Partner Provisional Visa (subclass 309) & Partner Permanent Visa (subclass 100)
A Partner Provisional Visa (Subclass 309) as the name suggests allows the spouse or de-facto partner of an Australian or eligible New Zealand citizen, or a permanent resident to stay in Australia with his or her partner. Partner Provisional Visa is actually a gateway to Partner Permanent Visa or visa Subclass 100. If you spend have two years with your partner on a Partner Provisional Visa and if you think the relationship is still going great, you can apply for Partner Permanent Visa.
Eligibility Criteria
At the time of the visa application, the applicant must be outside of Australia
Relationship must be sincere and continuing
In case of a de facto relationship, it must be in existence for 12 months or more.
Meet health and character requirements.
Exception, if any;
There are a few exceptions to the rule. An applicant can be granted permanent residency before completing 2 years in the relation if
At the time of application, his relation with an Australian partner is more than 3 years old or 2 years in case of a child.
Supporting partner has a permanent humanitarian visa and DIBP and he or she informed about the relationship in-prior.
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