This visa is for visa applicants in a relationship with an Australian Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or eligible New Zealand Citizen. This person is known as the Sponsor. The sponsor should be able to financially support the applicant for two years.

Evidence is most important when submitting a Partner Visa application and must be sufficient to show the ‘four pillars’ of the relationship:

• Financial Ties
• Shared Social Connections
• Future Plans
• Genuine Commitment

If you have been in Australia for more than 28 days without holding a substantive visa you may not be able to apply for a Partner Visa without first going offshore or applying for a Schedule 3 Waiver.

If you apply for a Partner visa while in Australia you will be able to wait for the visa to be processed while remaining in Australia.