If you apply for a partner visa onshore, you will be granted a bridging visa as long as you are not unlawful. There are pros and cons when you are choosing to apply for your partner visa onshore or offshore. You can read more about that here. What is a bridging visa? Essentially a Australia …
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‘Give Details of the Social Aspects of the Relationship’ is an essential criterion for partner visa applications. It is important that you and your partner /spouse demonstrate that you live an authentic life as a couple and can describe a genuine relationship. Like most people, this includes having healthy and normal interaction with friends, family …
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Evidence of Relationship: Give Details of the Nature of the Commitment the Applicant and the Sponsor have to each other What do you need to provide the Department of Home Affairs when they ask you to ‘Give Details of the Nature of the Commitment the Applicant and the Sponsor have to each other’? When assessing …
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This is a common question, with implications that can be further-reaching that at first glance. If I’m on a 820 Partner visa, can I get Medicare? Medicare is Australia’s Public Health scheme; if you are enrolled in Medicare you can access a range of treatments, including hospital treatments and bulk-billed doctors’ visits, for free. For …
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Further Statement About the Relationship An essential part of a strong application is when it clearly shows a mutual and genuine relationship. As you and your partner gather evidence and provide details about your commitment to each other, keep in mind that the Department needs to know how your relationship started and how it has …
When lodging a partner visa, the best way to prove the ‘nature of your household’ is to demonstrate how you share your responsibilities at home. From providing copies of your internet and gas bill to describing your daily routine picking up your children from school, there are types of evidence that you certainly do not …
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If your relationship has broken down and you are on a partner visa, what this means for you will depend on where you are in your partner visa journey and occasionally, the reason for the breakdown in the relationship. Managing a partner visa break up can be very complicated (if you wish to remain in …
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This article is about the statutory declarations that the visa applicant and sponsor write to support their partner visa application (sometimes referred to your partner visa personal statements). They no longer have to be statutory declarations but many couples elect for the statements to be so. If you would like information on the Form 888 …
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Sometimes it can be a bit confusing as to whether whether a partner visa sponsor needs to provide a police check, because the Department’s guidance is often confusing and contradictory. Australian Federal Police check for visa Things changed a few years ago, and the Department is now requesting police checks for most, if not all, …
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Australian visa criminal record check You want to come to Australia to live with your partner, but you’ve got a bit of a past. It probably comes as no surprise that a criminal record – especially where you’ve served time in prison – can make getting your visa a little bit more challenging. Not impossible, …
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