FAQ
The Diy Partner Visa package has everything you and your partner need to prepare and lodge your Partner Visa and Sponsorship Applications.
For example, it will allow you to:
- Asess your circumstances against the requirements – Explains what the Department is looking for in your application
- Know what documents to gather to prove your relationship to the department
- Our ‘Document types’ booklet allows you to see what the documents look like and also suggests alternative documents that you may not have considered
- Complete your online partner visa and sponsorship application forms (also included are professionally completed sample partner visa and sponsorship online application forms with instructions throughout for each question, including what to put when you don’t know the answer to a question)
- Detailed instructions and templates to enable you to complete your Relationship statements (examples of completed relationship statements are also provided)
- How to organise and prepare your application documents for their best presentation to the department
- A template cover letter for your application enabling you to summarise your case for the Case Officer (an example of a professionally completed cover letter is also provided)
- Everything you neeed to help you during processing, such as; how to contact the department, correcting an incorrect answer in the online application forms, notifying the department of a change in your circumstances (address, employment etc) and traveling overseas during processing
Further information and what is included in the DIY Partner Visa Package can be found here
Processing times can vary significantly depending on factors such as the type of visa you’ve applied for or the nationality of the visa applicant/country you apply from.
Processing times range from;
- 13 to 45 months for a (onshore) subclass 820 Partner Visa
- 16 to 32 months for a (offshore) Subclass 309 Partner Visa
- 14 to 37 months for a (offshore) Subclass 300 Prospective Marriage Visa
Two years after your temporary partner visa is lodged you then become eligible to submit the Permanent partner visa application which takes approximately 5 – 21 months to process
Processing times can change frequently and are updated by the Department of Immigration.
The latest processing times as published by the Department of Immigration can be found here
The partner visa application fee is:
- $8885 AUD (+ Credit card surcharge fee $123.9 AUD)
Children of the visa applicatn included in the Partner visa application are charged as follows;
- Over 18 – $4430 AUD
- Under 18 – $2215 AUD
Other expenses associated with the Partner visa application includes;
- Medical examinations ($350-$450 AUD)
- Police Clearance Certificates ($50-$150 AUD)
- Translations ($35-$75 AUD)
Application fees are usually updated by the Department of Immigration in July each year and can be found here
Our DIY Partner Visa Package has been designed as an end-to-end solution for you and your partner
to prepare and lodge your Partner application independently.
It will enable you and your partner to prepare your application and provide all the supporting
documents without the need to hire a Registered Migration Agent or Immigration Lawyer.
This will save you approximately $4500 – $8500 in lawyer or Agent fees.
Given that the Partner Visa application fee is over $8885 this is a much-needed saving for you and
your partner.
We have taken great care to ensure that everything has been written in plain language where you have all you require and importantly without overloading you with unnecessary information or overly legal and complicated language.
Learn what to do from professionals that has assisted partner visa applicants across all partner visa categories for over 14 years with a success rate above 99.5%.
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We also offer a range of support services should you ever require them, such as;
Quick Advice Line – Book in a 15 or 30 minute phone consultation with an experienced professional if you have any questions, if you are unsure of something or if you just need to talk to an
experienced partner visa agent. Our Quick Advice Line is at all times staffed by a Registered Migration Agent with at least 10 years’ experience in partner visas.
Form Filling Service – have your forms professionally filled out for you (your information can also be retained for your permanent partner stage saving you having to complete everything again).
Final Application Check – for that extra bit of security have your application reviewed before you lodge by a seasoned professional with over 14 years’ experience and a success rate above 99.5%.
We have taken great care over many years to ensure that everything has been written in plain language where you have all you require and importantly without overloading you with unnecessary information or overly legal and complicated language.
Briefly we provide; advice and Instructions outlining everything you need to know, easy to follow required documents list and document examples booklet, completed sample online visa and sponsorship applications, completed sample relationship statements and a completed sample cover letter.
We also provide an instruction manual on preparing your relationship statements and the importantly the templates you will need to prepare your relationship statements and cover letter summarising your case for your case officer.
Everything is organised in an easy-to-follow structure with contents tables so that you may easily refer back to something you need to refresh on.
Further information and what is included in the DIY Partner Visa Package can be found here
Yes.
Our DIY Citizenship Package is an end-to-end solution to allow you to prepare and lodge your citizenship application, complete your citizenship appointment, complete your citizenship test,
citizenship ceremony and everything you need to reach a successful decision.
Our DIY Citizenship Package has been prepared for you as an end-to-end solution enabling you to prepare and lodge your Citizenship application on your own. It has been designed to enable you to
obtain your Citizenship without hiring a Registered Migration Agent or Immigration Lawyer.
It includes;
- Comprehensive advice book written in plain language that explains everything you will need to know
- How to assess yourself against the requirements
- Detailed and easy to follow list of documents required (also includes instructions)
- How to complete the application form (a completed sample citizenship application form with instructions throughout for each question is also provided)
- instructions on completing the application including what to put where you don’t know certain information and what to do if you have made a mistake after lodgement
- How to organise you citizenship appointment
- How to prepare for and complete your citizenship test (sample test and instructions provided
- How to organise your citizenship ceremony
Further information on our DIY Citizenship Package can be found here
You and your partner are both individually required to supply a signed/witnessed statement on Statutory Declaration format outlining the history of your relationship and the various aspects of
your relationship that go to proving that you are in a genuine relationship.
