If you have any Australian family members, you can migrate to Australia based on this relationship if they are willing to sponsor you.
Partner Visas
The most common visa of this category are the Partner visas. You may be eligible for a Partner visa if you are married to, or in a de facto relationship with, an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen.
The main requirement for the Partner visas are:
- Demonstrate you are in a genuine, long term, mutually committed relationship
- Meet the sponsorship requirements (e.g. not have sponsored someone before within a certain period)
- Length of relationship
- Of good character and health
The Partner visa requirements are becoming more and more difficult to meet. Agape Immigration specialises in complex partner visa applications, including cases where:
- a couple has to live apart due to work or family circumstances.
- same-sex couples who are living apart and have no love or sexual relationship.
- one partner is claiming to be in a de facto relationship while still married to someone else.
- there are issues relating to the custody of children from previous relationships.
- the visa applicant has suffered domestic violence.
- the visa applicant has health or character issues.
Partner visas that are currently available include:
- Onshore Partner Temporary visa (subclass 820) and Permanent visa (subclass 801)
- Offshore Partner Temporary visa (subclass 309) and Permanent visa (subclass 100)
- Prospective Marriage visa (subclass 300) – otherwise known as the Fiancé visa
The Partner visas are decided over two stages; a temporary visa (Subclass 820 or Subclass 309) and generally after two (2) years from date of application, the Department will consider the applicant for the permanent visa (Subclass 801 or Subclass 100).
To learn about the specific requirements for each visa, and to find out which one is most suitable for you, contact us
Other family visas
You may also migrate to Australia if you are a related in the below ways to an Australian permanent resident or Australian citizen:
- Parent
- Child
- A Remaining Relative – you must have no other near relatives other than those usually resident in Australia
- A Carer – the Australian citizen or permanent resident requiring care needs to demonstrate need for care and meet certain health tests
The general visa requirements include
- Demonstration of relationship
- Meet the balance of family test for certain visas
- Certain age requirements for certain visas
The visa subclasses that are available include:
- Parent visa (Subclass 103)
- Contributory Parent (Temporary) Visa (Subclass 173)
- Contributory Parent (Permanent) Visa (Subclass 143)
- Aged Parent Visa (Subclass 804)
- Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary) Visa (Subclass 884)
- Contributory Aged Parent (Permanent) Visa (Subclass 864)
- Dependent Child Visa (Subclass 445)
- Child Visa (Subclass 101)
- Adoption visa (Subclass 602)
- Orphan Relative visa (Subclass 117) (offshore)
- Orphan Relative Visa (Subclass 837) (onshore)
- Aged Dependent Relative Visa (Subclass 114) (offshore)
- Aged Dependent Relative visa (Subclass 838) (onshore)
- Remaining Relative Visa (Subclass 115) (offshore)
- Remaining Relative Visa (Subclass 838) (onshore)
- Carer Visa (Subclass 116) (offshore)
- Carer Visa (Subclass 836) (onshore)
The processing time for family visas can be extremely long. As of June 2018, there were information that some of the visa types can take up to 50 years. The Contributory category visas have faster processing times however these visas are more expensive.
To learn about the specific requirements for each visa, and to find out which one is most suitable for you, contact us