Hi everyone, I’m new to all this and currently in the process to apply for the Partnership visa through a defacto relationship. My one question that I’m slightly worried about is the fact me and my partner haven’t been living together for 12 months (we have lived around 8 months) His visa...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me with my situation. Im organizing my docs to apply for the 820 Defacto Visa, and one of the requirement is to be in a genuine relationship (Defacto) for 12 mo. By the time I lodge my application it would be 14 mo we've been together in a mutual...

Hi, completely new here and looking for advice. I am currently based in the U.K. And my partner (an Australian PR) is here on a two year working visa. This visa will expire in April next year and we are planning to relocate to Queensland in March 2018. I had expected to go to Australia on a...

My boyfriend (Aus Citizen) and I (US Citizen) are wanting to apply for a Partnership Visa here in South Australia. We are unable to register our Defacto relationship since SA doesn't offer that. We have been together 3+ years. Met working on a cruise ship. He lived in NYC with me for almost a...

Hi guys, I'm currently in a subclass 457 visa and my girlfriend in a student visa. In order that she may be able to work full-time we were planning to include her in my sponsorship visa (requires at least 6 months together). On the other hand, I meet the requirements to apply for a permanent...

Hey, So I am Australian and my boyfriend is from America , we want to apply for the Partner visa (subclasses 820 and 801) as de facto, we have been together for two years but we both travel a lot ( together and without) we have had to do long distance a number of times for financial reason and...

Hello, :confused: I am a bit lost at the moment and tried for ages to get enough information through official sites etc. but couldn`t figure it out as of yet. I hope someone can help me here. I have been to australia on the working holiday visa for two years now. This visa is up now but about...

Hi everyone! I have studied this page and posts and it is so helpful to read other people's experiences, maybe someone has been in this situation before and can give some advice: My partner and I (both Germans) have recently submitted his de-facto application to be added to my 574 student visa...

Hey everyone, I just stumbled across this stat dec form from the department: https://www.border.gov.au/Visasupport/PublishingImages/Trav/Visa/Appl/Partner/stat_dec_sponsor.pdf I have not seen it before and wondered if people include it with their initial 820/801 applications? For our history...

Hi all, Well we are in the thick of it now. Our application for the partner visa is getting bigger every day. I just had a few questions today and I really appreciate the time people take and the support they offer here on the forum. Invaluable resource! So I know its quite common for people...

Hi, I am an Australian citizen. My partner holds a Pakistani passport and has been in Australia for 2 and a half years on a student visa. It is about to expire so we are thinking of applying for the defacto visa. I know you have to have been in a defacto relationship for at least 12 months...

Hi all, I wanted to ask me and my partner have been living together for a year and half he went on holiday with his dad and later went to Sydney cuz his aunt past away. I couldn't go cuz I had college assignments to do but we stayed in touch. Now I'm in Malaysia for 4 days. He had work do he...

Hi All, I wanted to know what they ask at the Interview and how it works. Also, do they interview the people who have done the stat dec for you and what do they ask them.

Hi All, I have a stat dec from my landlord and my partners mother whose based in Sydney and a friend whose based in Sydney. I have moved to Perth when we began are defacto relationship and we really enjoy each others company that we don't really have friends here in Perth. I asked a friend who...

Hi everyone, I have many questions to ask so I will tell my story here. I met my partner in August 2012 actually I met him before once through a friend in my building in 2011. He moved in my same building in July 2012 But I met him in August 2012 as I have stated above. We have been together...