If you are in a long-standing relationship with an Australian citizen, permanent resident or New Zealand citizen you may be eligible to apply for a temporary or permanent visa.
The visa will allow you to join your partner and work and live in Australia.
If your application is based on a marriage:
- You must be legally married to an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen
Have made adequate arrangements for health insurance during your stay in Australia
If your application is based on a de facto relationship:
- You must have been in a de facto relationship with an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen for at least 12 months prior to lodging your application (unless there are compelling or compassionate circumstances)
Have registered your relationship with a state government. It is necessary to contact your local births, deaths and marriages authority regarding your eligibility to register your relationship
In all cases:
- You and your partner must both be at least 18 years old, and must not be closely related
- You and your spouse/partner must be in a mutually exclusive relationship;
- The relationship must be genuine and continuing
- You and your spouse/partner must either live together, or live apart on a temporary basis only
Sponsor
Your sponsor (i.e. your spouse or de facto partner) must:
- Be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen
- Not have previously sponsored more than one other fiancé, partner or spouse for migration to Australia, and not have sponsored a fiancé, spouse or partner for migration to Australia within the last 5 years (unless there are compelling circumstances)
- Not have been sponsored for a spouse, partner or prospective marriage visa by someone else within the last 5 years (unless there are compelling circumstances)
If you would like to check your eligibility for this category of visa, please contact our office and one of our migration consultants will contact you to discuss your eligibility.
You and your fiancé must:
- Be at least 18 years old, and not be closely related
- Be free to marry one another
- Genuinely intend to get married within nine months of the visa grant date (the marriage may take place either in Australia or overseas)
- Have physically met, and be personally known to each other
- Genuinely intend to live together as a married couple
Sponsor
Your fiancé must:
- Be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen
- Not have previously sponsored more than one other fiancé, partner or spouse for migration to Australia, and not have sponsored a fiancé, spouse or partner for migration to Australia within the last 5 years (unless there are compelling circumstances)
- Not have been sponsored for a spouse, partner or prospective marriage visa by someone else within the last 5 years (unless there are compelling circumstances)
Please contact our office and one of our migration consultants will assess your eligibility to apply for a prospective marriage visa.
You must meet the balance of family test which requires at least half of your children to reside in Australia or that more of your children reside in Australia than any other country.
Your child must:
- Be willing to sponsor you
- Be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen
- Be settled in Australia (living in Australia for at least two years)
- Be at least 18 years old
Please contact us to determine whether you are eligible to apply for a parent visa.
Visa Requirements:
- Have a child who is an eligible Australian citizen, permanent resident or New Zealand citizen.
- Meet the balance of family test. This requires that at least half of your children reside in Australia, or more of your children reside in Australia than in any other single country. You are not required to meet this test if you hold an eligible subclass 173 Contributory Parent (Temporary) visa.
- Pay an additional contributory charge to the Australian Government immediately prior to the grant of your visa.
Your child must meet all the requirements as similarly listed in the parent visa section.
The person who needs your care must be a relative or member of your family, an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or eligible New Zealand citizen.
In addition to this, your relative must have their medical condition assessed by a designated health provider and must show that they have no relatives in Australia who can provide the care as well as not being able to get the care from health services in Australia.
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