Unlawful visa applicant with a significant criminal record -...
The applicant had been unlawful in Australia for 14 years prior. The applicant was in a de facto relationship with the sponsor, an Australian Citizen, who at the time, was diagnosed with depression. Further,...

Prohibition on Sponsor - with two previous sponsorships
This application involved significant limitations placed on the sponsor. Previously, the sponsor had two approved partner sponsorships before expressing the wish to sponsor the present applicant. Given the...

8503 No Further Stay on Applicant - 820 Visa Granted
The applicant came to Australia on a visa that had subsequently expired. As an overstayer of his visa, the applicant lodged a protection visa, which was refused by the Department. The applicant lodged an...

Applying for another 820 visa after relationship breakdown on a...
The Applicant was on an 820 Partner Visa with his ex-wife. The relationship broke down as a result of family violence, the Applicant being a male victim of psychological and physical abuse. After being...

DIAC’s power’s when assessing bridging visas when an...
The Applicant applied for, and was granted, student visas on three different occasions. Each time, he had been issued Non-Compliance Notices for breach of his student visa conditions. After overstaying his...

Importance of the evidence of relationship supplied during...
The Applicant has been married to the Sponsor for over ten years and the couple has two children from their marriage. We applied for both the onshore temporary and permanent partner visas on the...

Same-sex couples thinking of applying for partner visas
Visa GrantedThis case is in regards to a same-sex relationship. The applicant and sponsor are from countries, where, culturally, it is quite difficult for people to disclose their homosexual relationship to...

Family Violence Submission
The applicant was a citizen of south-east Asian country and had been in Australia on a subclass 820 visa. The applicant's relationship with the sponsor had broken down due to family violence. The applicant...

Family Violence Claim
The applicant and sponsor had been married for a couple of years and the applicant was on a subclass 820 visa. There was a break down in the relationship due to the sponsor sexually abusing the applicant. The...

Same sex partner - Schedule 3 waiver - Partner visa granted
The applicant was a citizen of a European Union Country and had been in Australia on a Subclass 497 (Graduate Skilled) visa. The sponsor and the applicant were in a long term relationship. The applicant...

Waiver of schedule 3 criteria due to psychological dependence of...
The applicant was a British citizen who was originally in Australia on a subclass 417 working holiday visa. Whilst in Australia, he became involved in a relationship with the sponsor, an Australian...

Waiver of 12 month co-habitation requirement and waiver of...
The applicant was a citizen of a European Union country who had been in Australia on a Subclass 820 partner visa with his then-wife, an Australian citizen. Unfortunately, his relationship with his wife...

Waiver of schedule 3 criteria due to emotional dependence -...
The applicant was originally in Australia on a tourist visa. During his trip, he met the sponsor and the two began a relationship. The couple eventually married, and now the applicant wished to apply for...

Psychological dependence due to sudden disappearance of former...
The applicant was in a de-facto relationship with an Australian citizen and wished to apply for an 820 (de facto) partner visa. Generally, a couple is required to have lived together for at least 12 months...

Domestic Violence
The applicant and the sponsor had been married for several years and the applicant was on a Subclass 820 Partner Visa. However, there had been a breakdown in the relationship because of the sponsor’s mental...

Two sponsorships in less than five years (de facto visa) -...
The sponsor and the applicant were in a de facto relationship and wished to apply for a subclass 820 partner visa. The sponsor and applicant did not satisfy legislative requirements as they had been in a de...

Waiver of 8503 condition due to compelling circumstances -...
The applicant was originally from a Pacific Island nation and had come to Australia on a tourist visa. Whilst in Australia, she began a relationship with an Australian citizen and they eventually...

Waiver of condition 8503 due to discrimination (same-sex...
The applicant was originally from an Asian Pacific country and had arrived in Australia on a tourist visa. The applicant met the sponsor and the two began a relationship.  The applicant wanted to stay in...

Waiver of condition 8503 due to pregnancy and illness -...
The applicant and the sponsor met each other on an online website. They commenced their relationship two years later when the sponsor visited the applicant in the Middle East. The applicant then came to...

Divorced then re-married over 30 years later
The applicant and the sponsor first met each other in the United Kingdom in their 20s and married soon after. The couple remained together for a number of years and had two children in the course of the...