The De Facto Relationship Requirement

[@petercannavo2360]

Well done champion,Thanks for explaining that in simple terms!! Legend!!!

[@Pathwaytoaus]

Happy to help

[@paulavanessaarias5653]

You helped me a lot! cheers

[@elizabethbennett899]

This was SO helpful!

[@sandy1234853]

how do you meat the requirement if your partner lives overseas

[@agreablewallets7829]

I was confused between de facto and prospective marriage. I guess prospective marriage is suitable more Thank you

[@riyajakhu3041]

We have to show any kind of funds for that visa ?

[@benhartart9487]

Regarding Marriage - Women are in Business Men are in Love ;)

[@mannysandhu2003]

Music annoying. Great info tho.

[@obaro6030]

Great content . What if you have kids but in long distance relationship

[@orlandoboavida2993]

Thank you so helpful

[@Tsunamicombinedmartialart]

thanks you very much for a good knowlage i hope soon will contact with you sir when i talk with my partner

[@Pathwaytoaus]

Always welcome

[@stellablue9815]

Its not financially viable for my partner and i to live for extended periods of time in the same country before being accepted for a partner visa. What can we do about this?

[@tafadzwa5]

hie Nick.im engaged to a newzealander who is in Australia but i live in South africa.we have been together for 5years 8months have spent time together including family functions but we don't live together. is it possible to prove our relationship if we include fotos, correspondence, financial support statements and tastements from our family.is it enough for newzealand citizen family visa. and also how do we register our relationship as we are planning to get married in newzealand.

[@Pathwaytoaus]

Hi mate, we'd recommend reaching out to a NZ migration agent for advice on this as we primarily assist on Australian visas

[@tafadzwa5]

@@Pathwaytoaus hie thank you for your response but i think maybe you misunderstood me. we're planning on applying for the newzealand citizen family relationship visa subclass 461 so I can join him in Australia where he is staying now.thank you

[@roodvigamranian5773]

Thank you very much. But I have a question. What if we say "de facto" in EOI but after that we get married before the lodgment? Thanks

[@Pathwaytoaus]

That will not be an issue.

[@lukekennedy2410]

How can I wave the visa requirements....is it in Northern Territory

[@Pathwaytoaus]

Sorry what do you mean?

[@rebeccacuthbertson7813]

Do you know how I can register my relationship in SA in a way that is recognized by the immigration authorities?

[@manojfernando1028]

well explained

[@TotalArtAddict]

Hi, thanks for the helpful info! would be much appreciated if you could clarify, 820 visa application holds a question "Date applicant and sponsor committed to a shared life together to the exclusion of all others" - in case of married couple, does that refer to the marriage date or the date when we for example moved in together/entered into relationship? Thanks in advance! the form asks sort of same question in different forms, making it all so confusing.

[@Pathwaytoaus]

I would say this is the date you committed to a genuine relationship. The date the relationship became exclusive

[@chutchadapornthongon9936]

I would like to know if, besides registering a defecto relationship, can I apply for a marriage certificate before applying for a partner visa? Thanks for the advice ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️

[@kidsexercise5020]

God Video..Great...I am married I am International Student and I have an Australian Partner too. Our relationship is now I thinks 10 months ...Can I Apply Partner Visa Australia ....

[@Pathwaytoaus]

Hi, I would recommend you register your relationship if possible

[@kidsexercise5020]

@@Pathwaytoaus Thanks I can do it what else I need to do

[@jorgeperalta7725]

Hola ! No hablo inglés pero podrías quitarme una duda? Me han pedido el formulario s56 y Me piden que cuente como se desarrolló mi relación ? Esto quiere decir que tengo que contar todo desde un principio? Desde que lo conocí hasta la fecha?

[@mxngopie]

Creo que sí, tienes que proporcionar la información de cuando empezaste a darles un marco de tiempo de tu relación.

[@darraghobrien4968]

That was very helpful, just one question - a Police Certificate is required as a Character Document, I can get one but I don't think I will have it by the time of application due to delays in processing caused by Covid. Will it be okay to add this to the application a couple of weeks after I first submit

[@Pathwaytoaus]

For the partner visa, you can usually submit the police check after lodgment.

