INTRODUCTION
Spouse visa or partner visa (Subclass 309) is known as the temporary visa and the main step for this visa is associated with the attainment of residency in Australia. This visa is meant for the spouses, permanent residents and de-facto partners of the permanent residents or citizens of Australia. The subclass visa 309 can be applied by an individual if he/she is an outsider. You can stay in Australia indefinitely until permanent resident visa under subclass 100 is approved. This visa can lead to permanent visa under subclass 100 more efficiently. Spouse visa under subclass 309 makes you eligible to study or work in Australia without any restriction. Spouse visa under subclass 309 may take a while to get approved, so one may apply provisional visa subclass 309 visas and then visitor visa under subclass 600. So while your spouse visa application 309 is under process you may visit your partner
PARTNERSHIP CONDITION
Your partnership must be recognized under Australian law. If you are in a de facto relationship the duration of your relation must be of 12 months.
PROCESSING TIME
- Visa subclass 309 12 months
- Visa subclass 100 19 months
COMBINATION OF VISA SUBCLASS 309 AND VISA SUBCLASS 100
You may apply for both the visa at the same time. You may stay in Australia on visa subclass until a decision on your visa subclass 100 is made.. If you have been in a long term relationship with your spouse your visa subclass 100 may be decided faster. You need to provide documents for your long term relationship.
COMBINATION OF VISA SUBCLASS 820 AND VISA SUBCLASS 801
If you are currently in Australia, you can apply for a subclass 820 visa. This visa allows you to stay in Australia indefinitely until your permanent resident visa under subclass 801 is approved. However, the spouse visa under subclass 801 may take some time to be approved. To avoid any issues, you can apply for a provisional visa subclass 820 visa while on a visitor visa in Australia. You can apply for both visas at the same time. With visa subclass 820, you can stay in Australia until a decision on your visa subclass 801 is made.
SPONSORSHIP CONDITIONS
Your spouse in Australia must be eligible to sponsor you. Your spouse cannot sponsor you under provisional visa subclass 309 if
- Your partner was granted partner visa or prospective marriage visa (300) in the last 5 years
- Your partner has sponsored other 2 people on this visa subclass.
WHY WEST HIGHLANDER
We have had tremendous success in getting approvals for spouse dependent visas under subclass 309.With our years of experience, we have understood the nitty gritties of this visa subclass. We have suggested and got visas approved for our client under subclass 600, while they were waiting for their 309 approvals. Our director Ms. Parwinder Kaur is registered migration agent (MARA) license number 1280308. As she is also the member of Migration Institute of Australia and Migration Alliance Australia. We have access to latest happenings and upcoming immigration legislation news and information through these bodies. We have successfully dealt with refusal cases and we are experts in spouse visa appeals and reviews.
- Registered MARA Agent
- Spouse visa Specialist
- Licensed & Regulated
