Partner Visa for Spouse

The Australian spouse visa, officially known as the Partner visa, is a type of visa that allows the spouse of an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or eligible New Zealand citizen to live and work in Australia.

Partner Visa Eligibility Check

Conduct a preliminary assessment of your eligibility to apply for an Australian Partner Visa by clicking on this link. Once you have completed and submitted the preliminary assessment, one of our lawyers may contact you to provide guidance every step of the way.

Migration Regulations for Spouse

If the Minister is considering an application for:

(a) a Partner (Migrant) (Class BC) visa; or
(b) a Partner (Provisional) (Class UF) visa; or
(c) a Partner (Residence) (Class BS) visa; or
(d) a Partner (Temporary) (Class UK) visa;

The Minister must consider all of the circumstances of the relationship, including the prescribed matters:

(a)  the financial aspects of the relationship, including:

(i)  any joint ownership of real estate or other major assets; and

(ii)  any joint liabilities; and

(iii)  the extent of any pooling of financial resources, especially in relation to major financial commitments; and

(iv)  whether one person in the relationship owes any legal obligation in respect of the other; and

(v)  the basis of any sharing of day-to-day household expenses; and

(b)  the nature of the household, including:

(i)  any joint responsibility for the care and support of children; and

(ii)  the living arrangements of the persons; and

(iii)  any sharing of the responsibility for housework; and

(c)  the social aspects of the relationship, including:

(i)  whether the persons represent themselves to other people as being married to each other; and

(ii)  the opinion of the persons’ friends and acquaintances about the nature of the relationship; and

(iii)  any basis on which the persons plan and undertake joint social activities; and

(d)  the nature of the persons’ commitment to each other, including:

(i)  the duration of the relationship; and

(ii)  the length of time during which the persons have lived together; and

(iii)  the degree of companionship and emotional support that the persons draw from each other; and

(iv)  whether the persons see the relationship as a long-term one.

If the Minister is considering an application for a visa of a class other than a class mentioned in subregulation (2), the Minister may consider any of the circumstances mentioned in subregulation (3).

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