Partner Visa 820
What is a Partner Visa in Australia?
Different Types of Partner Visas
Onshore Partner Visa in Australia
- Live, study and work temporarily in Australia as the Department of Home Affairs processes your subclass 801 visa
- Travel from and to Australia any number of times until the visa stays valid
- Attend English classes from the Adult Migrant English Program for free if you qualify for the service
- Apply to get access to Medicare, the public healthcare program in Australia
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Sponsor their immediate relatives to visit Australia.
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Apply for citizenship if eligible.
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Travel internationally and return to Australia any number of times for five years from when the Department of Home Affairs grants them the visa. To travel to your home country after five years and return to Australia with permanent resident status, you must apply for a Resident Return visa.
Offshore Partner Visa in Australia
Basic Requirements to Obtain a Partner Visa in Australia
- Be the de facto partner, wife or husband of an individual with Australian permanent residency or citizenship. Alternatively, your partner can be a New Zealand citizen with a protected Special Category visa. Your partner can be a person of different sex or the same sex.
- Be aged at least 18 years, because it is the minimum age requirement for marriage under Australian legislation.
- Satisfy the health requirement of the Department of Home Affairs. This usually requires you to undergo a health examination, a simple step that our counsellors can also assist you in.
- Meet the character requirement of the immigration department. This usually requires you to pass the Australian character test.
- Not owe any amount of money to the government of Australia.
You would be considered a married applicant in the event of your marriage being valid as per Australian legislation and meeting the following requirements.
- You must be living together or not be living permanently apart
- You must not be related to your partner by family
- You and your partner have a genuine and ongoing relationship
- You must be mutually devoted to the idea of sharing your life excluding every other partner
Requirements for Partner Visa Subclass 820 and Subclass 309
- Have someone to sponsor you, generally your partner. Your sponsor while applying for a partner visa subclass 820 or 309 must not change for two years after you get the visa.
- Not have had a previous visa application refused or a visa cancelled.
- Satisfy the aforesaid relationship requirements.
- Subclass 475 (Skilled – Regional Sponsored) visa
- Skilled – Independent Regional (Provisional) (Class UX) visa
- Skilled Regional Sponsored (Provisional ) (Class SP) visa.
- Subclass 487 (Skilled – Regional Sponsored) visa or
- Subclass 494 (Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)) visa.
- Subclass 491 (Skilled Work Regional (Provisional)) visa
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Have a subclass 820/309 visa or a Dependent Child visa (subclass 445). It must have been two years since you submitted an onshore or offshore application for the temporary and permanent partner visa combination for you to get assessed for the permanent one.
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Keep meeting the aforesaid relationship requirements. That said, you might qualify for one of these visas even if there is a breakdown of your relationship.
Partner Visa Processing Times
The Department of Home Affairs processes each visa application individually, considering the specific facts and individual circumstances related to the application. Therefore, you should only use the following table in the form of a visa processing guideline. That said, the time for any of the permanent partner visa subclasses starts from when you become eligible for it, which is two years after applying for the combined visa.
Visa Subclass | Processing Time |
Partner Visa(Temporary)(Subclass 820) |
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Partner Visa(Permanent)(subclass 801) |
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Partner(Provisinal) Visa(Subclass 309) |
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Partner(Migrant) Visa(Subclass 100) |
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Partner Visa Cost
Visa Stream Type | Cost |
Partner Visa (Temporary) (Subclass 820) | $7,850 |
Partner Visa (Permanent) (Subclass 801) | $7,850 |
Partner (Provisional) Visa (Subclass 309) | $8,085 |
Partner (Migrant) Visa (Subclass 100) | $8,085 |
Frequently Asked Questions About a Partner Visa in Australia
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