Australian partner visa
Stay with your partner in Australia. We build the evidence, lodge the file and manage it through to permanent residence.
Two pathways, one outcome
An Australian partner visa runs one of two routes. Which applies depends on where you are when it is decided.
Applying in Australia
SUBCLASS 820/801- Stay on a Bridging Visa A with full work rights
- You must hold a valid visa when you lodge
- Watch for an 8503 "no further stay" condition
Applying from overseas
SUBCLASS 309/100- Lodge from anywhere, travel in once granted
- You must be outside Australia at grant
- Full work and Medicare access on arrival
Engaged rather than married? The Prospective Marriage visa, subclass 300, is a third route. Ask us which fits.
What actually decides your application
Every Australian partner visa is judged against four aspects of the relationship. Miss one and the file is weak, however real the relationship is.
Financial
Joint accounts, shared bills, money moved between you, assets held together.
Household
A lease or mortgage in both names, utilities, mail, how you run the home.
Social
Photographs, travel, joint invitations, and Form 888 declarations from witnesses.
Commitment
Your history together, contact across any time apart, wills and nominations.
Screenshots alone are the most common reason a genuine couple gets refused.
Before you lodge, three checks
The relationship
Married, or de facto for 12 months. Registering the relationship with a state or territory removes the 12 month wait.
The sponsor
Citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen, 18 or over. Two sponsorships in a lifetime, five years apart.
Health and character
A panel physician medical, plus police clearance from every country you have lived in for 12 months or more in the past decade.
How we run it
Four stages. You hear from us at every one.
Assessment
We confirm the sponsor qualifies, check your visa status and pick the pathway with the shorter realistic wait.
Evidence and lodgement
We index your evidence against the four aspects, draft the statements, and lodge the sponsorship and application together.
Medicals and requests
Medicals, biometrics and police checks, then a full answer to any request from the Department, inside the deadline.
Grant, then permanency
Temporary visa granted with work rights and Medicare. Around two years later we complete the permanent stage.
Common questions
What does an Australian partner visa cost?
How long does it take?
Can I work while I wait?
Is an arranged marriage a problem?
What if the relationship ends?
Free Australian partner visa assessment
- We confirm whether your sponsor and relationship qualify
- We name the pathway with the shorter wait for you
- We list the evidence your file is missing
- You get a real cost and timeline before you pay anything
No obligation, and confidential.
Send us your details
We reply within one working day.
Talk to someone who has lodged hundreds of these
Twenty minutes on the phone will tell you more than a week of reading. Bring your questions.
Charges are indexed each July and processing times are updated monthly. Figures checked 2 September 2026.