100 Visa Permanent Partner (Offshore)
Visa overview
The visa lets the de facto partner or spouse of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen, live in Australia permanently. This visa is being granted to people who hold temporary offshore partner visa (Subclass 309). This visa can be applied 2 years from the lodgment date of Subclass 309.
Benefits
100 visa is a permanent visa that will let applicant:
stay in Australia indefinitely
work in Australia
study in Australia
enrol in Australia's public healthcare scheme, Medicare
sponsor your relatives to come to Australia
travel to and from Australia for 5 years
attend free English language classes provided by the Adult Migrant English Program if you are eligible
apply for Australian citizenship if you are eligible
Eligibility
At least 18 years old
The marriage is valid under Australian law or in a de facto relationship with their sponsor for at least 12 months.
The relationship must be proven to be genuine and still ongoing by meeting the 4 aspects:
Financial Aspect
joint mortgage or lease documents
joint loan documents for major assets like homes, cars or major appliances
joint bank account statements
household bills in both names
Nature of household
a statement about how you share housework
household bills in both names
mail or emails addressed to you both
documents that show joint responsibility for children
documents that prove your living arrangements partner visa
Social Aspect
joint invitations or evidence you go out together
proof you have friends in common
proof you have told the government, public or commercial bodies about your relationship
proof you do joint sporting, cultural or social activities together
proof you travel together
Nature of Commitment
proof you have knowledge of each other’s background, family situation or other personal details. You could tell us this at an interview
proof you have combined your personal matters
the terms of your wills
proof you stay in touch when apart
How it works
Step 1: Before Application – If 100 is granted immediately after 309 is granted, no need to do anything else. If 100 is not granted immediately after 309 is granted, the applicant must provide more documents/proof
Step 2: Gathering of documents – Identity documents, proof/evidence of the 4 aspects, financial, social, nature of household, and nature of commitment
Step 3: Visa application
Step 4: Visa outcome
Processing time: 14-20 months
Our Services
We are well-known to have an extremely high success rate when it comes to partner visa applications by providing these services:
Upon signing up, we will be with you every step of the way by sending you the instructions and providing sample documents
Guiding you in gathering evidence and reviewing your documents needed to prove the 4 aspects – social, financial, nature of household and nature of commitment
We will also prepare a legal submission detailing the nature of your relationship and how you would meet the legal requirements for the visa application
We will make sure that the lodgment of the visa will not have any issues and liaise with the department of immigration for any of their request until the visa grant
We can also extend our assistance with complex issues such as visa refusals, AAT appeals etc.
Cost
You will only pay once at the beginning of the application which will cover 2 stages:
Be granted with SC309 provisional;
Apply for 100 permanent visa after 2 years of lodgement of the initial visa.
Accreditation
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