Shared Ownership
Any joint ownership of real estate or other major assets.
In order to be eligible for any partner visa, an applicant must show that your relationship is genuine and continuing. By law, decision makers when granting a visa are required to take into account four factors; the financial aspects of the relationship, the nature of the household, the social aspects of the relationship and the nature of the persons’ committed to each other. The financial aspects of the relationship refers to any evidence of shared finance that indicates your partner and yourself are in a genuine and mutually committed relationship. There are a number of factors the decision maker will consider to determine whether you satisfy this aspect:Factor 1- The Financial Aspects of the Relationship
Any joint ownership of real estate or other major assets. Whether one person in the relationship owes any legal obligations in respect of the other.Shared Ownership
Legal Obligations
Any joint liabilities (for example, a mortgage). Whether you and your partner share day-to-day household expenses.Joint Liability
Household Expenses
The nature of the household requires the decision maker to consider whether you and your partner live together. There are a number of factors the decision maker will consider to determine whether you satisfy this aspect:
Joint ownership of residential property or a joint residential lease agreement. Shared responsibility for care and support of children.Shared Living Arrangements
Children
Joint utility accounts (for example: gas, electricity, and telephone bills). Shared responsibility for housework.Joint Utility Bills
Housework
Letters addressed to both parties at the same residential address.
The social aspects of the relationship is where the decision maker considers the applicants broader social life and connections in order to determine whether the relationship is real and genuine. There are a number of types of evidence the decision maker will consider when determining this:
Evidence that the relationship has been declared to other government bodies and commercial/public institutions (i.e. have you registered your relationship). Joint travel and plans for the future.Officially Declared
Travel Plans
Statements of parents, family members, relatives, friends and other interested parties. Whether the parties present themselves as a couple socially.Statements from Friends
Social Representation
Joint membership of organisations or groups, documentary evidence of joint participation in sporting, cultural, social or other activities.
This refers to a decision makers understanding that you and your partner are in a mutually committed ongoing relationship. The decision maker will be more likely to grant your application if he/she is satisfied that you and your partner are in a serious and established relationship. In order to determine this the decision maker will consider:
The duration of the relationship or the length the parties have lived together. The partners’ knowledge of each other’s personal circumstances (this could include background and family situation and could be established at interview).LENGTH OF RELATIONSHIP
KNOWLEDGE OF EACHOTHER
The degree of companionship or emotional support the parties draw from each other. Overall evidence of the parties intentions towards the relationshipLEVEL OF SUPPORT
PARTIES INTENTIONS
Whether both parties see the relationship as long term.
Important update: English Test for Permanent Stage of Partner Visas & Partner visa changes ahead- 2021
The new changes to Sponsored family visa’s, will be implemented for Partner visas by the end of 2021. The changes mean that Sponsorships must be lodged first and approved before Partner visas can be lodged. This change will adversely impact onshore Partner visa applicants wanting to lodge a visa application prior to their substantive visa expiring. The sponsorship application will be assessed separately and will need to be approved before a valid Partner visa application can be lodged.
If you are planning to apply for a Partner visa we recommend booking an appointment to discuss and understand how these changes may impact you.
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