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Partners and fiancés of Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens may apply to enter and/or remain permanently in Australia. Partners and fiancés include people intending to get married (fiancés), married (de jure) partners and de facto partners (including those in a same sex relationship). There are two types of visa you can choose from depending on your circumstances, if you are outside Australia.
How to you process your Partner (permanent) visa (subclass 100)
When you lodged your visa application, you applied for both a temporary and a permanent Partner visa. After you arrive in Australia and shortly before you are eligible to be assess for the Partner (permanent) visa (subclass 100) visa which is usually two years after the initial application lodgement, you will receive a letter from the Department asking you to provide information relating to your application. You do not have to pay a further visa application charge since you already paid one when you lodged your application.
If your relationship is still ongoing and there are no further changes in your circumstances, you will be granted a Partner (permanent) visa (subclass 100). You can now enter or remain permanently with your partner in Australia, you can work and study in Australia and may enroll in Medicare, Australia’s medical benefits expenses and hospital care scheme. You may be eligible to receive certain social security payments and may be eligible to apply for Australian citizenship, subject to the residency eligibility criteria.
