Partner Provisional Visa (subclass 820) & Partner Permanent Visa (subclass 801)
A Partner Provisional Visa (Subclass 820) as the name suggests is for the spouse or a de-facto partner of an Australian or eligible New Zealand citizen, or a permanent resident who stays in Australia. Partner Provisional Visa is actually a gateway to Partner Permanent Visa or visa Subclass 100. If you have spent 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 in 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
He or she has child and the relationship breaks
The sponsoring partner has died before the 2 years in the relation and the other partner can prove that the relation would have if that partner would have been alive.
His or her family has suffered family violence
Supporting partner has a permanent humanitarian visa and DIBP and he or she informed about the relationship in-prior.
At the time of application, his relation with the sponsoring partner is more than 3 years old or 2 years in case of a child.
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