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You should be able to apply for an offshore partner visa subclass 309/100. I'm not sure about the waiting times in Canada but in the UK it's now 10-14 months. We are now 7 months in.
In the meantime your partner could enter Australia on another visa subclass if he meets the criteria for that visa .eg. A 457 visa if he had an employer wishing to sponsor him. He would have to leave Australia for 3 days when his visa is granted as you have to be offshore.
My wife is an Australian citizen by birth and we applied from the UK. I have a job offer in Sydney which includes 457 sponsorship so will most likely enter Australia before my spouse visa is granted, I will simply transition on to my own visa once I receive it.
The application process for the spouse visa is fairly easy. I found gathering all of my evidence beforehand and scanning it in made the online element a lot less painful. You are limited to 5mb file size and 60 items (save a few spaces for the police check and in case additional info is requested). Also once you add something you can't delete it.
Hope that helps and good luck.
In the meantime your partner could enter Australia on another visa subclass if he meets the criteria for that visa .eg. A 457 visa if he had an employer wishing to sponsor him. He would have to leave Australia for 3 days when his visa is granted as you have to be offshore.
My wife is an Australian citizen by birth and we applied from the UK. I have a job offer in Sydney which includes 457 sponsorship so will most likely enter Australia before my spouse visa is granted, I will simply transition on to my own visa once I receive it.
The application process for the spouse visa is fairly easy. I found gathering all of my evidence beforehand and scanning it in made the online element a lot less painful. You are limited to 5mb file size and 60 items (save a few spaces for the police check and in case additional info is requested). Also once you add something you can't delete it.
Hope that helps and good luck.
