 25 years. We help people pursue their lives, careers and travel aspirations in the UK and Australia. If you’re moving to the UK, we can help you get there, open a bank account, find a job, manage your finances and everything in-between. If you’re looking to move to Australia, our immigration experts can help you with the correct route to follow and give you advice about setting up your life Down Under.
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