The Migration
Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016 proposed
that partner visa sponsorship applications would need to be lodged and approved
before the overseas partner visa application could be made.
The Bill has not been enacted as it is still before the
Senate. Therefore, this requirement will not
commence on 1 July 2017 as previously announced and has
been deferred until
2018.
Please call our dedicated team of immigration lawyers and agents if you have any questions or queries.
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Showing posts with label Australian partner visa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Australian partner visa. Show all posts
Wednesday, 14 June 2017
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
Recent changes to Victorian relationship registry
Recent
changes from the Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages brings good
news to Victorian couples. Prior to the change, any couples who wanted to
register for a ‘domestic relationship’ were required to demonstrate that each
person to the relationship had been living in Victoria for at least 12 months
prior to application.
New
changes came into effect from 1st July 2016 and the ’12 months
residing in Victoria’ requirement for each partner has been removed.
Below is an outline of the new eligibility to register a domestic...
Sunday, 20 March 2016
New Hope for Partner Applicants with Compassionate and Compelling Circumstances
The Migration Regulations contain
a provision (called Schedule 3 criteria) which entitles people in a
relationship, but without a substantive visa, to lodge a visa application if
they can demonstrate that compassionate and compelling circumstances exist.
Unfortunately, over time, department policy has tightened, with the result that
many applications have been refused on the ground that compassionate and
compelling circumstances could not be demonstrated to have existed at the time
the application is lodged.
A recent court case of Waensila...
Wednesday, 13 January 2016
Partner visa - are you providing enough evidence to the DIBP?
The
Permanent Partner visa (second stage) is the Subclass 100 and the Subclass 801.
Generally the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) will make contact with you approximately
two years after the Partner visa is lodged. At the time of request, the applicant
generally needs to provide:
statements
from the applicant and the sponsor;
updated
police clearance in Australia; and
updated
evidence of cohabitation, financial and social aspects of the relationship.
We have recently received many enquiries...
Thursday, 21 May 2015
Partner visa - fee increase
The Australian Department of Immigration & Border Protection (DIBP) will increase some partner visa application fees from 1 July 2015, as follows:
Propective Marriage (subclass 300) visa
Price now: $4,630 (primary applicant)
Price from 1 July 2015: $6,865
Partner (subclass 309/100) visa
Price now: $4,630 (primary applicant)
Price from 1 July 2015: $6,865
The price for Partner (subclass 820/801) visa remains the same.
We suggest that you get in contact with us if you have been considering lodgement of a Partner based visa as...
Sunday, 15 February 2015
Spouse & Partner visas
SPOUSE &
PARTNER VISAS
This visa is for those in committed relationships.
These
visas allow you to enter or remain in Australia on the basis of your married or
de-facto relationship with your partner (a) on a temporary partner visa (usually for a waiting period of
approximately two (2) years from the date you applied for the visa) or (b) on a
permanent partner visa if, after the
waiting period (if applicable), your partner relationship still exists and you
are still eligible for this visa.
This
visa includes dependent...
Monday, 15 December 2014
Government lodgement fees for partner visa subclasses are set to sky rocket in 2015!
The Department has announced that as of 1 January 2015, Government lodgement fees for partner visa subclasses will increase by 50%.
Provisional and permanent partner visas - currently priced at $3085
will increase to $4627.50
Prospective marriage visa - currently priced at $3085 will increase to
$4627.50
Temporary and permanent partner visas - currently priced at $4575
will increase to $6865.50
Partner visa applications submitted prior to 1 January 2015 will not be impacted by the change in fees.
For additional...
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
Partner Visas
Partner Visas
If you are married to an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen, plan to marry one, or you are in a in a relationship with one, you can apply for and obtain an Australian immigration partner visa.
The applicant must be sponsored by their Australian independent or de-facto partner aged over 18 years, and the sponsorship must be for a minimumperiod of 2 years.
General requirements for Australian partner visas are:
The sponsorof the applicant must be an Australian permanent resident,...
What is the one year relationship requirement? De facto partner visa
What is the one year relationship
requirement?
The "one year de facto relationship requirement" is a criterion that must be
met by applicants for the following visas who claim to be in a de facto
relationship:
a permanent visa
a business skills (Provisional) (Class UR) visa
a business skills (Provisional) (Class EB) visa
a student (Temporary) (Class TU) visa
a partner (Provisional) (Class UF) visa
a partner (Temporary) (Class UK) visa
a general skilled migration visa.
To satisfy this requirement, the couple must demonstrate...
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