The Subclass 820/801 visa application is an onshore two-stage partner visa that enables a spouse or de facto partner of an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or eligible New Zealand citizen residing offshore to move to Australia permanently.
Applicants must be onshore when they apply for the visa.
Some of the benefits of the visa include:
There are 4 main aspects of the relationship that the Department of Home Affairs will consider when assessing any partner visa application:
To be approved for sponsorship, your sponsor must be:
Your sponsor is barred from sponsoring you if:
You must be the spouse or de facto partner of an:
If you are in a de-facto relationship, your relationship must have existed for at least 12 months immediately before you apply for the visa. This will not apply if you:
Your sponsoring partner must:
You must:
Getting the Permanent Partner (Migrant) Visa (subclass 801) is a three-stage process which goes as follows:
Apply for a Subclass 820 Visa
To begin your permanent residency journey, you begin with by applying for a Subclass 820 Temporary Partner Visa.
Apply and be granted a Subclass 820
Once you have applied for Subclass 820, wait for the Department to respond with any documents that they require to process your application. Once the Department is satisfied that you have met all the criteria, they will grant the Subclass 820 Visa.
Alternatively, if you have been in a long-term relationship before you lodge your 820 (temporary) application, the permanent Partner (Migrant) visa (subclass 801) may be granted immediately along with the temporary Partner (Provisional) visa (subclass 820).
Apply for Permanent Partner Visa
You are eligible to apply for the Permanent Partner (Migrant) visa (subclass 801) two years from the date of lodgement of your Subclass 820 visa. Once this is granted, you will become a permanent resident in Australia.
Partner Visa may seem easy, but we’ve seen many applications refused, due to issues that they weren’t aware of!
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