Subclasses 309 and 100
Allows the partner or spouse of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen to live in Australia.
You apply for the temporary and the permanent partner visas together.
Subclasses 309
This visa lets the de facto partner or spouse of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen live in Australia temporarily. Getting this visa is the first step towards a permanent Partner visa (subclass 100).
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You must hold a temporary Partner visa (subclass 309)
Stay
Permanently.
From AUD8,850.00
Cost
Processing times
For an indication of processing times for this visa, use the visa processing time guide tool. This will show the processing times for recently decided applications. It is a guide only and not specific to your application.
To convey a realistic processing time for on-hand and new applications, processing time data does not include applications previously impacted by Ministerial Direction 80. Applicants impacted by this now superseded Ministerial Direction have been individually contacted and their applications are now being processed.
The Department continues to prioritise aged, and compassionate and compelling applications. This is reflected in current processing times.
Subclasses 100
The visa lets the de facto partner or spouse of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen, live in Australia permanently. It is usually granted to people who hold a temporary Partner visa (subclass 309).
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You must hold a temporary Partner visa (subclass 309)
Permanently.
Stay
You paid for this visa when you made your combined application for the temporary and permanent partner visas.
Cost
Processing times
For an indication of processing times for this visa, use the visa processing time guide tool. This will show the processing times for recently decided applications. It is a guide only and not specific to your application.
To convey a realistic processing time for on-hand and new applications, data does not include applications impacted by Ministerial Direction 80. The department has individually contacted applicants impacted by this now replaced Ministerial Direction and these applications are now being processed.