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Can I apply for tourist visa while waiting for partner visa Australia?
To apply for a Partner visa as a de facto partner, you and your partner must show that you have been in a de facto partner relationship for the entire 12 months immediately prior to lodging your application and that this relationship is to the exclusion of all others.
How long does an offshore partner visa take Australia?
The current average processing time is as below: subclass 309 Temporary Partner Visa is about 17 months for 75\% of all the visa applications, and 23 months for 90\% of all the visa applications.
How can I apply for spouse visa in Australia?
To be a married applicant:
- you and your spouse must both be committed to a shared life together to the exclusion of all others.
- your relationship with your spouse must be genuine and continuing.
- you must live with your spouse or do not live apart on a permanent basis.
- your marriage must be valid under Australian law.
Can I apply for a partner visa while on a tourist visa?
Let’s say the visa applicant is in Australia on a visitor/tourist visa, and they lodge an onshore partner visa application. Once all the further documentation has been assembled and lodged successfully, the applicant can be granted their permanent onshore partner visa.
How soon can you apply for spouse visa?
The Department of Home Affairs’ current processing time for partner visa applications is between 17 to 21 months. The global processing time for these applications was last updated on 21 November 2018 for the month ending 31 October 2018.
Can I come back to Australia with an offshore partner visa?
The fact that you have lodged a partner visa application offshore does not prevent you from being granted a visitor visa to come back to Australia while your Partner Visa application is under consideration. Which leads us to scenario two.
Can a couple apply for a tourist visa in Australia?
Most couple take this path. Once Partner visa is filed and you complete medical police clearance etc. and you have provided all the documents with your partner visa application; you can apply for Australian tourist visa Sub Class 600. While you are on tourist visa, you have no work rights or Medicare cover.
Can I apply for Australia partner visa while my 309 visa is pending?
Yes you can, Australia Subclass 309 (Partner visa) and Subclass 600 (Tourist Visa) both are different category visas. You can apply for Subclass 600 tourist visa while your Subclass 309 partner visa is under processs.
What is a part partner visa for Australia?
Partner visa (apply overseas) Allows the partner or spouse of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen to live in Australia. You apply for the temporary and the permanent partner visas together.