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onshore vs offshore partner visa: which is better?

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G'Day! Pleased to meet you all. I'm a dual US/Australian citizen, female, married for 4 years to a male US citizen. We live in the US and would like to move to Australia in the next year.

With current processing times, would it be better to apply for the offshore 309/100 partner visa now and move once it's granted, or go to Australia and apply for the onshore 820/801 partner visa as soon as we arrive? And if we do the 820, under what visa would it be best for my husband travel to Australia?

I found a thread here on this topic from 2011, but want to make sure we have the latest information before we act. (Can't post the link, I'm too new! :D)

Thank you in advance for your insight and experience, and for this great forum!

cheesequake
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Definitely 309/100 if you don't need to go right now. Much shorter wait times and he would be able to go straight to PR meaning you don't have to deal with the constantly changing partner visa crap.

Not only are jobs difficult on temporary visas onshore, but he'd also have to pay and apply for another bridging visa if he ever wants to go offshore for holiday or visits. Wait times for 820 onshore can be very long, with some people currently at the 2 year mark (though that's not common, it does happen). He could still go straight to PR from an onshore app but it is likely to take much longer due to wait times.
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