Hi everyone,
I just need some advice and would appreciate any replies. To give some background, I met my Australian partner in 2016 whilst on a Working Holiday Visa. I went back home to the UK in December that year, we kept in touch and decided to begin an official relationship in February 2017. We both made visits to each other that year, with the agreement that we would eventually like me to settle in Australia therefore needing a defacto visa. Now, unfortunately we have been unable to apply for this due to him having previously sponsored his ex partner, and I am aware of the 5 year wait inbetween sponsors, however it will have been 5 years in May 2019, so that is when we plan on applying. Obviously being in a long distance relationship is very challenging, so we decided that I would apply for a WHV for New Zealand, meaning I could earn some money and my partner could come visit me frequently. I arrived in Australia on a 3 month tourist visa in December 2017, and left for New Zealand in March this year, which is where I am currently. I plan on applying for a 6 month tourist visa heading back to Australia in July, coming back to New Zealand again to work next year when the 6 months will be up, then coming back to Australia where by then, we should be good to start applying for our defacto. I just wondered if this is a good way to do things, or if border control/immigration would have a problem with this? My partner and I have registered our relationship with the state of Victoria, and plan on moving in together when I get back with our names on a lease. We have a savings account in both our names and we also have evidence of money transactions made to each other. We have photos, plane tickets proving visits, text messages going back to when we first met, invitations addressed to both of us and evidence of meeting family/friends. Is there anything else that anyone can think of that they would recommend doing to support our application? I am a bit of a worrier, so although it is a while off til we can apply I would like some reassurance that we are going in the right direction. Thankyou so much in advance.
I just need some advice and would appreciate any replies. To give some background, I met my Australian partner in 2016 whilst on a Working Holiday Visa. I went back home to the UK in December that year, we kept in touch and decided to begin an official relationship in February 2017. We both made visits to each other that year, with the agreement that we would eventually like me to settle in Australia therefore needing a defacto visa. Now, unfortunately we have been unable to apply for this due to him having previously sponsored his ex partner, and I am aware of the 5 year wait inbetween sponsors, however it will have been 5 years in May 2019, so that is when we plan on applying. Obviously being in a long distance relationship is very challenging, so we decided that I would apply for a WHV for New Zealand, meaning I could earn some money and my partner could come visit me frequently. I arrived in Australia on a 3 month tourist visa in December 2017, and left for New Zealand in March this year, which is where I am currently. I plan on applying for a 6 month tourist visa heading back to Australia in July, coming back to New Zealand again to work next year when the 6 months will be up, then coming back to Australia where by then, we should be good to start applying for our defacto. I just wondered if this is a good way to do things, or if border control/immigration would have a problem with this? My partner and I have registered our relationship with the state of Victoria, and plan on moving in together when I get back with our names on a lease. We have a savings account in both our names and we also have evidence of money transactions made to each other. We have photos, plane tickets proving visits, text messages going back to when we first met, invitations addressed to both of us and evidence of meeting family/friends. Is there anything else that anyone can think of that they would recommend doing to support our application? I am a bit of a worrier, so although it is a while off til we can apply I would like some reassurance that we are going in the right direction. Thankyou so much in advance.