Partner visa
Partner Permanent Visa (subclass 100)
100 Subclass (2nd stage of 309 visa which is a Permanent visa once you get 309 visa you can come in Australia and this visa could be granted offshore and onshore)
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant must, in maximum of cases, have a Partner (Provisional) (Temporary) Subclass 309 visa or a Dependent child (Subclass 445) visa.
- You must be in a genuine relationship with your spouse or de facto partner who is an Australian citizen (eligible), permanent resident of Australia or an eligible citizen of New Zealand.
- Usually, before applying for the Permanent visa it is required that a period of 2 years has passed since the applicant has filed for combined Subclass 100 and Subclass 309 visa.
- Applicants with a long- term relationship before they lodge the visa request might be granted permanent visa within less than 2 years.
- You must continue to be in a relationship with spouse or de facto partner unless your relationship has broken off or under special situations.
- No matter what kind of relationship (either married or de facto) you must clarifies:
- Your relationship is real and enduring. Your relationship is mutually beneficial.
- You live together, or you don’t live separately.
- Even if your relationship breaks down or your partner is no more, you might be still eligible for the permanent visa, before its grant.
- Have paid Outstanding debt (if any) to the Australian Government:
- If applicant or any family member of the applicant owe any debt to the
- Australian Government, it should be paid back.
This visa permits you
- To dwell, to do job or to enroll in study course.
- To apply for Citizenship of Australia (if eligible).
- To sponsor family acquaintances (eligible) to migrate to Australia.
- Enroll for Medicare (Australia’s public healthcare scheme).
- Applicant can travel from and to Australia as many times as he/she wants for 5 years from the grant of this visa.
- In case you want to travel after the initial 5 year’s travel facility.
- You will have to apply for and be granted a Resident-Return (RRV) to re-enter Australia as a permanent resident.
- If you become an Australian citizen then you don’t require a visa to enter Australia and can use it to travel and from Australia.
- Sponsor your family acquaintances to come to Australia.
- Attend free English language classes given by The Adult Migrant English Program (if eligible).
