The application process for a partner visa is a two-stage process:

Temporary Partner Visa: The first stage involves applying for a temporary partner visa. This visa allows you to live and work in Australia for two years.

Permanent Partner Visa: After two years, you can apply for a permanent partner visa. This visa allows you to live and work in Australia permanently.

As an immigration agent, I often encounter individuals who are eager to speed up their visa application process. While I understand the urgency and importance of obtaining a visa, it's important to note that the process is not always something that can be expedited.

However, there are a few things that applicants can do to streamline the process and increase their chances of obtaining their visa in a timely manner.

As an immigration agent in Australia, we can help clients who are seeking to appeal a decision made by the Department of Home Affairs to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). The AAT is an independent review body that has the power to review decisions made by Australian government agencies, including those made by the Department of Home Affairs.

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The visa lets the de facto partner or spouse of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen, live in Australia permanently. It is usually granted to people who hold a temporary Partner visa (subclass 309).

This visa lets the de facto partner or spouse of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen live in Australia temporarily. Getting this visa is the first step toward a permanent Partner visa (subclass 100).

I have seen countless numbers of visit visas refused where couples have opted to apply outside Australia (sometimes this is their only option of course). It is usually heartbreaking and distressing for all family and friends involved. I hate to see couples separated due to immigration law and policy even for brief periods of time – so will always urge the following strategy, if possible, and of course based on eligibility for the partner visa.

A person obtaining a Partner Visa grant is incredibly important to me. I cannot bear the thought of usually hard-to-find well-suited partners, soul-mates, companions, lovers etc being ripped apart temporarily or permanently due to a government process through the immigration system (minefield).

In my opinion, any chance of any visa application being granted hinges upon whether or not a case officer finds the applicant to be genuine. In my further opinion it is dishonest for a representive attempt to show your case officer that you are genuine by writing a brief cover letter – especially if you come from a country where the Department’s ‘risk-tiering’ system places you in a position where your application must face a much higher level of scrutiny.

I like to treat staff at the Department of Immigration and Border Protection(DIBP) with a lot of respect. I have spoken with many case officers over the phone and most of them are incredibly diligent, excellent problem solvers with an impressive knowledge of immigration law and policy. There is a lot of negativity in the media about the DIBP and/or the associated Minister. However at the end of the day I am primarily concerned with my client and how the case officer perceives them.

Have you been told this applies to you? Then either you overstayed a visa or had a visa cancelled. Maybe this happened as a result of your overlooking a visa condition, or leaving the responsibility of your visa in the hands of an employer who didn’t understand the immigration process themselves.

For any visit visa (Subclass 600)(Class FA) application the case officer must be satisfied that applicant will return to their country of origin before the expiry on a visit visa if granted. And to convince your case officer of this I need to give them as much detail as I can about all the reasons you or your family member have to return home. The Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s Procedures Advice Manual 3 (PAM 3) classify this topic under ‘The genuine temporary stay requirement’ and directs the case officer to ask for evidence of ‘incentives to return to the home country such as evidence of financial, person and community ties’.

The case officer can will assess the information you and I give, checking it against the plethora of partner visa immigration regulation and policy. For those who submit insubstantial information, the case officer will have had no choice but to refuse the visa. Often it is because the relationship history might miss one of the r1.15A criteria.

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You’ve read that for your visa you have access to Medicare – but what exactly does that mean for you? The ombudsman explains:

Medicare is the basis of Australia’s health care system and covers many health care costs. You can choose whether to have Medicare cover only, or a combination of Medicare and private health insurance. Citizens and most permanent Australian residents are eligible for Medicare. The Medicare system has three parts: hospital, medical and pharmaceutical.

If you have been watching the news you will now there is a lot of uncertainty now around visa pathways, now more than ever. So take heed, if you are eligible now, do your best to apply now and of course with my help if you need it.