@AustralianLove said:
I plan to travel to the PH to marry a Filipina in PH from online dating then apply for 100-309 visa to bring her home to live with me and start a family.
marrying her just ticks one box. applying for 309/100 visa means you have to have an established and solid, backed by evidences "four pillars" of a relationship
**https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/partner-offshore/provisional-309#HowTo
https://www.australiavisa.com/immigration-news/4-main-aspects-of-the-relationship/> > 1) How long do I have to visit Philippines to meet her family and get married? 2 weeks, 4 weeks or longer?too many variables to answer that question**https://philippines.embassy.gov.au/mnla/marriage.html
https://dfa.gov.ph/guidelines-requirements
https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/asia/philippines
2) How long do I have to be contacting her online? Is there anything I have to include in the messages to tick boxes?
over a year of contact would be advisable. but i have seen people with less than that get the partner visa.
in my experience, start documenting everything. fb messages, calls&texts (you can ask this from telstra or any other telecom), any other messaging platforms (skype, viber, whatsapp, teams, etc.)
my personal preferences are calling and fb messages, for me, it's the easiest to collate and put in the application. my wife even did an intricate excel spreadsheet showing my call history (telstra), durations, date and time stamp, and closest cell tower ping (location) which ties in to our statutory declaration. fb messages we just collated selected chats (a few per year from 2012-2019) into a massive pdf file
**https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/form-listing/forms/stat_dec_sponsor.pdf
https://www.telstra.com.au/privacy/customer-access**
3) Also I have no shared financial, household because we live in separate countries. Is this a problem?
yes, that's a hole in your application. if you were sending her money for household expenses, schooling, food that would be great.
4) I can get social statements and pictures with her family and friends in PH at the wedding in particular. Statement from my family members acknowledging the wedding is that enough?
that should be a very big help. not enough though
5) I can get commitment statements from myself and my wife and statements that other people have heard that we have made a commitment and have a genuine commitment to the exclusion of all others. Is that enough?
that's one part of it. not enough though
6) Is it possible to get my wife living here instead of spending our honeymoon separate for a few months while the visa processes.
possible but very hard to execute
https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/audio/international-travellers-see-glimmer-of-hope-on-possible-reopening-of-australia-this-easter
7) Maybe a work visa for the purpose of living with my wife?
in the Philippines? or here in Australia?
I will read through this thread, thank you if you can help me.
Department of Home Affairs is terrible with their lack of communication to answer questions.
yup, i concur. those guys are Muppets. called 3 times for one question got 3 totally different answers. wait till you get acquainted with the red tape extraordinaire that is the Philippine government bureaucracy. they make the DHA people look like the Singapore Government hahahah. Good luck and have LOTS OF PATIENCE