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Thanks to everyone for the advice I've received. Special thanks to the posters who have followed me through my almost 2 year journey thus far. To quickly respond to Quinkla i would mostly agree, I am young, broke and unskilled. We are not opposed to marriage and we've considered it, however we're both very convinced long time atheists and have absolutely no interest in the title, or the sentiment usually carried with it so from what we knew defacto seems to suit us better. And you're right about the 3rd. Yes we have had a long rocky road, with lots of unusual routes. I have gone from so anxiety ridden i couldn't and had never left my house, to flying here to Australia, and i'm proud of how far i've come. I've done everything i could possibly do and without this site i would not have had the tools to combine with my will to make a way. We've talked everything out and it seems as if New Zealand will be where our year is spent. We will leave next month and apply there for either a Prospective marriage visa or a defacto visa. A bit more research will be done on that detail and if i am able, i hope to get an immigration agent to help us while in NZ, something that has been painfully absent all this time. I will post updates along as we go, and i hope to when finished with everything post a final, journey from start to finish thread. Again i appreciate everyone's advice and i hope that those who are reading this going through something similar find help in this site, and this thread even. And that the folks that lend their time to help people get their reward 100 times over.

So from everyone's opinion, would we be safe to both fly to New Zealand, await a visa decision for prospective marriage visa and it all work out? I know nothing is certain but some things are much less or more likely. We've talked all night and have been looking into everything, and we think that flying to New Zealand and trying for this prospective marriage visa would be the best way to go. We'll be making a decision tomorrow morning at the latest and just wanted to chime in one last time to see what everyone thinks about this option. Thank you all for this advice. It is literally saving me and keeping me calm in a very horrible time in my life.

Thanks for the advice Blossom79! I was concerned that my fiance may need to prove she has stable income to "sponsor me" for a Prospective Marriage visa, could she viably go with me without worry of that do you know? I had the thought but after days of looking into it i cannot find that info on any official site

For anyone taking the time to read this and potentially offer advice thank you. I do appreciate it. So i am currently on a work holiday visa without a no further stay restriction. My original plan was to change over to a defacto spouse visa. Everything was on track until without notice that i was able to receive, the visa went up 2000$ and i have absolutely no way of getting it except possibly (VERY SLIGHT CHANCE) That i may get it 3 days before my visa expires. I have doubts that my fiance could meet sponsor requirements making roughly 300-400 a week on technically casual work. But i have no specific other choice on this. I have been told it is okay to do a defacto visa while onshore from a work holiday visa by several people who have done this, and who have legal advising experience but i feel as if it looks bad and squashes our chances. My new emergency option i have come up with is that if i don't get the money i can fly to New Zealand on a 12 month work visa and apply for a prospective marriage visa there, then upon approval come back to Australia, the problem with this is 6 months is a long time away from the woman i love. Although this 6 months gives my fiance time to get better work, and also i believe coming in on a prospective marriage visa announcing the intention seems much more credible to visa officials. My work holiday visa is already approved for NZ and all i need is insurance and a flight. In short if i wait for the visa funds to try the spouse visa onshore, i am unsure that it will go through. Although i have been told it is okay, and should go fine. Although going to New Zealand means backpacking without a sure place to stay due to the funds going to the prospective marriage visa, and the time away would be hard. But i feel like it is a much more sure way. Any advice would be appreciated. I have spent the last two years dealing with visas, flights, paperwork etc. Like many of you here, have and are. So i'm sure you understand the mental strife i am going through. Currently i have 3 weeks until i have to leave. So i need to figure out what to do so if i need to get my insurance done soon i can. Thanks for any advice that i receive. I am finally exhausted and at a loss.

Than you Quinkla, and everyone else who has responded to this and other threads. Without you i would not be where i am, the advice i have gotten here has been invaluable and i thank you all for it. I will give back in time. :]

Thanks for responding Verystormy. Partner Visa Subclass 820

Hi aussiegirlbay thanks for responding. Currently i am on a WHV subclass 462. There is no 8503 condition. My only concern is that the bridging visa may not process in the 1-2 days before my current visa expires. I have no way of applying any sooner and am in danger of having to leave.

