Defacto visa 820 (onshore) and then applying for permanet visa from the UK

[lucylou1]

Hiall. My British partner and I (Aussie) are currently living in Australia awaiting his 820 Defacto visa to be granted.

As I understand it once this is granted we have to apply for his permanent visa (801 if applying onshore) 2 years after the original application date for his 820.

My questions are:

1. Do we have to be Australia to apply for the permanent visa considering we applied onshore for the temporary visa or can we apply for his permanent visa (100) off shore in the UK.

2. Once his permanent visa is issued can we come and go in/out of Australia when we want or do we have to be living here?

Our plan once his 820 Temporary is issued is to apply for my UK Defacto/Partner visa and move back to the UK.

Look forward to your reply....thanks heaps everyone!!!

[guest32487]

1. You need to tell DIAC where you'll be living when the two years comes up and they'll make contact with you with whatever requirements they have for the secondary part of the visa. This can be offshore. But I think he will still need to make a validation trip if you aren't in Australia.

2. Once his permanent visa is issued, you will have four years to come and go from Australia. It does however have an expiration date (after fours years I think). You are expected to have taken up residence in Australia before it expires .

Once he has PR the years you spend together overseas (since the PR) can be counted towards those needed for Australian Citizenship.