Australia - Interdependency Visa

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This is a two stage visa; initially you will be granted a temporary visa usually valid for a period of two years. If after two years your relationship is still ongoing and you continue to meet the visa criteria then you will be granted a visa for permanent residency.

1. Usually you must hold a valid substantive visa and you must not have an 8503 (no further stay) condition on it. An 8503 condition means you will not be able to lodge any further visa applications onshore whilst you are in Australia.
2. Your partner must be an Australian citizen, an Australian permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen and he/she must be willing and able to sponsor you.
3. Your relationship must be exclusive, genuine and continuing.
4. You and your partner must have been in a de-facto relationship living together for at least 12 months immediately prior to making your application

• 1) You may qualify for a defacto spouse visa if you started living together 12 months ago or more but have had periods of separation. You would need to be able to evidence that the relationship continued whilst you were separated and that the separation was not due to the relationship breaking down. You would generally need to show that the separation was due to external commitments such as work or study.

1. You must not be in a prohibited relationship. This means a relationship between a person and his or her ancestor/descendent (i.e., between a parent and a child or grandparent and a grandchild) or between a brother and a sister (full or half blood). This applies to natural and adoptive relationships.
2. You must meet health and character requirements
3. You may need to provide an Assurance of Support (click here for information)