Temporary Onshore: 820 Partner Visa | Permanent Onshore: 801 Partner Visa
Do you have a partner who is currently in Perth or anywhere in Australia, but is not a permanent resident? Perhaps you’re exploring your Permanent Partner Visa options or maybe your partner is already on an 820 Partner Visa and ready to proceed with their 801 Permanent Partner Visa? The Onshore 820 and 801 Partner Visa Perth pathway allows your loved one to live with you so you can build your future together in Australia. There are two visas involved in migrating through this pathway – the Temporary/Provisional 820 Partner Visa followed by the Permanent 801 Partner Visa. This visa pathway is open to married or de facto partners of Australian Citizens/Permanent Residents (or eligible New Zealand citizens). Your relationship can be with someone of the same or different sex.
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Can my partner apply for an 801 Permanent Partner Visa to Perth?
To apply for an 801 Permanent Partner Visa, your partner generally needs to hold a temporary Partner (Provisional) visa (subclass 820). Obtaining Permanent Residence through the Partner Visa process involves a two-stage process. The Onshore Partner (Provisional) 820 Visa is usually lodged at the same time as the Permanent 801 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 820 Visa is granted can also be added to the application.
Subclass 801 Partner Visa Requirements
Apart from holding the 820 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 801 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 also 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.
Applying for 820/801 Partner Visas During the Pandemic
Given that the 820 Visa precedes the 801 Visa, you may be interested to know that Partner Visas have been prioritised for Government visa processing – particularly for Onshore applicants. This is to help retain migrants already in Perth or anywhere in Australia while international border restrictions are in place. The below graph shows the impact of the pandemic on Onshore 820 Partner Visa grants from the Financial Years 2018-19 (pre-pandemic times) to 2021-22.
801 Visa Second Stage Processing
Does your partner currently hold an 820 Visa? If you had applied for the 801 Permanent Partner Visa at the same as your 820 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 801 Visa. You will be asked to provide up-to-date relationship evidence so they can assess whether to grant your 801 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.
801 Visa Perth | Features and Benefits
Once the 801 Partner visa is granted, your partner will be able to stay in Perth or anywhere in Australia indefinitely as this is a permanent visa. Your partner becomes a permanent resident on the day the visa is granted. Therefore, they could live, work and study in Australia, enrol in Australia’s public healthcare scheme, Medicare, sponsor eligible relatives to come to Australia, and apply for Australian citizenship if eligible. They can also travel to and from Australia as many times as they like for 5 years from the date this visa is granted and apply for a Resident Return Visa after 5 years to travel after the initial 5-year travel provision.
Can I Sponsor My Partner?
To sponsor your partner for an Australian visa, you will need to be an Australian citizen, Australian Permanent Resident 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 820). Once granted the Subclass 801 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.
About Interstaff | How We Can Help You Get An 801 Visa Perth
Our Registered Migration Agents can:
- Assess your circumstances to advise if you are qualified to apply for a temporary partner visa (subclass 820) before applying for a permanent partner visa (subclass 801)
- Assist with Second Stage Partner Visa processing and evidence requirements for an 801 Visa
- Advise on a strategy for your onshore visa application as well as a 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
Our team can assist with managing your Partner Visa application from start to finish – including helping you prepare your evidence requirements for the temporary and permanent visa and sponsorship applications and guiding you through any complexities that may arise. We can even assist with Australian Citizenship if eligible. We are committed to supporting you through your entire journey.
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 a subclass 820 and 801 Visa are encouraged to contact us or call our Perth Head Office on 08 9221 3388 to discuss their circumstances and application requirements.
“I just wanted to say thank you and to let you know you have been very helpful and professional during this process. I would definitely recommend Interstaff to any of my friends in the future if they require immigration assistance.”
Chris, Partner Visa
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