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.
It costs much more to ‘fix’ a Partner Visa refusal because:
- The DHA Partner Visa application fee is $AUD7,160.00,
- If the application has been refused, fixing the issue usually requires an Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) appeal application or a new application – a costly, time-consuming and difficult process,
- The right to work, access Australian healthcare, seek citizenship and suchlike are all delayed during the time waiting for visa approval
Common reasons why Partner visa applications are refused:
- Lack of evidence of relationship between the applicant and the sponsor
- Inconsistency in information and/or evidence provided to the Department
- The sponsor has already sponsored 2 partners on a Partner visa or has sponsored a partner within 5 years before the new Partner visa application
- Inability to show the required level of commitment to each other due to significant linguistic, age, cultural and social differences between the parties
- Inability to respond adequately at the interview
We will guide you through the whole application process. We have helped thousands of people gain temporary and permanent residency under the Partner visa stream. A small mistake could ruin your application and that is why legal advice and assistance with the process is highly recommended. We will ensure that all documents supplied to the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) are correct, complete and assessed prior to lodgment to ensure that you get the visa.