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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 exclusive relationship , but living together for only 4 mo. I've been reading a lot in this forum about people saying that we must be living together for at least 12mo, but on immi description says:
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 exclusive relationship , but living together for only 4 mo. I've been reading a lot in this forum about people saying that we must be living together for at least 12mo, but on immi description says:
- "Living together is regarded as a common element in most on-going relationships. It is recognised that, for various reasons, couples may sometimes have to live apart. Provided the separation is temporary and the couple had, at some point since commencement of the relationship lived together, their relationship might still satisfy the requirements of a de facto relationship. For this reason, the one year relationship criterion does not require the couple to have physically lived together for the entire 12 months, but rather to have been in a de facto relationship for that period."
So, I understand that even though we haven't been sharing the same household for the whole 12mo we are still legible to comply with the 12mo Defacto relationship. Can anyone give an opinion in this matter ?
Tks,
Jacques