Employment Workplace Relations

Director, Philip Brewin is a specialist in Workplace Relations and heads our Workplace Relations Work Group.

Showing posts with label partner sponsorship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label partner sponsorship. Show all posts

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...

Thursday, 12 December 2013

Partner Visa Australia

Partner visas For the purposes of Australian migration, the term 'partner' means the husband, wife or de facto partner (opposite or same-sex) of the Australian sponsor (‘partner category’ includes partner and prospective marriage visa classes). The parties in a married or de facto relationship must have a mutual commitment to a shared life together, to the exclusion of all other persons. The relationship must be genuine and continuing and the parties must live, or intend to live together on a permanent basis. Although applying for permanent...