[@michaelkay4132]

How can we provide that much info for a partner visa when we have been together for 5 months and my visa Runs out in 7 months ? We are married and living Together and my visa was for 90 days but can stay for 365

[@sarahbrenner8118]

Hi Nick, if my partner is on a sponsor visa with his company until October 2025, can he cancel that sponsorship visa and go onto the bridging visa? Or if he was let go from the company, would this also bring him onto the bridging visa? Thank you.

[@Pathwaytoaus]

Hi Sarah, you can only get Bridging visa by applying for another visa from another substantive visa. To know what visa applies to your partner, speak with our migration agents. You can book a consultation here pathwaytoaus.com/book-a-consultation/

[@aiahellen]

Hi Nick just a quick question hopefully you can see this, I am in a defacto relationship with my bf here in PH, would this be a compelling reason to come back to my country under a student visa? Thank you.

[@Pathwaytoaus]

Yes it is good to emphasise this on the visa application

[@aiahellen]

@@Pathwaytoaus thank you soo much

[@jigneshsoni7762]

I hold 491 visa and my divorce is pending in home country court. I am living with new partner since 13 months. Am I eligible to apply for defacto partner visa for new partner?Started living together after one month of 491 visa grant.Current country of residence is out of home country(not Australia)

[@Pathwaytoaus]

Hi, you can still be married and have a de facto partner. However, I would recommend you discuss your situation in detail with a registered migration agent. Feel free to give us an email on [e-mail] and we can look at the different options

[@joyravelas5074]

Hello! I was in Melbourne and lived with my partner from July 2019 up until February 2020. My visa was expiring and needed to go back home in the Philippines. I was supposed to go back July this year and register our relationship before lodging our defacto application but then the border closed due to Covid. Do we have to be both present in Victoria to register our relationship? TIA!

[@Pathwaytoaus]

I believe only 1 needs to be present

[@joyravelas5074]

@@Pathwaytoaus Thank you!!!

[@auvreyduquiatan2879]

hi ma'am Joy ☺️ i am planning to apply also for partner visa for my long time partner. Is the immigration very strict on the requirements for defacto?

[@poylagman666]

Hi do we have to live together for 12 months if we already have a child to meet the requirements of a de facto visa

[@Pathwaytoaus]

It will certainly help to live together, If you are in Aus, you may be able to register a relationship in certain states to waive the living requirement

[@rebeccavasquez4425]

my partner and i see each other on and off before pandemic came. either he come to my country or i go to australia. when he was here, he stayed for 10 months. when it was my time to visit australia, pandemic came. it took us 3yrs before we met each other again, is it the separation not considered? do i need to count 12 months again to apply for de facto? thank you for the answer

[@Pathwaytoaus]

It depends on many other factors and is difficult to give you a direct answer without knowing your situation better.

[@satveersarao4231]

Can we apply on student visa ?

[@Pathwaytoaus]

Hi, yes you may be able to. Please give us an email on [e-mail] and we can send through some options

[@cristinasmith9996]

As a senior on a pension... without savings. How do you think my chances are getting him as a partner without financial stability except pension

[@Pathwaytoaus]

It could be difficult. Do you live together?

[@ghumaantitu2873]

Hi, I’m living with my partner together last 5 years. We have joint account, lease on our name, car insurance and car loan. My partner is married but he’s separate from his wife last 6 years, so can we eligible to register de facto or not. Please advice me..

[@Pathwaytoaus]

You can only register a relationship if he is divorced

[@Lordkeggles]

I’m a 49yr old Australian born man. I met my now fiancé online August 2019. She is from Holland. She came out here 24th February 2020. We lived together for 3 months and as coronavirus hit around March..she was granted a BVE but needed to return home and is now back in Holland. I want her back ASAP. We have made plans to marry and build a home here in the Brisbane area. HOW CAN I GET HER BACK during the coronavirus border ban. We don’t want to wait for months and months if we can find a way to get her here. Any advice would be a great help.