In our DIY partner Visa Package, we provide a comprehensive guidebook on preparing every aspect of your Relationship Statement. It guides you through step by step the things you should include, the detail required, the language you should use, gives numerous examples of how various factors should be addressed and finally a checklist to ensure you have covered everything.
Importantly, we also provide completed samples of relationship statements for both the visa and sponsorship applications.
Your relationship Statements are a crucial part of your Partner application and we have taken the care and time required to provide you with an easily understandable and comprehensive instruction
manual so that you may prepare the best possible statement.
We are a team of Registered Migration Agents, Immigration Solicitors and Former Department of
Immigration Case Officers.
We are Members of Migration Alliance, Migration Institute of Australia and are Registered with the
Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority.
Migration Agents Registration Number: 1069549
Australian Business Number (ABN): 74672562835
Having processed Partner Visas across every partner visa category for over 14 Years with a success
rate of over 95.5% you can rest assured that with our experience you will know what works best for
your application.
It is illegal to provide Immigration advice in Australia without being registered with the Office of the
Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA).
More information on us can be found here
An Australian partner visa allows the spouse or de facto partner of an Australian citizen, permanent
resident, or eligible New Zealand citizen to live and work in Australia. It’s designed to facilitate family
reunification by enabling partners to join their loved ones in Australia.
There are different subclasses of partner visas, the main ones are:
- subclass 820 Partner Visa (onshore)
- Subclass 309 Partner Visa (offshore)
- Subclass 300 Prospective (Fiancé) Marriage Visa (offshore)
An Australian partner visa lets you live with your partner in Australia. It’s sometimes called a de-facto, marriage, or fiancé visa. The Australian partner visa is open to all couples including same sex couples.
After two years from the date of application of a partner visa (820 or 309) you become eligible to submit the Permanent Partner visa which ultimately leads to Permanent Residence (PR).
After the grant of Permanent Residence, the visa holder has the right to stay indefinitely in Australia.
If after 5 years from the date of grant of Permanent Residence (PR) the visa holder wishes to travel in and out of Australia, they either need to obtain a Resident Return Visa or Australian Citizenship.
You and your partner need to prove that you are in a genuine relationship.
In determining if you and your partner are in a ‘Genuine Relationship’, a Case Officer will consider the totality of your relationship and the following four factors:
- Financial aspects of your relationship
- Nature of your household
- Social aspects of your relationship
- Nature of you and your partners commitment to each other
Our DIY Partner Visa Package provides an easy-to-follow list of all the documents you and your partner are required to provide such as;
- Identity documents
- Previous relationship documents
- Genuine relationship proof documents
Our DIY Partner Visa Package outlines in detail the documents you will need to prove your genuine relationship to your Case Officer.
In addition, we provide a ‘Document Types Booklet’ that lets you see what over a hundred different documents look like and suggests alternatives to provide where you are unable to provide the requested document.
You may also use it as a guide to replace certain documents that you don’t have or could replace another document in its place with, such as alternative proof of identity or as alternative proof of your genuine relationship.
Yes.
If you are in a defacto (not married) relationship for less than 12 months you can Register your
Relationship with a State or Territory Government and the 12-month relationship requirement is no
longer required.
Couples who are married are not required to show they have been in a relationship for over 12
months and are not required to register their relationship.
Registering your Relationship is straight forward process with a simple application form and once
submitted can be processed within 28 days. The state or territory government issues a relationship
registration certificate and this is then submitted with your partner visa application.
Our DIY Partner Visa Package outlines the requirements to register your relationship for each State
and Territory Government and provides links to the relevant government website and application
forms to easily register your relationship.
You are required to show that you and your partner are living together at the time you apply.
Our DIY Partner Visa Package outlines different alternative evidence that you may provide that
shows you and your partner living together at the time of lodgement.
Briefly, such evidence may include the following;
- Letter from a landlord or real estate agent confirming you are living at the same address
- Letters received in the mail from the visa applicant and your partner that shows you living at the same address
- Statements from family and friends attesting to you and your partner living at the same address
- Car registration/Insurance with your home address
- Superannuation/insurance documents
- Student registration details, etc
Yes.
Although this is not required if you purchase our DIY Partner Visa Package, we do offer this as an
additional service.
Our DIY Partner Visa Package has been prepared for you as an end-to-end solution enabling you to
prepare and lodge your application on your own. It has been designed to enable you to obtain your
partner visa without hiring a Registered Migration Agent or Immigration Lawyer.
However, for clients that want that added piece of security or feedback from a seasoned professional, we also offer a Final Application Check service.
As part of our final application service, we will go through your application with a fine-tooth comb to
ensure that everything has been done properly, discover any deficiencies and suggests ways in which
you may improve or strengthen your application both individually and as a couple.
More information on our Final Application Check service can be found here
Yes.
For applicants who would like us to assess you as a couple and prepare and lodge your application on your behalf, we provide a full-service option.
We take care of assessing you, outlining the documents required and preparing and lodging the application on your behalf.
We will be your agent on your application and will be with you throughout processing until final decision.
Please contact us to organise an in-person meeting in our office or to organise a zoom call so we can begin the process.
