Partner Migrant Visa (Subclass 100)
The 100 Visa or Partner (Migrant) visa, allows the spouse or de-facto partner of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen to permanently live in Australia, including Sydney. With this visa, you can live, work and study in Australia and sponsor eligible family members to come to Sydney or anywhere in Australia. You may also apply for Australian citizenship if eligible.
Can my partner apply for a 100 Visa to Sydney?
To apply for a 100 Visa to Sydney, your partner generally needs to hold a temporary Partner (Provisional) visa (subclass 309). Obtaining Permanent Residence through the Partner Visa process involves a two-stage process. The Offshore Partner (Provisional) 309 Visa is usually lodged at the same time as the Permanent 100 Visa, however, the two are considered separate applications, and the decisions to grant these visas are usually done at different stages.
Before the decision on the permanent visa application is made, your partner can include members of the family unit such as dependent children (age limits apply) who are not engaged, married, or in a de-facto relationship. A newborn child that is born after the Subclass 309 Visa is granted can also be added to the application.
Subclass 100 Partner Visa Requirements
Apart from holding the 309 Visa, you must also be in a genuine and ongoing relationship with your spouse or de-facto partner and have continued to satisfy all social, financial, household and commitment requirements in the 2 years after you applied for the visa. The Department of Home Affairs assesses your application using these criteria to determine your ‘genuineness’ as a couple and to decide whether to grant the permanent 100 Partner Visa.
The main applicant and any member of the family unit or dependent child that is added to the visa must meet the health and character requirements specified by the Government. This may include health examinations to prove they meet the health requirement. Family members who are not applying for the visa might also need to meet the health requirement. To prove that the applicants have good character, the Department of Home Affairs may request documents such as police certificates. Other requirements may include biometrics of all applicants. The visa applicants will need to pay any debts to the Australian Government if funds are owed. Applicants who had a visa cancelled or refused while they were in Australia may not be eligible for this visa – if this applies to your circumstances, you may wish to seek professional migration advice.
100 Visa Second Stage Processing
Does your partner currently hold a 309 Visa? If you had applied for the 100 Permanent Partner Visa at the same as your 309 Temporary Partner Visa, the Department of Home Affairs will usually contact you to advise when you are eligible to start the ‘Second Stage Partner Visa process.’
At this time, or soon afterwards, a Department case officer will be allocated to process your 100 Visa. You will be asked to provide up-to-date relationship evidence so they can assess whether to grant your 100 Visa for Permanent Residence. An experienced Registered Migration Agent, such as Interstaff, can help you finalise your case for Permanent Residence and prepare your final evidence requirements according to the Government’s Partner Visa criteria. A migration agent can also provide advice on complex cases where the relationship has broken down or other unfortunate circumstances that may impact your application.
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Does your partner currently hold a 309 Visa? If you had applied for the 100 Permanent Partner Visa at the same as your 309 Temporary Partner Visa, the Department of Home Affairs will usually contact you to advise when you are eligible to start the ‘Second Stage Partner Visa process.’
At this time, or soon afterwards, a Department case officer will be allocated to process your 100 Visa. You will be asked to provide up-to-date relationship evidence so they can assess whether to grant your 100 Visa for Permanent Residence. An experienced Registered Migration Agent, such as Interstaff, can help you finalise your case for Permanent Residence and prepare your final evidence requirements according to the Government’s Partner Visa criteria. A migration agent can also provide advice on complex cases where the relationship has broken down or other unfortunate circumstances that may impact your application.
Can I Sponsor My Partner to apply for a 100 Visa?
To sponsor your partner for an Australian visa to Sydney, you will need to be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent citizen or an eligible New Zealand citizen. You first need to be approved as an eligible Sponsor before a Partner Visa application can be made. A migration agent will usually assist with your Sponsorship application requirements once they are engaged to manage the Partner Visa process.
Sponsors must support and provide financial assistance for 2 years after their spouse or de-facto partner and anyone included in their visa application are granted their temporary Partner visa (subclass 309). Once granted the Subclass 100 Partner (Migrant) visa, as a sponsor, you must help your spouse or de-facto partner and anyone included in their application by providing accommodation and financial assistance until they can fully support themselves in the country.
Your Sponsorship covers:
Sponsors must support and provide financial assistance for 2 years after your spouse or de facto partner and anyone included in their visa application is granted their temporary Partner visa (subclass 309). Once granted the Subclass 100 Partner (Migrant) visa, as a sponsor, you must help your spouse or de facto partner and anyone included in their application by providing financial assistance until they can fully support themselves in the county.
How Interstaff Can Help You Get A 100 Visa to Sydney
Our Registered Migration Agents servicing Perth, Melbourne and Sydney can:
- Assess your circumstances to advise if you are qualified to apply for a temporary partner visa (subclass 309) before applying for a permanent partner visa (subclass 100)
- Assist with Second Stage Partner Visa processing and evidence requirements for a 100 Visa
- Advise on a strategy for your offshore visa application as well as an onshore strategy for the sponsorship nomination application
- Assist with all requirements and queries you may have regarding your partner’s visa and sponsorship applications
- Help you remain compliant with your requirements and obligations as a visa applicant and sponsor by providing ongoing advice
Interstaff has assisted couples with their partner visa application and sponsorship requirements for over 30 years since 1988. Couples that are interested in applying for subclass 309 and 100 Visa are encouraged to contact us or phone our Sydney office on 02 7200 2567 to discuss their circumstances and application requirements.
On behalf of my family and I, we would like to thank the staff at Interstaff for working around the clock to achieve our goal of Permanent Residency. They are a great team of professionals and handled our case with very high standards. We greatly appreciate it – thank you!
MICHAEL & VIOLET, PERMANENT RESIDENCE VISA
We applied for the Offshore Partner 309/100 Visa with the advice and representation from the team here and am happy to say, after a very long period apart from my partner due to Covid, our application recently got granted the 309 Visa with my partner looking to arrive shortly and our plan is to apply for the 100 visa mid/late next year. I highly recommend the team at Interstaff for any Partner Visa applications and I feel the fee is well worth the peace of mind you have given the high level of experience the team here offers and knowing you will be represented correctly/reliably based on the evidence you provide.
ALEX , PARTNER VISA
