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#1 ·
Hi All

I’m sure you get tired if these posts but help is appreciated.

I have lived overseas for 10 years now. Had relationships on and off. Met my partner in 2014 in Vietnam. Was with another person at this stage (do I mention this in history). I moved to China in 2014, my partner moved to China 5 months later.

We have registered our relationship since 2015. We count the day. Of formal dating as day he moved to China. My issue is with the following:

1. Joint bank etc. not possible in China. We have seperate banks have evidence of sending money but not whole relationship.
2. Who keeps messages haha so I don’t have messages from whole time.
3. My work pays my rent so even I’m not on lease however they will give a letter saying he lives with me.
4. My FB was ya odd so we lost years of this. However I have photos from first day of being in China.
5. We take about 7 overseas holidays a year together and have ample photos.
6 has been on 3 holidays with my family and as I type this we are in sunny Brizzy for Xmas ( this is the first trip)
7. MY colleagues will write a statement that we together.

What other evidence should we have? I’m concerned that we don’t have enough? Oh we are also about to get married this year but will take place after we submit visa.

We won’t migrate to aus permanently until we have the visa. And even then it might be a year. Any help appreciated.

Robert
 
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Don't rely too much on photos though they are good evidence. About 20 over the period of your relationship is enough (Think significant events, photos with friends and family, etc... not just a bunch of selfies).

Look for harder evidence to supply. It sounds like you'll have it, you just need to be creative. You can find plenty of ideas through older posts in the forum. For example, proof of those holidays (other than photos) like flight itineraries with your names and seats next to each other, hotel receipts, major activities done, etc. You should be able to dig a bunch of these up via email or rewards club history if you use them.

As far as messages go, you don't need to submit everything. A few important conversations over time (some people choose a few messages a month and compile all those into one pdf) if you have any but you only need these for time spent apart from your partner. If you've been living together for awhile, then you don't need to worry about it as much.

I would definitely include the letter from your employer about the living situation. Did you initially notify the employer asking permission for your partner to live with you via email or in writing somehow? That would be a good piece of evidence to date the living arrangement as well. You can also use joint mail received, or things sent to you to that address and things sent to your partner at that address. I always believe official letters to weigh more than things from friends and family (like bank statements, work letters, letters from the government, etc) but you can also supply things like joint invites to parties or weddings, holiday cards from family and friends, etc. Also licences, identification cards, bank statements, insurance, etc registered to that address from each of you.

If no joint bank account, find some other joint financial evidence such as major purchases made from your or your partner's account for something relationship related. For example, my partner and I have bought a fridge, a washer and dryer, and a car together. Even gifts bought for each other for special occasions can be evidence.

Do you have some form of insurance you share? Health insurance, car insurance, contents insurance, life insurance, etc. Are you or your partner listed as beneficiaries for each other, in each other's wills, listed as emergency contacts on work paperwork? Do you have joint to clubs, gyms, volunteer activities, social activities?

Evidence of your planning to get married is good as well. Think any written communication on it or deposits if you've gotten that far by the time you apply. We emailed around to get quotes and available dates so that can be used as well. Conversations with friends and family via text about it could be good evidence as well.

The list of possibilities are endless, really. There's a lot more out there. I suggest a Google search of any of the following:

820 evidence
820/801 evidence
309 evidence
309/100 evidence
De facto partner visa evidence Australia

And make a list of ideas relevant to your relationship. Even though you'll be applying for the offshore 309/100, the 820/801 is just the onshore version of that so evidence ideas from either visa category are going to be the same or similar.

Besides the above, everything else that is on the partner visa checklist on the immigration website: https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/309-
 
#3 ·
Hi All

I'm sure you get tired if these posts but help is appreciated.

I have lived overseas for 10 years now. Had relationships on and off. Met my partner in 2014 in Vietnam. Was with another person at this stage (do I mention this in history). I moved to China in 2014, my partner moved to China 5 months later.

We have registered our relationship since 2015. We count the day. Of formal dating as day he moved to China. My issue is with the following:

1. Joint bank etc. not possible in China. We have seperate banks have evidence of sending money but not whole relationship.

Robert
My de facto and myself never had joint bank accounts because she was not able to work, as she came here on a tourist visa.
 
#4 ·
Joint bank accounts are not a requirement, only a suggestion as the type of financial evidence they look for. You can prove the financial aspect of a relationship in multiple ways. Many people choose not to have joint accounts because they want to keep them separate. My partner and I have separate accounts but do share a joint savings account. Some people choose to share an everyday account. Every relationship is different.

The point is you have to show evidence of you and your partner sharing financial responsibility. How you do that is up to you and varies from relationship to relationship.
 
#6 ·
Hi kkk, my husband and I are in a similar position. Applied for 309 on 23 August 2017 and still waiting (almost 16 months now). As soon as the global processing time finishes (17 months) I will be calling/emailing to complain! The wait is very long at the moment but I have a feeling it will get worse over the next few years. Keep hoping, we are almost there!
 
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