Hoping someone can offer some advice.
International student part way through studies on a student visa 500.
To be married soon.
Problem is both he and his Australian citizen partner live interstate.
She is in Queensland, he is in New South Wales.
She is half-way through her degree and doesn’t wish to move to NSW to be with him whilst he remains on his student visa to study. Financially it would be difficult for both if she moved to be with him interstate.
He would like to cancel his student visa and move interstate and apply for the partner visa 820 once married.
My question is:
1. Once married in Australia, can he cancel his student visa and immediately apply for the partner visa 820? Is there a bridging visa that would allow him to remain in Australia whilst the onshore partner visa is being processed?
2. Or should he return to his home country, cancel his student visa, apply for a tourist or bridging visa and the offshore partner visa 309 and return to Australia?
3. Or should he return to his home country, cancel his student visa, apply for a tourist or bridging visa and return to Australia and apply for the onshore partner visa?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
International student part way through studies on a student visa 500.
To be married soon.
Problem is both he and his Australian citizen partner live interstate.
She is in Queensland, he is in New South Wales.
She is half-way through her degree and doesn’t wish to move to NSW to be with him whilst he remains on his student visa to study. Financially it would be difficult for both if she moved to be with him interstate.
He would like to cancel his student visa and move interstate and apply for the partner visa 820 once married.
My question is:
1. Once married in Australia, can he cancel his student visa and immediately apply for the partner visa 820? Is there a bridging visa that would allow him to remain in Australia whilst the onshore partner visa is being processed?
2. Or should he return to his home country, cancel his student visa, apply for a tourist or bridging visa and the offshore partner visa 309 and return to Australia?
3. Or should he return to his home country, cancel his student visa, apply for a tourist or bridging visa and return to Australia and apply for the onshore partner visa?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.