[@Pathwaytoaus]

Very difficult at the moment. With a BVE it could be even more difficult. It means that she was unlawful in Aus. You can submit a request to enter form on immi, but it will likely be rejected in the current climate.

[@Lordkeggles]

Pathway To Aus - She was only granted the BVE because her flights kept on being cancelled back to Holland. I took her to the airport on the following day after her Visa expired and we got to the airport and her ETA for the United States had not cleared so she couldn’t board that flight. So we had to wait for the following week for her to leave.

[@manishmenon7421]

How about married overseas and having marriage certificate from india or bangladesh , marriage certificates from hindu temples or muncipalities or court marriage certificate, in that case all the evidence for d facto still required? or if we married overseas still we would be able to register the relationship in new south wales?

[@Pathwaytoaus]

Overseas marriages can be accepted

[@Lemmedrift]

I am having the challenge to prove a defacto relationship which goes now for 4 months. Iam a visa 484 holder and wanna do the subclass visa for my girlfriend. Obviously in that short time we don’t have a huge list of materials for proving the relationship. (A couple booking,friends statements, she got her postage send to my address als ready. ( we plan to live together soon) I am afraid the chances are high they will decline our case or is it maybe easier because I need even to inform my sponsor about the relationship so they are aware of her. What do you think, although you haven’t got many informations yet.

[@Pathwaytoaus]

Have you registered your relationship?

[@dreamer7601]

Hey nick bro , Me and my partner never registered relationship and are in relationship since november 2022 , and now we have 8months baby . But during pregnancy at 5th month she left to NZL to stay with her sick sister and now she is back and we r staying together since few months together in a shared lease and all expenses . Also we kept I. Contact and helped her when she went back home to NZL .Do u suggest if not registering relationship and that gap between us will affect my chances of approval for 461 . I still haven’t applied the visa . Pls help me thanks nick

[@Pathwaytoaus]

Hi, sorry I don't really understand your situation completely. I would recommend booking in for a consultation and running through everything in detail

[@dreamer7601]

@@Pathwaytoaus Thankyou nick . I would Like to Book a consultation . What is the Process pls

[@IamElephant]

What do you do when your partner live in Sydney and you live in New York? How am I able to live with her? I know there is a visa for visiting but that's only 90 days. What do we do then?

[@Pathwaytoaus]

Hi, if you can build up sufficient documentation you may be able to do a partner visa after the visitor visa. Or alternatively, you could potentially look at the prospective marriage visa. we would recommend booking in for a consultation with a registered migration agent - pathwaytoaus.com/book-a-consultation/

[@rundulentertainment6507]

Can overseas married have a de facto relationship with Australian and apply for Partner Visa

[@Pathwaytoaus]

Yes, but it may be difficult to meet the de facto requirement if you are married

[@zxjesse]

hi, my partnet and I have been living together for 9 months today and we have joint account and both our names on the lease. She is 12 weeks preganant today. Do we still need to register our relationshio to waive the 12 months living togher requirement?

[@Pathwaytoaus]

I would 100% recommend registering your relationship.

[@zxjesse]

@@Pathwaytoaus Can I apply the 820 visa at first then register our relationship?

[@poonamchowdhury3511]

We registered our relationship before applying for Partner visa. But we applied for the visa before the relationship certificate arrived as it takes 28 days cooling period and then additional 2 weeks before you received the hard copy. At the time of application we attached the intent to register. We added the certificate later on but didn't have it on the day we applied.Is this a problem?

[@Pathwaytoaus]

Hi Poonam, I think it all comes down to what over documentation you provided with the application. If you lodged a strong application, I think that you still have a reasonable chance

[@HassanAhmed-fu7zz]

In case, if we are already married for 2 years and have Family registration Certificate and also living together in one house for 2 years together, what docs we should be needed while applying visa.

