Applying for a Partner Visa is stressful because the stakes are high — every detail matters. You can’t rely on quick fixes or online forums; you need expert advice. At Freedom Migration, we believe in transparency, honesty, and truly listening to you to ensure your success.
Applying for a visa is not always simple. Just as your relationship is not a generic checklist to be ticked or a pile of random documents to collate, nor is your application.
At Freedom Migration our years of experience enable us to review your application and assess whether it truly illustrates your uniqueness as a couple, your commitment to be together and your chances of having your visa approved.
Partner Visas are not about gathering a million documents to make your relationship LOOK real. It’s the process of proving our relationship IS real.
We have a proven process when it comes to Partner Visa applications, honed from working with over 342 couples since 2009.
We leave nothing to chance, covering every base and checking (and rechecking) every document so we can be absolutely certain to give your application the best possible chance.
We start by ensuring you’re applying for the right visa. Choosing a visa that fits your future goals, budget and that’s going to give you best chance of success.
In this crucial step, our team will listen to your love story and develop a comprehensive list of the evidence required to prove your relationship is genuine and committed.
Our team will consider all the legal requirements and help identify all the necessary paperwork, evidence, and life documents you need to collate.
As every relationship is different, this list will be exactly tailored to your specific circumstances.
We carefully read and review each document to ensure it’s suitable – and ensure nothing is missing.
We provide expert guidance to both the sponsor and the applicant to help you craft your relationship statements.
This is a crucial phase; since the Department rarely conducts in-person interviews anymore, your story must be exceptionally clear on paper.
We interview your nominated witnesses, asking the right questions to help us draft their statements.
We carefully complete the Sponsorship and Partner Visa application forms, as well as any additional forms required for your visa type.
We draft your legal submissions (a little like a massive essay) typing together the legal requirements with the relationship history. We present a detailed, persuasive argument to show how you meet the requirements including references to all the evidence we’ve carefully selected to include.
We prepare and lodge your Australian Police check (if needed) and give you guidance on any offshore penal clearances you may need.
We compile all the documentation, forms, identity information and evidence. It’s all scanned, indexed and then submitted on your behalf.
Applications can often take up to two years to be approved. We’ll manage this entire process on your behalf, providing additional documentation as required and answering any questions along the way.
When your application is approved, we’ll provide advice about the legal next steps for receiving your new visa.
We won’t lodge your application if we don’t believe it has the best chance of success.
We won’t submit your paperwork unless we’re of the opinion it meets the legal requirements, ensuring every box is ticked then use our expert opinion to assess if there’s anything missing, we’ll tell it to you straight.
We’ll keep you in the loop every step of the way, so you’re never left wondering what’s happening with your application.
Here’s the question you have to ask yourself:
Does your relationship look good on paper?
Several years ago, most visa applications involved a face-to-face interview, where you and your loved one would sit down with a case office and discuss your relationship.
You’d get to talk about your history, your commitment, and your love. The case officer would notice the subtle touch of your hand on your partners knee, the exchanged glances, the smiles, and the loving vibes!
These days you often don’t get the benefit of chatting to a case officer, instead we have to communicate your love story on paper.
And how we achieve this is hard to put your finger on. Writing a successful visa application that covers the legal points but also illustrates the genuine, consistent, committed love takes year of experience, and a deep understanding of the requirements.
And we’ve got you covered.
Every Partner Visa application is different, and some may require additional steps, but don’t worry, we’ll advise you about these additional steps upfront, so there are no nasty surprises halfway through the process.
We can also help with:
Required if your partner needs to go outside Australia for work or a holiday.
If the Department of Home Affairs requests and interview with you or your partner, we’ll happily prepare you. Running a test interview and taking you through every possible question.
If you encounter any issues along the way arising from possible criminal records, health problems, false evidence or accusations of your relationship being fake, we are here to help work through these.
We don’t just help with fresh applications, we can get involved at any stage, helping you appeal a visa refusal, working to add a de factor partner to your existing visa, fiancé visas, spousal visas and more.
We also specialise in complex matters such as health waivers and dealing with complex criminal histories.
If you’re ready to book your comprehensive Done For You Visa Application then choose an option below!
We offer fixed price quotes for our visa application services, and you can pay with confidence knowing that all the necessary steps are included.
For standard Partner Visa applications, we guarantee to cover:
Of course, if we’re coming in part way through your application, or taking over a case because of refusal the scope might be different. But we’ll give you a full assessment and a fixed price for approval before we undertake any work.
If, after your application lodgement, anything comes to light that significantly changes the scope of work, this would fall outside of our fixed pricing.
This could include:
If this situation arises, don’t worry we’ll assess the impact and provide a costing to help you work through the issues.
Try our Partner Visa Academy!
If you’d rather DIY your visa application, we can help with that too. Our highly-recognised Partner Visa Academy has helped hundreds of couples successfully apply for the visas all by themselves.
Here are some questions we’re often asked about our services. If yours isn’t covered, feel free to check out our comprehensive FAQ page or contact us and we’ll get back to you asap.
Sadly, applying for a Partner Visa doesn’t always work out. Perhaps you have an existing health issue, a previous criminal history, or a history of visa refusal or non-compliance. Or in some cases evidence can be judged as false or misleading. Don’t worry.
But in truth the main reason why an application is refused, is that it doesn’t satisfy the case office that your relationship is genuine, committed and continuing.
But you’re in safe hands with Freedom Migration – we have extensive experience in turning visa refusals around and helping you work through the necessary requirements.
A visa application can take anywhere from 18 months to 2 years. And during that period the approval board may have additional questions or requests. With our Done for You service, we’ll handle all of this, supporting you from first lodgement to final approval.
We operate in accordance with the Code of Conduct. Our Partner Visa Consultations are not a guarantee of Visa Application success. If we find there is no visa suitable for your situation, we will be honest and let you know. If your situation is complex and requires in more depth consideration in accordance with legislation then we will provide you with a fixed price quote for this.
We have endeavoured to ensure that all information given on this page is accurate at time of publishing, however, Australian immigration legislation and policy is constantly changing without notice. Information on this page is to be used as a general guide only and does not in any way constitute immigration or legal advice. Always seek professional advice from a Registered Migration Agent about your specific circumstances before lodging any visa application.
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