ELIGIBILITY

• 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​​​​​​​

BENEFITS

• Live, work and study in Australia while your permanent Partner (Migrant) visa is being processed.
Travel to and from Australia as many times as you want
Attend free English language classes provided by the AMEP if you are eligible​​​​​​​

OBLIGATIONS

• 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​​​​​​​

APPLICATION FEES

From AUD7,850

PROCESSING TIMES

25% of applications: 5 months
50% of applications: 10 months
75% of applications: 22 months
90% of applications: 29 months​​​​​​​

  PARTNER (OFFSHORE) – SUBCLASS 309/100​​​​​​​   
STAGE 1 – Subclass 309

ELIGIBILITY

• 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​​​​​​​

BENEFITS

• Live, work and study in Australia indefinitely
• Sponsor eligible family members to come to Australia
•​​​​​​​ Apply for Australian citizenship if eligible​​​​​​​

OBLIGATIONS

• Continue to be in a genuine and ongoing relationship with your partner​​​​​​​

APPLICATION FEES

• Paid for, when you applied for your Subclass 300.​​​​​​​

PROCESSING TIMES

•75% of applications: 13 months
• 90% of applications: 19 months​​​​​​​

  PARTNER (OFFSHORE) – SUBCLASS 309/100​​​​​​​   
STAGE 2 – Subclass 100

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Finances

• 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

Your household

• A statement about how you share housework
• Household bills in both names
• Mail or emails addressed to you both
• Documents that show joint responsibility for children
• Documents that prove your living arrangements​​​​​​​

Social matters

• 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​​​​​​​

Commitment

• 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​​​​​​​

RELATIONSHIP DOCUMENTS
In order to prove you are in a genuine relationship with your spouse/Partner you are required to provide as many of the below documentation as possible​​​​​​​

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