[@Pathwaytoaus]

Those documents should be sufficient

[@sadmanshabab2151]

can i invite my de facto partner from overseas via visitor visa (family steam)? I cant apply for subclass 300 as im holding a 5 years sponsor restrictions due to my previous partner visa sponsorship.

[@Pathwaytoaus]

If it has been less than 5 years since you lodged the original partner, it will be difficult to sponsor. I don't see it being too much on an issue for a visitor visa though

[@sadmanshabab2151]

@@Pathwaytoaus I had knocked in your facebook page to help me to processing my visitor visa, but seem like they are not interested about my case.

[@amilaperera7112]

I have applied for visa sub class 300 in June 2021. My fiancee is living in Melbourne and she is an Australian citizen. I am yet to obtain the visa. How long will it take to process and grant prospective marriage visa generally?

[@agreablewallets7829]

Hello Can I know what documents did you present?

[@kierstennicolemonjardin625]

Hello! Planning to apply for skilled visa and de facto visa for my partner. Can we go together in Australia? Like fly together?

[@Pathwaytoaus]

If you both have a visa, I don't see why you couldn't enter together

[@ktng4]

If I first registered with my partner (Australian PR) the relationship in Victoria to start the 12-month living together before applying for partner visa, will I be able to live and work in Victoria?

[@Pathwaytoaus]

It depends if you meet the de facto requirement. Just registering a relationship does not mean that you meet the de facto requirement on its own

[@ktng4]

@@Pathwaytoaus From the first day I register marriage with my girlfriend (Australia), what should I do to legally live with my spouse inside Australia (for at least 12 months) who possess an Australian valid visa ?

[@Puzal711]

Hi, if my partner holds a bridging visa, it is eligible to apply?

[@Pathwaytoaus]

Potentially, but there could be some schedule 3 problems with the visa

[@komalshaukat]

Can you tell me cultrual arrange marriage visa

[@KM-wg8lc]

does it have to be 12 months straight? or does half of the year living together count because of jobs?

[@Pathwaytoaus]

Hi, if you are living separately because of work it may work. We have done a partner visa before for a couple who were separated a lot due to the applicant working fly in fly out work.

[@gie2xac358]

Can anyone report a false relationship. My husband is legally married but brings his mistress in Australia and now living together in sydney.

[@Pathwaytoaus]

You can always submit an enquiry to immi

[@Suna11188]

Hello 👋 me nd my patner we are in relationship from 2018 He visited me in 2018 once than i apply visit visa in 2019 it got rejected than after he came to visit me in 2019 in nov -dec we got married after that we are in long distance relationship continue now he will visited me in this year again can we apply partner visa now ?? Offshore 309

[@Pathwaytoaus]

Potentially, but the evidence could be weak. Potential Marriage visa could be a better option

[@Suna11188]

@@Pathwaytoaus marriage visa???its 309offshore?????

[@Suna11188]

@@Pathwaytoaus we did court marriage legally (2019)dec2

[@yasmingomesantos]

Thanks for the info. Does it change if the couple have a child and have been married for more than 4 years? Is there any video about that here? Thanks in advance 😊

[@amazingkong2x880]

hi Nick... just wanna ask one quick question.... i have met my BF online on FB but we never met yet... but we are chatting/calling almost everyday just to know more each other since march 2020 and we decided to meet on december 2020... what is the best way to do? i guess we are matured enough to know our decisions to libe together in australia... can we immediately apply for defacto immediately once i arrive australia on december with my visit visa? please assist.

[@Pathwaytoaus]

Hi, it could be difficult to meet the de facto requirement if you haven't lived together for a while. If you can register your relationship and meet the other requirements, it may be possible. feel free to book a consult to discuss your situation with a registered migration agent - pathwaytoaus.com/book-a-consultation/

[@rundulentertainment6507]

I am married but i have an Australia lady PR as my partner , she also married too, Can. We apply as Defacto Visa...

[@judelanesaavedra2493]

Up for this question please

[@judelanesaavedra2493]

Hi @rundul entertainment were you able to apply for de facto visa?

[@hailytranofficial3084]

very helpful, thank you.