It is critical for you to provide accurate information and documentation to the Department of Home Affairs, make sure to follow the tips below while lodging your Australian Partner Visa!
Here are the top 6 tips for lodging a successful Australian partner visa:
1. Which Visa category are you eligible for?
If you have a partner who is an Australian citizen or PR resident, it works out for you. This is one of the important tips of lodging a successful partner visa.
The following types of partner visas are:
- Subclass 820 and 801 are onshore visas that allow a spouse or de facto partner of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident, or eligible New Zealand citizen to live in Australia.
- Both provisional 309 and 100 are offshore visas. Subclass 309 is a temporary visa while migrant 100 is a permanent visa.
Subclass 309 that is granted initially allows the applicant to stay in Australia for two years. Thereafter, the applicant can apply for the migrant subclass 100 within that duration.
- The prospective marriage 300 is granted to those engaged and want to get married to an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or eligible New Zealand citizen. It allows the applicant to stay in the country for 9 months.
2. Preparing your Application & Documentation
- Partner Visa (subclass 820 and 801)
You can include:
- Subclass 309 Provisional and Subclass 100 Migrant
You can include:
You can:
- Prospective Marriage Visa (subclass 300)
- Dependent children or stepchildren in your application- Your family members who can have the same rights and visa conditions applicable to you once they are granted this visa.
3. Criteria that needs to be met
- Subclass 820 Partner visa (Temporary)
This visa lets the de facto partner or spouse of an Australian citizen;
- Subclass 801 Partner visa (Permanent)
This permanent visa lets the de facto partner or spouse of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident, or eligible New Zealand citizen, live in Australia permanently. It is meant for people who currently hold a temporary Partner visa (subclass 820).
- Subclass 300 Prospective Marriage Visa
For Visa Applicants
You must be 18 years old or more and should be outside of Australia at the time of lodging an application and when the visa is granted. Meet the relationship criteria, health, and character requirements and must be sponsored by fiancé/fiancée. You must repay or have arrangements to repay the outstanding debts to the Australian Government.
For Sponsors
You must be the fiancé of the visa applicant and must not hold or have held certain visas.
4. Communicating with DoHA or Case officer
The department may request further documentation or evidence depending on your profile and application. Such requests can be viewed on your immi.gov account and you will also be notified via email by the case officer. This should be responded to within 28 days. At times, the department may also request an interview with the Partner visa applicants. The case officer may choose to verify your claims with the witnesses listed on your application.
i. Don’t provide misleading or false information
Be precise and honest about your claims in the application e.g., dates when you met, when they officially became your partner, when you started living together and started sharing finances. Proofread the entire form and ensure there are no errors. If DoHA finds that there are some misleading facts reported, it will not only deny you the grant but also will not allow you to reapply for another visa.
ii. Crosscheck facts before processing time
Make sure you examine all facts correctly before forwarding them to the authority. The immigration department will carefully check all details and documents provided.
5. Visa Processing Time
- Partner (Provisional) visa (subclass 100)
- Partner visa
- Prospective Marriage Visa (subclass 300)