Australia is one of the best countries to live and settle in. Many people world over have made Australia their home. If you are an applicant who is married to an Australian resident or an Australian citizen and are looking forward for partner visa for Australia, then this blog article contains information for you. This blog article is compiled by an experienced MARA agent at West Highlander Immigration Chandigarh. It would answer many of the queries the applicants have regarding the partner visas for Australia like
- What are the requirements for partner visa in Australia?
- How long does a partner visa last in Australia?
- What is the processing time of partner visa?
- What are the visa subclasses of partner visa to Australia?
- What is the cost of partner visa to Australia?
These are the few points which would be covered in this blog article.
Visa subclass 309 provisional partner visa to Australia
This is a visa subclass for spouses of Australian residents or citizens .if you are married to an Australian resident or a citizen and would like to join your partner there because you are offshore, that is outside of Australia then this is the visa category for you. This is a provisional partner visa, which means this is a temporary visa. Applicants may apply for visa subclass 309, which is a temporary partner visa for Australia. On getting this visa successfully, they travel to Australia to be with their partners. Once they have spent considerable time as per the requirements of Department of Home Affairs Australia, they get an invitation to apply for a partner visa subclass 100. This partner visa subclass 100 is a permanent visa. So, the pathway to join your partner in Australia if you are offshore is as below
- You apply for partner visa subclass 309 which is a temporary visa
- After the grant of visa subclass 309, you travel to Australia, live with your partner
- After spending considerable amount if time with spouse get an invitation to apply for visa subclass 100.
- Once you submit your documentation for visa subclass 100 which is a permanent partner visa, your partner visa application is processed and on the successful outcome of permanent partner visa subclass 100 you become Australian resident.
So this is the process for applicants who are offshore.
Apply for visitor visa subclass 600 while your provisional partner visa application 309 is under process
Another thing the applicants are looking forward is about the processing time of partner visa subclass 309. Now the processing time of partner visa category 309 is about 9 to 10 months. So it is a big time to wait for. Applicants have query that how they can join their Australian partner quickly. The best option for them would be to submit their spouse visa application under visa subclass 309. Once you have submitted your visa application 309, then you may apply for Australian visitor visa 600. The processing time of Australia visitor visa 600 is quite fast. The applicants can get the decision of their application for Australia visitor visa within 15 to 20 days. On the successful outcome of your Australian visa subclass 600, you may travel to Australia and be with your partner while your provisional partner visa subclass 309 is still under process.
So this way, along with applying for your partner visas to Australia the processing time of which is about 9 to 10 months, you may apply for visitor visa to be with your partner who is in Australia.
Another query applicants have is regarding the submission of the applications, the provisional visa and the permanent visa application. The applicants can submit both these applications simultaneously.
The applications submit the application visa category 309 which is temporary visa and at the same time only they can submit their visa application for permanent visa subclass 100 .the difference is that the visa subclass 100 that is the permanent spouse visa application to Australia would be decided after you have been in Australia on your temporary visa subclass 309 and have spent time with your partners.
Requirements for Australia partner visas
There are certain requirements which the applicants must meet for the successful grant of their Australia spouse visa subclass 309 and visa subclass 100. As this visa is primarily based on your relationship with your Australian spouse who is a resident or a citizen there you need to be in a genuine relationship. Applicants need to provide range of documentation which proves that the relation with their Australian partner is genuine.
The set of relationship documents could include your marriage certificate, your marriage photographs, showing different ceremonies which were conducted during your marriage, the documents which show that your relation is socially recognized, the documents which show that you have public recognition of your marriage, and the documents which give indication that you are financially dependent or interdependent
Why West Highlander
West Highlander Immigration is one of the best spouse visa consultants for Australia. We have had tremendous success in getting approvals for spouse dependent visas under subclass 309.With our years of experience, we have understood the complexities of this visa subclass. We have suggested and got visas approved for our client under subclass 600, while they were waiting for their 309 approvals. Our director Ms. Parwinder Kaur is registered migration agent (MARA) license number 1280308. As she is also the member of Migration Institute of Australia and Migration Alliance Australia. We have access to latest happenings and upcoming immigration legislation news and information through these bodies. We have successfully dealt with refusal cases and we are experts in spouse visa appeals and reviews.