PARTNER VISA - AUSTRALIA

So you’ve finally decided to move to Oz, with your Australian partner? Good choice! Australia is consistently ranked as the top country for quality of life, warm climate, countless beaches, cold beer on tap, and a quiet location, away from the European mayhem and rat-race.

Now that you’ve found yourself an Aussie partner, he or she can sponsor you! In other words, if your partner is a citizen of Oz or permanent resident then they can vouch for you, put their hand up and support your quest for a temp or permanent visa!

So who is eligible for an Australian partner visa? Essentially, a couple in a de facto relationship or marriage that have been in a de facto relationship for at least 12 months! So, if you’ve just met at the bus stop or had a romantic night out after your first date, then that doesn’t qualify!

What’s more, you should be ‘living together’ or separated only briefly. If he lives with his mother and you live with your flatmates then you won’t get past first base! The Immigration Officer wants to see that your relationship is ‘genuine and continuing’, and not a momentary encounter or a relationship of convenience!

Okay, so your relationship is genuine and you’ve been living together for years – how do you prove this? The answer is that you need to provide evidence of your household (joint bills, joint ownership/rental, joint correspondence), evidence of the social aspects of your relationship (statutory declarations from friends), and finally evidence of the type of commitment you’ve made to each other (e.g. A will leaving everything you own to your partner).

But all of this info may still not be enough! The Case Officer may call you in to the Aussie High Commission for a face to face interview or perhaps a telephone chat, to check that your relationship sounds cool! You may be asked what he/she usually has for breakfast, what time he/she leaves or returns to the house and about joint friends/family members or his/her favourite TV programme.  

Of course, you need to provide a medical examination and chest X ray and provide police certificates to prove you are in excellent health and got an almost flawless character! 

Right, you got the picture now? So, if you fancy getting started with help with a partner visa for Australia then get in touch with our Migration Agent’s today.  

For information about the Australian partner visa or to send us a question or get help, go to our website:

Family Migration to Australia | Partner Visa Assistance (visaconnect.com)