What types of partner relationships are recognized in Australia?
Partner relationships in Australia include Legal marriage and "De facto” relationship.
Legal marriage (Spouse), refers to a marriage certificate or registered marriage.
De facto partner, can be a cohabitation relationship for more than 12 months. If the cohabitation time is less than 12 months, you can go to the Australian specialised government agency to register the relationship and get a cohabitation relationship certificate, which is commonly referred to as the Certificate of de facto relationship.
This means that whether you are married or not, you can apply for a partner migration visa as long as you have lived together for more than 12 months or have obtained a de facto certificate. In addition, same-sex marriage has also been legalized in Australia, so same-sex couples can also apply for partner visas. We have also done a lot of same-sex partner migration visas.
What are the types of Australian partner visas you can apply?
【Subclass 820 Partner Visa (Temporary) 】
Applicable to applicants in Australia who apply for a partner visa in Australia (Onshore). After a two-year waiting period, they can apply for a subclass 801 Permanent residence visa.
【Subclass 309 Partner Temporary Visa】
Applicable to overseas applicants (Offshore) who have been married or cohabiting for more than 12 months to enter Australia and live with their partners, and can apply for a subclass 100 permanent residence visa after a two-year waiting period.
【Subclass 300 Prospective Marriage visa】
It is a visa for overseas applicants entering Australia to marry their fiancé (wife), and the visa is valid for 9 months. After entering the marriage visa holder can apply for permanent residence in Australia. After entering the country and getting married, it is the same as the 820 type of temporary partner visa process.
In what situation, you can shorten the waiting period for partner visa?
1. Partner relationship in marriage or or de facto relationship for more than 3 years
2. Have a marital relationship for more than 2 years, or a de facto relationship, and have one child
3. In rare cases, the two-year waiting period may also be waived if the relationship between the applicant and the sponsor has broken down and domestic violence has occurred
What documents are needed to prove the partner relationship?
Property Contact: Proof of joint assets, such as joint evidence of renting a house and buying a house; joint proof of items, such as cars, houses, pets, items, etc.; joint loans, such as mortgages, car loans, etc.; joint bank accounts and bills; Evidence of expenses, such as invoices for purchases of household items.
Daily life: The applicant and guarantor need to provide evidence on how daily life is arranged and allocated; how accommodation is arranged; describe how daily household chores are allocated; joint bills, such as water, electricity and gas bills, etc.; how daily expenses are allocated; if with children, who will pay for their tuition and living expenses; all bills and evidence of expenses showing joint address and name.
Social relations: The applicant and the sponsor need to provide evidence to prove that the relationship is recognized by relatives and friends, and have a common social network. The evidence that can be provided are: support letter from family members, De Facto certificate or marriage certificate, Evidence and photos of friends gathering, Evidence of joint travel (such as air tickets, hotel accommodation, travel tickets, etc.). The applicant and the sponsor have shared photos from the time they met to the present, as well as several photos with relatives and friends
Mutual commitment:
The understanding of each other's personal situation, such as each other's family background and situation, etc., can be reflected in the love resume. Phone call records can be provided to prove that you have maintained close contact in this relationship; invoices and photos of gifts, jewelry, engagement rings, etc. given to each other.
What should you write in your love story?
The applicant and sponsor must each provide a statement describing the history of the relationship. In the presentation letter, the following should be included:
The time, place and setting of the first meeting between the applicant and the sponsor, and how to keep in touch and develop this relationship in the future. Both parties need to recall, respectively, the date the relationship was established, the date that the parties cohabited, the date that marriage was proposed or decided, the date that marriage was made, and other dates that were significant to both of them.
The description of the letter should preferably be emotionally engaged. Only in this way can we have a real feeling and better impress the visa officer.
If there is a period of time 2 people are located in 2 different locations, it is necessary to describe how the relationship is maintained during the separate period; Applicants and sponsors need to state their plans for the future. For example, when do you plan to have children, what are your common expectations for your career, what are your common plans for life, etc.
Recent Success Stories of de facto relationship getting partner visa 820
This client (Male) has been in a relationship with an Australian girl for more than 1 year. They have developed a stable relationship and chose to live together. In the case of a 9-month cohabitation situation and a registered de facto relationship, it only took two months from the application to visa granted.
Timeline:
11/2021 Cohabitation
05/2022 Visa lodged
07/2022 Visa granted
Congratulations to this client! Your Australian PR is also on the way.
