All permanent (and some temporary) visa applications require you to demonstrate that you are, in the main, healthy, and that you won’t be likely to incur excessive costs to the Australian taxpayer, if you are lucky enough to be offered the visa. In our daily practice we encounter prospective visa applicants who are concerned that […]
Police Checks are Now Required for Sponsors of Partner & Prospective Marriage Visas
Australia’s Partner and Prospective Marriage visas offer a way to bring family or soon-to-be family into the country. This applies when the spouse or fiancé of an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen wishes to make the move and live in Australia. It also applies to de facto partners in same-sex relationships. […]
What to Do When You Find Love in Australia While on a Visa
There is no official “love” visa that you can apply for, but there is something that’s very close to it. The unexpected can happen, and things in life tend to change. You may have come into the country for one reason, but now you have found a new reason to want to stay. You have […]
7 Common Mistakes People Make When Applying for a Partner Visa
Applying for a partner visa in Australia can be a challenge. The process has many nuances, and delays can be created just by entering one wrong detail on a form. In most cases, when someone applies for a partner visa, they hope to go through the system fast so they can live with their significant […]
New Temporary Parent Visa in the works
We recently wrote that The Productivity Commission released a report into Migration with some bad news regarding Parent Visa Fees. The report found that the average lifetime cost of a permanent parent visa holder for community and health services was over $300,000. Many see this as an indication that the application fees for permanent parent visas will be […]
What is a Partner Visa?
A partner visa allows you to reunite with your partner or spouse in Australia. To apply for an Australian Partner Visa, you must be married to or in a de facto relationship with an Australian Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident, or Eligible New Zealand Citizen. Are all partner visas the same? There are various subclasses of […]
This Week’s Focus….Partner Visas
A popular way to migrate to Oz is through the Partner stream. If you are married to, or in a de-facto relationship (or same sex relationship) with, or engaged to, an Australian, you may qualify. The available visas are Prospective Marriage; Partner (Provisional) and Partner (Residence). For all of these you must be “sponsored” by your […]