• Meet relationship requirements
• Have a sponsor
• Be the right age
• Pay your debts to the Australian Government
• Meet Health and Character Requirement
• Not had a visa cancelled or an application refused
• Be in a genuine relationship with your spouse or de facto partner who is an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen
be outside Australia when you apply for this visa
From AUD7,850
25% of applications: 5 months
50% of applications: 10 months
75% of applications: 22 months
90% of applications: 29 months
• Usually, you must hold a Partner (Provisional) visa (subclass 309), or a Dependent Child (subclass 445) visa
• Continue to meet relationship requirements
• Pay your debts to the Australian Government
• Continue to be in a genuine and ongoing relationship with your partner
• Paid for, when you applied for your Subclass 300.
•75% of applications: 13 months
• 90% of applications: 19 months
• Joint mortgage or lease documents
• Joint loan documents for major assets like homes, cars or major appliances
• Joint bank account statements
• Household bills in both names
• Joint invitations or evidence you go out together
• Proof you have friends in common
• Proof you have told government, public or commercial bodies about your relationship
• Proof you do joint sporting, cultural or social activities together
• Proof you travel together
• Statutory declarations from your partner's parents, family members, relatives and friends about how they see your relationship
• Proof you have knowledge of each other’s background, family situation or other personal details. You could tell us this at an interview
• Proof you have combined your personal matters
• The terms of your wills
• Proof you stay in touch when apart