About Partner/Spouse Visas

The Partner Migration Program enables Australian citizens, permanent residents (or eligible New Zealand citizens), to sponsor their partner (spouse, fiancée, defacto or same sex partner) to unite them in Australia

To be suitable for Partner Migration, you must either be married, engaged to, or in a defacto (common law) relationship with an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen. 

You must: 

        * be over 18 years of age and your relationship with your partner must be authentic and proceeding. 

        * Married and defacto couples must live together and demonstrate a common dedication to a mutual life together. 

        * Couples who are engaged must have a bona fide intention to marry and live together as spouses. 

You'll be asked to prove the nature of your relationship by rendering an array of documentation. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship could request you and your partner to attend an interview. 

Your Australian partner must agree to sponsor you and supply a legal undertaking to support you during your first 2 years in Australia.

Current cost is $1420 AU outside Australia

Current cost is $2105 AU inside Australia 

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