Hi everyone,
I'm from Portugal applying for the Partner Visa Offshore (Madrid Embassy).
I've been following this forum for awhile and got some goog tips and clarifications for my application. I have the paperwork almost ready but something continues to worry me and I'm writing just to hear some opinions.
I've been in Australia for 4years with a Student Visa. I met my Australian partner while there and we lived together for two years (dec2008 - dec2010). In 2009 he was deployed overseas with the Australian Army for 9months (worst time ever), and although we met for Holidays we was away from our house all those months.
In Dec2010 I came back to Portugal first and he followed me 6months after (a long wait...), and we lived here for other 6months (July2011 - Jan2012). We decided that it was getting to hard both both of us to get a job and a good quality living here se we decided to move back to Australia. He went back just last January straight to his old job and to get things ready, while I stay here to apply for the offshore Visa.
So, we have been in a de-facto relationship since we moved in together back in dec2008, but we were fisically apart for 9months in 2010, and other again for the first semester last year.
My question is: since they ask for a relationship for the past 12 months, will I have a problem with this time apart?
I'm from Portugal applying for the Partner Visa Offshore (Madrid Embassy).
I've been following this forum for awhile and got some goog tips and clarifications for my application. I have the paperwork almost ready but something continues to worry me and I'm writing just to hear some opinions.
I've been in Australia for 4years with a Student Visa. I met my Australian partner while there and we lived together for two years (dec2008 - dec2010). In 2009 he was deployed overseas with the Australian Army for 9months (worst time ever), and although we met for Holidays we was away from our house all those months.
In Dec2010 I came back to Portugal first and he followed me 6months after (a long wait...), and we lived here for other 6months (July2011 - Jan2012). We decided that it was getting to hard both both of us to get a job and a good quality living here se we decided to move back to Australia. He went back just last January straight to his old job and to get things ready, while I stay here to apply for the offshore Visa.
So, we have been in a de-facto relationship since we moved in together back in dec2008, but we were fisically apart for 9months in 2010, and other again for the first semester last year.
My question is: since they ask for a relationship for the past 12 months, will I have a problem with this time apart?