Partner Visa
Partner visas are broken down into two categories. The first category is the subclass 820/801 visa. These visas are for applicants who lodge their partner visa application whilst being in Australia. The second category, the subclass 309/100 visa, is for those that lodge their partner visa outside Australia.
Below is the process to obtain permanent residency via a partner visa.
- You submit a temporary partner visa application (subclass 820 or 309).
- Your sponsor submits their sponsorship application.
- Your temporary partner visa application is approved.
- After holding your temporary partner visa for at least two years, you will receive a letter from immigration inviting you to apply for a permanent partner visa (subclass 801 or 100).
- You submit your permanent partner visa application.
The main criteria for a partner visa are:
- You are sponsored by an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen who is your spouse or de facto partner.
- You and your sponsor are in a genuine and committed relationship.
The factors that are examined when determining whether you are in a genuine and committed relationship includes how you manage your finances, the nature of your household, whether your friends and family are aware of your relationship and your future plans (i.e buying property or having children).
You will need to provide extensive supporting documents to verify that your relationship is genuine and committed. If you are thinking of applying for a partner visa you should spend time collating all your supporting documents before you lodge your application.
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Parent Visa
Applying for a parent visa does not involve as many steps as applying for a partner visa. To be able to apply for a parent visa you simply need to lodge a parent visa application.
There are two main criteria for parent visas. These are:
- You are sponsored by a child that is an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand resident.
- You meet the balance of family test.
This is a test to see whether the majority of a parent visa applicant’s children are settled in Australia. If you are applying for a parent visa and the majority of your children are settled in Australia, then you meet the balance of family test.
The following is a simple explanation of how the balance of family test can be met. A person living outside Australia has three children. Two of their children are living in Australia and are Australian citizens. The other child lives outside Australia and is not an Australian citizen or permanent resident. In this case, the parent is likely to meet the balance of family test.
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Child Visa
Like parent visas, the only step involved with a child visa application is to lodge the application.
There is one crucial criterion that must be met for a child to be eligible for a child visa, which is that the child is a dependent. A dependent child is usually someone who is under the age of 25, but exemptions apply if there are genuine reasons why someone over this age is still dependent on their parents (i.e special needs child).
This is a test to see whether the majority of a parent visa applicant’s children are settled in Australia. If you are applying for a parent visa and the majority of your children are settled in Australia, then you meet the balance of family test.
The following is a simple explanation of how the balance of family test can be met. A person living outside Australia has three children. Two of their children are living in Australia and are Australian citizens. The other child lives outside Australia and is not an Australian citizen or permanent resident. In this case, the parent is likely to meet the balance of family test.
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