Miss Swan

Thank you Ozmaniac. I've gone through the ministerial discretion information. It doesn't seem to suggest that being the spouse of an Australian citizen would automatically put me on the course of citizenship in another 2 years. It suggests that I still need to prove continuing ties with Australia. I'm just not sure if having a couple of in-laws, a bank account and a Super would suffice.

Hi guys, I've been reading a few threads on RRV on this forum, but I couldn't find a conclusive answer that reflects my circumstances. My husband has been offered a job overseas and is in the process of putting in the work visa application; if it goes through, then I'll be joining him naturally. The husband is an Australian citizen and I hold the partner visa 801. At that point of time I should have crossed the 2-year mark of my partner visa. If the hubs really likes the job, we may be overseas indefinitely. 5 years, 8 years, maybe even more. I'm hoping that we'll move back to Australia eventually...one day. I had a read-through at the ministerial discretions for RRVs but I'm not very sure if my case would be a clear-cut assessment or do I have to put in 101% effort to prove that I have 'close and continuing association with Australia', which is one of the requirements. Here's my current evaluation of the 'close and continuing association' criterion. Your feedback would be lovely! - whether the person has any children who are Australian citizens this is highly likely as we do plan to have kids down the road - the length of the person's relationship with their Australian citizen spouse or de facto partner not an issue - whether the person has any extended family in Australia I only have my mother-in-law and sister-in-law in OZ - the frequency and duration of any return visits to Australia we will probably return once a year for 2 weeks each time - the duration of all periods of residence in Australia 2 years as a partner visa subclass 801 holder - whether the person intends to reside in Australia I'd love to! - if the person has employment in Australia No, since I'm just following the husband - if the person owns property in Australia No, we can't afford one yet - evidence of income tax payment in Australia won't be paying taxes if I'm overseas - current bank accounts in Australia yes, I plan to keep my OZ accounts and I have my super My final question is, I initially came to Australia on ETA, was on Bridging Visa A for 5 months, before being granted 801. Do the 5 months on BVA count towards 'permanent residency' when totalling up the '2 out of 5 years as a permanent resident' requirement for the RRV?