Hello everyone, hoping to get an answer for yet another question i have that i can't find an answer for. I sincerely appreciate the help as i'm in a tight spot right now. I do realize that things vary and no CERTAIN answer can be given but i am looking for the best possible. The question is this. Can i apply for a visa onshore 1-4 days before my current visa expires and the bridging visa be granted? This is the only option i have currently to stay and if i don't i will have to go elsewhere to apply offshore which is nightmare scenario. Thanks for any answers i may receive this website is a godsend and i will certainly give back the knowledge i gain here in time.

I woke up this morning while preparing documents only to see that apparently it seems that the price has been raised from 4775 to 7000, if anyone could confirm this i would be greatful to know i am just not making a mistake. Thank you. This is devastating news if true and i hope i've made an error

So i will get to the point, a rude justice of the peace rushed me and didn't answer my question while confusing me greatly, he let me witness for my wife's signature (i was only asking if you could) He didn't answer my question and told me to sign, afterward he put his official signature annotated with this "Signature of C.N only" with the only underlined. Does this mean he allowed me to witness for my wife's signature? Or does he indicate he did mine only and for her to do it another time which makes me feel like that writing would mess that up. Thanks for the help

Thanks for the feedback, for everyone in future. I've decided to get it. It's not much and there is really no reason risking it.

Hello everyone. Hoping to get a quick response to this for something i can't find info either here, or on official sites. The question is simple Do you need the optional 40$ Certificate from registering your relationship in the state of queensland for a defacto visa or no? Thanks very much for the reply if i am lucky enough.:smile:

Thanks for that Peach, I've edited it :}

Hello everyone! First and foremost i want to thank everyone who has posted to give me advice and help along the way. There have been so many sleepless nights and stress filled days leading up to now but i am now entering into the visa system and things are coming to a close and i am almost a citizen! So i just wanted to make this short post to give back and give others advice who might be going through or thinking of going through the same thing. Few things about me first, i am originally from the USA, i came to Australia once on a tourist visa left, got a WHV visa and transferred to a Defacto partner visa to live permanently. QLD Australia. #1 I would have talked more seriously with my partner after the 3 month tourist visa and decided that if we wanted to be together we should plan for the easiest route we could take instead of the quickest. #2 I would have been more aware that in Australia with no valuable skills there are 3 jobs available to you, bar work, farm work, sales/charity work. With social anxiety limiting me to only farm work i would have made plans to live with my partner on a work site so that i would not be largely jobless for most of the time. #3 (this one is serious but more for a laugh) I would not have bothered with anything that had sleeves, pants are completely useless unless going out to the city. having come from a place that has a winter i have never once needed them. It is so SERIOUSLY hot here!! Even coming from Texas i cannot overstate the humidity. I sweat constantly in rediculous amounts and have since thrown away half my winter wardrobe. #4 This may be obvious to most but it wasn't to me and to some it won't be. It is easier to stay in your home country, miss the person and save the funds you need for the visa and go stress free and prepared than to save and or try to from onshore. It is incredibly hard, stressful, and was a real thing we had to work on overcoming together. #5 Again might be obvious to most but to me it wasn't in the face of my desperation to get back with the one i love. DO NOT live with any of your partners family. For any length of time. Just don't. It is not worth it, in any circumstance, even for a day. You will thank yourself, me, everyone for not doing it. It is much better to save for an extra few weeks for a bond payment than to even risk the tensions that come from living with a partners family for any length of time. If i think of more i will put them here later. For now those are the things that i can think of that would have made a difference in my life. Overall if i knew then what i know now i would still do it all over again. I love my partner so much, and i have since the first day i met her and that really has gotten me through any of the hardship we've went through. If i could give you any sage advice if you are thinking of doing something similar it would be this. Realize that if your love is something real that you can withstand the time apart. Save money beforehand, have multiple plans that are all fleshed out on paper ready BEFORE heading over. It is better. :smile:

Seriously appreciate you taking the time to help me with this. :cute: