Writing a Partner Visa Relationship Statement
Writing a relationship statement can be one of the most important steps in preparing your partner visa application.
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PARTNERS OF AUSTRALIAN PERMANENT RESIDENTS AND CITIZENS
Australian Partner Visa
Partner visas are a popular category of Australian migration visas that provide a path for individuals to reunite with their spouse or defacto partner
Partner Migration to Australia
The aptly named Fiancé visa or 300 visa can also be utilised for people who are not married and don't meet the defacto relationship requirements to allow the sponsored partner to come to Australia, Marry, then apply for the 820/801 partner visa.
These 5 visas are what we commonly refer to as the partner visas.
JOINING YOUR FAMILY IN AUSTRALIA
The partner visa is actually a pair of visas. A provisional visa is applied for in conjunction with the permanent visa. The visas are the onshore 820/801 visa, and the offshore 309/100 visa.
Do I Qualify?
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You must be married or in a defacto relationship with and eligible Australian partner
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For defacto relationships you must have 12 months of relationship evidence unless you have registered your relationship
Visa Benefits
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A pathway to Permanent Residency in Australia.
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Few or Limited Visa conditions and restrictions.
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Permanently join your Loved Ones.
YOUR RELATIONSHIP TIMELINE
BEGINING YOUR PARNTER VISA JOURNEY
A great starting point is to create a timeline of your relationship
A timeline of your relationship is a fantastic way to set the foundation for your partner visa application.
By creating a timeline it can assist you in keeping your thoughts,, and your evidence structured. This can include every significant event, holiday or milestone of your relationship.
This timeline will not only help you to gather documents to support your application but it will also help you create a “relationship statement” which is a statement from you and your partner outlining your relationship.
When you are putting together your timeline you should consider what the department calls the “relationship factors”
We will call them the ‘Four Factors’
No Two relationships are the same
There is no such thing as essential evidence. with respect to the four factors.
The Financial Aspect of the relationship considers how you and your partner share finances, do you have joint accounts or shared financial responsibilities (lease, mortgage, loan), do you have shared assets, who pays the bills? : How do you pay for living expenses such as food, bills rent or a mortgage? Do you have joint assets or financial responsibilities? How do you share money? How do you support one another during times of financial hardship? All of these and more is considered when deciding your application.
FINANCIAL ASPECTS
Where do you live, are you on the same lease or mortgage, do you have friends over together, do you both get mail to the house, do you live with roommates? do you have proof of shared responsibility for a pet or a child, Mobile phones on a shared plan, Correspondence from your real estate/strata sent to both of you? This factor also includes things like how you share household responsibilities (e.g. cooking, cleaning, grocery shopping, paying the bills, etc.).
NATURE OF THE HOUSEHOLD
do you spend time with one another’s friends and family, do you have mutual friends, do you get invited to events together, do you travel together, do your work colleagues know your partner, what shared interests do you have? Do your friends and family have knowledge of your relationship? How have you made your relationship “official” as recognized by government bodies (e.g. marriage, registration)? Or are you a couple on social media? All of these points and more can be used to establish the social aspects of your relationship.
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Fortunately, you don’t have to go to epic Romeo and Juliet type lengths to prove this factor. However, it is the hardest to prove. How do you prove something that you can’t physically hold? Lucky for you the department has decided what a constitutes a committed relationship and it does not involve any Shakespearean measures.
Considerations include the duration of the relationship, The length of time the parties have lived together, The degree of companionship and emotional support that the parties draw from each other, and whether the parties see the relationship as for the long term
NATURE OF YOUR COMMITMENT
The Four Factors
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