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  1. Visas and immigration
    Dear all, I have an Australian PR and looking to apply the partner visa 309 for my partner within the next couple of weeks. Really grateful for the community here as it has helped me a lot and hope to get guidance on the following: 1) Is it really required that I have to be living in...
  2. Visas and immigration
    Hi everyone, So my partner and I are planning to apply for partner visa by early December. However, our relationship won't be 12 months until 24 Jan 2019, and my current student visa is expiring on 15 Mar 2019. We moved in by early may, we have registered our relationship and other evidences...
  3. Visas and immigration
    Hi Everyone, I have trolled this forum for many months while gathering evidence and building my application for the 801/820 visa. I would like to thank everyone for their wealth of information and experiences. I am currently facing a dilemma with my Visa and I am nervous that it may affect on...
  4. Visas and immigration
    I'm a UK passport holder from Hong Kong and was granted a de facto partner visa in Feb 2017. (onshore- 820) My partner and I met in England. I was on an Australian working holiday visa here before we satisfied the 12 month relationship requirement. I shared my DIY application experience in...
  5. Visas and immigration
    Hi everyone Just a 'heads up', the government has indicated that it will be making significant changes to the partner visa programme later this year. The upcoming changes are brewing in the context of political pressure to close partner visa loopholes, following the conviction of a couple...
  6. Visas and immigration
    Hello all! Me and my boyfriend met and lived together in saudi since 2012. He left for Australia a year ago (March 2016). Now, we have decided to start processing for partner visa (de facto relationship) since we haven't decided if we will/when we are getting married. But we don't know if we...
  7. Visas and immigration
    Hello, I am hoping to get some advice on how to approach the situation my partner and I are in. I moved to Australia in May 2011 and have been with my partner since. We didn't live together straight away but timeline is: Feb 2014: Applied for de facto 820 Dec 2014: Granted 820 In May of 2016...
  8. Visas and immigration
    Relationship trouble, 820 now 14 months in process. Time for an agent? Help needed! Hi, awesome and skilled people of Australia Forum! The title sums up my, I guess rather complex, situation. I came to Australia in 2014 on a Working Holiday visa to test the waters with my Australian partner...
  9. Visas and immigration
    Hi All, This question has been one of the main ones that I have avoided, particularly because it has a 2000 word limit. I am daunted by the prospect of writing out another essay on top of the previous ones (Nature of household etc). We are 2 days off of the 1 year de facto requirement and...
  10. Visas and immigration
    Hi everyone, i'm from Germany and have lodged my de-facto visa with my Australian boyfriend in April, we've been in a relationship for 4 years now. I applied in May for a bridging B visa and got it granted for 3 month until the end of July. Unfortunately i am under medical treamtent here at...
  11. Visas and immigration
    Hi everyone, Me and partner (Australian Citizen) are on the process of going to apply for De Facto 820 visa and hoping to go straight to 801 without going through the 2-year temporary visa. We started dating since July 2012 (3 years 7 months to date). We have been living together since 31 Jan...
  12. Visas and immigration
    Hi All, I think my situation might be a little different,because I haven't found similar posts about it, but if not, apologies ahead for any duplicated post, but really hoping someone can help with some question. Long story short, I've been in Australia for 6 months under 457 visa, however I...
  13. Visas and immigration
    Hi there, I am 32yrs of age, UK, currently in Australia on a holiday working visa (1st year). Back in December '14 I met my girlfriend (Australian) and we have been together ever since; living together since Feb '15. We are very committed to each other and have talked about applying for de...
  14. Visas and immigration
    Hi everyone, My Australian partner and I are applying for a de facto visa so I can stay in Australia before my visa runs out in mid-November. We've been together for almost 2 years but we have lived separately. Last year he had to move to Brisbane because of lack of work in Melbourne, we always...
  15. Visas and immigration
    Hello all! I am a US Citizen who met my boyfriend in Australia during my exchange through university. We dated for four months during my time there and continued long distance after I had to leave. Then, six months after we met in Europe and traveled for a month there. During the five months...
  16. Visas and immigration
    Hello All, Finally joined the forum as found this the only place to get some help. In brief, I am an Australian citizen (Indian origin) and in same sex relationship from last 2+ years with my Indian girlfriend. I am living in Victoria from last 5 years and that’s why we never lived together...
  17. Visas and immigration
    ok guys so heres my situation I have applied for a partner visa with my Australian partner we met in 2011 started an official relationship in June 2011 and moved in together in august 2012 under my parents roofs - then moved to Australia in march 2013 and applied for the partner visa in...
  18. Visas and immigration
    Hello everyone ! I'm writing this because I would like to know if anyone of you knows what would be my options regarding my situation. I came to Australia with my partner the 18 august 2013 with a WHV, my partner holds a student visa. Before my visa expired, I applied onshore for the student...
  19. Visas and immigration
    Hi Everyone ! I am new to this forum and would be very very grateful for your help - it seems that there are so many of you that are knowledgeable out there! My partner and I are so lost as to which visa to go for - it is all so complicated... I am an Australian Citizen in my 20s, and my...
  20. Visas and immigration
    Hey, We have lodged de facto onshore visa. We have been together for 7 years and provided substantial evidence of our relationship (emails, photos, letters, bank statements illustrating both payments between our accounts as well as our shared residence, bills, flights and accommodation for...
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