In this segment of the program, one of the questions viewers ask most often came up: why are partner visa applications refused? The answer is given by Negin Safaei, Australian migration lawyer and registered migration agent with MARA, registration number 1791573,...
A registered relationship removes the 12-month requirement — but only for de facto applicants, and only where the registration was made with the official registry of a prescribed State or Territory. The law never demands 12 months of continuous cohabitation; the test...
Of all the partner visa topics raised on this program, none comes up more often than the question of formally registering a relationship and what that does to the 12-month requirement. The answer is explained here by Negin Safaei, Australian migration lawyer, MARA...
A formal marriage is not a requirement for an Australian partner visa. Unmarried couples use exactly the same pathways — 820/801 (onshore) and 309/100 (offshore) — provided they can establish a de facto relationship: usually twelve months of relationship immediately...
One of the questions I am asked most often is whether an official marriage certificate is required in order to apply for an Australian Partner visa. Negin Safaei, Australian immigration lawyer, MARA registration number 1791573, answers that question clearly and with...
