How a couple met — online, through social media, or in person — is nowhere stated in Australian migration law as a criterion for approval or refusal. The assessment is made under regulation 1.15A(3) and sections 5F/5CB: the financial aspects, the nature of the...
No — marrying two weeks after arriving on a student visa is not, in itself, a reason for a partner application to be refused. The law prescribes no minimum relationship period for married applicants; a short courtship is simply one of the factors going to the...
This is one of the most frequent worries raised with me: a couple whose relationship is entirely genuine, yet who — for any number of reasons, whether they are newly arrived, constrained by banking requirements, or simply following their family’s financial...
One of the most frequent questions raised on the program is precisely this situation: the earlier partner application was withdrawn or refused, the relationship has ended, and now a new life partner is ready to sponsor. Negin Safaei, Australian migration lawyer with...
Yes — a refusal of an offshore Partner visa (subclass 309/100) is a decision that is reviewable by the ART, even where the application was lodged from outside Australia. The test is section 338(5) of the Migration Act, not the place where the application was lodged....
