Hi, Thanks for your response!!!!
We started going out in August 2012 and have been living together since the start of January 2012. So I'm going to stick my job out for a few more months, although I would do anything to leave it and still be able to stay. When you you think the best time to actually apply for the visa would be then?
I'm confused though because if I leave my job I only have 28 days before I have to get a new job or leave Oz. You mention that I would still be on the 457 visa and the bridging visa wouldn't kick in until Sept 2016 when my 457 would expire. But this wouldn't be the case if I leave my current job will it? So if for example i applied for the De Facto in August when we've been together a year, then what???
Ideally I want to get the De Facto visa so a) i can stay with my partner b) we have the freedom to go travelling for a few months and c) i can get a new job when i get back..
Thanks for your help