Partner Visa Secrets

Forms Forms Forms! No one likes filling them out (except maybe Lawyers…), so this week we look at some troubleshooting questions and provide our hints and tips to help make your visa application just that little bit less stressful. Do you have a burning question you're dying to ask? Join in on our weekly LIVE QUESTION & ANSWER session with Martin! Follow the link to our FREE Partner Visa Secre...

Some very common questions we get from those people looking to prepare their own Australian Partner visas surround when you are considered to have been in a de facto relationship for 12 months and the process of uploading and attaching your evidence in support of your Partner visa application . Martin covers these topics and much more in this week's Episode of Partner Visa Secrets. Would you like...

This week our Senior Immigration Lawyer, Martin Salvo, answers questions from real-life couples completing their own Australian Partner Visas.  Key topics covered in the video include: Witnessing of Form 888s and who can complete them for you Applying for a temporary visa while on a student visa  How long should your Relationship Statements be? Timing when applying for a Partner Visa Completing yo...

In this long-awaited episode, Martin discusses the impacts of COVID to all couples looking to apply for an Australian Partner visa, and the options available. Situation 1 - Both the Applicant & Sponsor are Inside Australia. Situation 2 - The Applicant and Sponsor are both physically offshore and typically living together looking for ways to enter Australia. Situation 3 - The Applicant and Spon...

What is the 12 month rule applicable to couples applying for Australian partner visas under the grounds of defacto? How is it assessed and applied by DHA case officers? How can you remove this from the assessment of your relationship? We discuss this, and more, in this PVS Podcast episode!

A very common question for those who are in Australia on a student visa relates to when can they cease studying if they apply for an Australian Partner visa from onshore. Obviously there are benefits to ceasing your study, arguably one of the most logical is that, if you no longer need to study, you no longer need to continue paying for your tuition fees. And that can save you a lot of money depen...

COVID-19 has impacted every facet of our lives and each day, we are all faced with new and different challenges.  In my humble opinion, nothing impacts us more as humans than our ability to be with the ones we love and for those reading this, perhaps you are in the middle of navigating through what can already seem as confusing and overwhelming Partner visa criteria and procedural requirements.  M...