If you are married to, in a committed (de facto) relationship with or the fiancé of an Australian citizen or permanent resident, you may be able to obtain an Australian Partner Visa.
Due to the complex nature of Partner visa applications, and the high number of visa refusals each year, legal advice and assistance is highly recommended to ensure that you can remain in, or come to Australia, to live with your Australian spouse / partner.
Applying for a Partner Visa is far from simple and being in a genuine and committed relationship doesn’t always mean that your application will be approved. The problem often lies with self-lodged applications which fall short of the required standard.
- A large portion of self-lodged applications are refused,
- The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) are increasing its scrutiny of visa applications,
- Partner Visa rules are strict and many complexities can arise,
- Not requesting professional assistance in the first instance means that applications are often not up to the required standard and may therefore be refused or substantially delayed.
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Subclass 820 / 801 Partner Visa
is for visa applicants who are married or in a de facto relationship and who are onshore (in Australia) when they lodge their application.
Subclass 309 / 100 Partner Visa
is for visa applicants who are married or in a de facto relationship and who are offshore (outside Australia) when they lodge their application.
Subclass 300 Prospective Marriage Visa
(also known as the Fiancé visa) is for visa applicants who are engaged and they have physically met their Australian partner in person.
Subclass 461 New Zealand Family Relationship (Temporary) Visa
Subclass 461 New Zealand Family Relationship (Temporary) Visa is for the partner of an eligible New Zealand citizen.
Same-sex relationships
Same-sex relationships Australia accepts same sex relationships for Partner visa purposes (see more detail below).
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My partner and I recently had the pleasure of working with Ryan Griffiths, who has helped me successfully receive my partner residency visa. Ryan was incredibly professional as was all his staff members, yet we also felt a very personal level of service. Admittedly I sometimes forgot he had other clients, I truly felt like like he was focusing everything on our application process. He was almost always contactable, and on the rare occasion he was not, his staff would take a message and he would respond very quickly. We have also referred others onto Ryan and his law firm and they too are very happy with their services received so far. From the moment we had our initial consultation we knew we were in capable hands and it made a potentially very stressful process, quite painless. I would recommend anyone looking for a great immigration lawyer to invest in Ryan and this law firm to handle your case.
I recently worked with Michelle, going through a partner visa. She was awesome. Everything was done really efficiently and she kept me updated throughout the process.
And the best part. My 461 visa was approved 🙂
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