What’s the difference between an Australian Spouse Visa, Partner Visa, De Facto Visa?
Spouse Visa, Partner Visa, De Facto Visa — they are all the same Partner Visa essentially!
There is no de facto visa, there is no spouse visa, there is no partner visa. They are all one visa. The difference is actually if you are applying for an offshore partner visa or an onshore partner visa.
If you are applying for a partner visa, you are applying on the basis of being in a de facto relationship means you have lived together for 12 months or you’re in a Married/Spousal relationship, so you’re husband and wife.
The terms can be confusing as different people call it different things. The Department of Immigration tend to use the term Partner Visa.
There is another visa class called a prospective marriage visa, but we will explain that in another video.
The main point to take away is, don’t get confused by the different terms! They are ultimately all the same visa. It’s a Partner Visa and it’s either applied for from outside of Australia (Offshore application which is a subclass 309 visa) or inside Australia (Onshore Application which is a subclass 820 visa).
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Is bridging visa and de facto visa is the same?
Hi Liza, no they are not the same. What visa do you want to apply for?
De facto visa
Hi Liza, do you have a question about the de facto visa?
why would anyone apply under marriage visa if the partner visa is on step shorter?
Hi Charlie, are you talking about the Prospective Marriage Visa?
Hi Emma, may I ask if I would to apply for partner visa through the de-fecto method, can I still marry my partner later on? As currently there is no marriage ceremony being held in Victoria.
Hi Andre, are you planning on getting married soon? We would love to learn more about your story so we can guide you further in your application. Please call our office at 07 3063 1200 or get in touch with us here https://www.freedommigration.com/contact-us
Hi my wife is already in australia . I have applied for new visa by chnging her course and applied for new student visa with mine . How much time will it take.
Sorry, we don’t deal with Student Visas.
Hi emma, I just want to ask if what will be the good option for me and my bf. He’s australian and i am on a student visa. We want to process partner visa but we don’t live together. Can we still process it or get married?
Ah, that’s a tricky one. It does make applying a lot more difficult. In saying that we have looked after couples in a similar situation and had success. I’d recommend you start with an advice session (https://www.freedommigration.com/how-to-book-a-visa-planning-session/) so we can talk about your relationship and give you a solution.