Originally Posted by
AerocatS2A
You sure about that? A partner visa would seem to rely quite a lot on being married to an Australia and very little on anything else. A partner visa gives you working rights.
No, I am certain about it.
There are many Partner Visa applications refused each year many of them married, the same visa/s (309 or 820) are used for de facto couples as well. Many of the applicants should have applied for the Prospective Marriage Visa (PMV 300) as they simply did not have the evidence for a Partner Visa, but they got married and that shut the door on the PMV option.
Basically you should have lived in some form of combined household for a minimum of 12 months for a de facto relationship, or 6 months if married or have registered the relationship.
If not it leads to a $7,000 donation and the end of some relationships.
In the visa process the only thing marriage does is waive the minimum 12 month relationship requirement - but none of the evidence required to prove the relationship is genuine and ongoing.