This document provides information about partner visas in Australia. There are several types of partner visas including: Prospective Marriage visa for fiancés, Partner visas for married or de-facto partners that are applied for either onshore or offshore. Applicants must prove a genuine relationship, commitment to a shared life, and that they do not live separately. Partner visas involve a two-stage process with a provisional then permanent visa. Applicants must meet eligibility criteria like sponsorship and health/character requirements. Registered migration agents can assist with the application process.

1. Things You Need to Know About
Partner Visa
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2. Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents and eligible New Zealand
citizens are able to sponsor their married and de-facto partners through the
Partner visa and fiancés who are outside Australia through Prospective Marriage
visa.
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3. Partner Migration (Types of visas)
Partner category migration appliesto:
1. Prospective Marriage – People intending to get married (fiancé) by bringing
your fiancé for the purpose of marriage
2. Married partners (including same sex partners), or
3. De-facto partners (including same sex partners)
There are two types of partnervisas
1. Prospective Marriage visa (Subclass 300)
2. Partner visa – onshore (Subclass 820 and 801)
3. Partner visa – offshore (Subclass 309 and 100)
The type of visa a person should apply for depends on the type of relationship.
The applicants must:
1. Have a mutual commitment to a shared life together, to the exclusion of all others
2. Have a genuine and continuing relationship
3. Live together or not live separately and apart on a permanentbasis

4. Prospective Marriage visa
Prospective Marriage visa applicants are granted temporary visa with 9 months
validity to marry the fiancé either in or outside Australia. After marriage, the
applicant can apply for Partner visa process for permanent stay inAustralia.
This visa does not apply to same sex couples.
Advantages of Prospective Marriage visa
• enter Australia before marriage
• travel to and from Australia
• work and study in Australia

5. Processing Time With this Visa
Partner visas are granted in a two-stage process with a provisional visa being
granted initially and the permanent visa being considered 2 years after the initial
application. However, the applicant is required to submit one application formand
pay visa application charge once only.
Applications can be made while the applicant is in Australia (Subclass 820 & 801)
or from overseas when the applicant is overseas at the time of application
(Subclass 309 & 100). Applicants must show evidence supporting theexistence of
relationship with their partner.
Dependent family members can be included in the main applicant’s Partner visa
application depending on the location of the applicant and family member at the
time of application and whether the visa applicant has been granted the
provisional Partner visa (the first stage). Migration agent helps a person in visa
application, asbeing acommon man we don’t know how difficult the visa
application process is so registered migration agent helps you in getting visa in less
processing time and they also help you in collecting all the documents.

6. How to successfully apply for this visa?
In order to successfully apply for this visa, you will need to meet a number of
following key requirements:
• Be sponsored by a person (fiancé, partner, or in some circumstances, a parent
or guardian of partner) who is an Australian citizen, Australian permanent
resident or eligible New Zealand citizen and who can satisfy the legal
requirements for being a sponsor.
• Meet health and character criteria.
• Married visa applicants must also show that their marriage is valid under
Australian law
• De-facto visa applicants must show that they are not related by family, and that
their relationship has existed for at least 12 months immediately before lodging
the application unless the applicant establishes compelling and compassionate
circumstances for the grant of the visa.
• Not have had a partner visa refused since they last entered Australia.
• Not have had a visa refused or cancelled on character grounds.

7. Benefits of Provisional Partner Visa
• remain in Australia until your permanent Partner visa is granted
• work and study in Australia
• enrol in Medicare
Benefits of Permanent Partner visa
• stay in Australia indefinitely
• work and study in Australia
• apply for Australian citizenship (when eligible)
• sponsor eligible relatives for permanent residence
• receive some social security payments
Please note that visa specific criteria will also apply depending upon the option
chosen.

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