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14 pages
Requirements
- 820 Visa Requirements and Eligibility
- Genuine and Continuing Relationship
- Spouse (Married Partner) Requirements for the 820
- De Facto Partner Visa 820
- Exemptions from the 12-Month De Facto Requirement
- Registering Your Relationship for a Partner Visa, State by State
- Being in Australia at Lodgement and at Grant
- Schedule 3 Criteria
- Condition 8503 (No Further Stay) and the 820 Visa
- The Section 48 Bar and Partner Visas
- Health Requirement for the 820 Visa
- Character Requirement for the 820 Visa
- Age Requirements for Applicant and Sponsor
- Australian Values Statement for Partner Visas
13 pages
Evidence and documents
- 820 Visa Document Checklist
- Relationship Evidence for Partner Visas
- Financial Evidence for the 820
- Nature of the Household Evidence
- Social Evidence
- Commitment Evidence
- How to Write a Partner Visa Relationship Statement
- Form 888 Statutory Declarations from Friends and Family
- Evidence When You Don't Live Together
- How Much Relationship Evidence Is Enough?
- Police Certificates for the 820 Visa
- Health Examinations and Your HAP ID
- Identity Documents, Name Changes and Translations
12 pages
Applying
- How to Apply for the 820 Visa
- Lodging in ImmiAccount
- The Sponsor's Part of the Application
- Including Dependent Children in Your 820 Application
- Decision-Ready Partner Visa Applications
- DIY vs Using a Migration Lawyer
- Applying for an 820 from a Visitor Visa
- Applying for an 820 from a Student Visa
- Applying for an 820 from a Working Holiday Visa
- From a Prospective Marriage (300) Visa to the 820
- Applying for an 820 from a Temporary Skill Visa (482/SID)
- Applying While on a Bridging Visa or Unlawful
9 pages
While you wait
- 820 Visa Processing Time
- How to Check Your 820 Application Status
- Bridging Visa A While Your 820 Is Processed
- Travelling Overseas While Waiting
- Requests for More Information (s56) Explained
- Natural Justice Letters (s57)
- Partner Visa Interviews and Home Visits
- Telling Home Affairs About a Change in Circumstances
- Withdrawing an 820 Application
8 pages
Living on the 820
