JasonE

We tried to register our relationship but my partner is still married because Ex has not been playing ball re divorce for the past 18 months for finanicial reasons! She has lodged papaers and has a hearinf re divorce at the begining of September so we can prove that too. There's also proof that they have been officially separated since 2012. We have 4 888 statements from her friends and family to back our claim as well as emails, photos going all the way back to when we met and started our relationship in 2013.

I should add that we do not have any joint accounts etc and they way I have been contributing is by purchasing furniture and house goods to make it more of a home (the place was left like a work site by her Ex) and buying groceries on a daily basis. I mentioned all this to the Agent during my initial consultation and they said it should not be a problem but it has been our personal concern and a second opninion would help.

Thanks snifter. I appreciate your candid response. My age (I was 46 when I arrived) meant it was difficult to get a working visa etc and we wanted to see how the relationship and intergration in to her home with her children would go. I have in fact been on an extended sibattical and seeing a lot of Australia since I arrived as my finances permitted that. The explained all this to the Agent I've mentioned and they said that we have a strong case. However, I will take your advice on board and get a second opninion before proceeding. Do you have any recommendations on a good agent??

Hi Snifter. thanks for your response. Yes, we're aware of the minimum time together. We were long distance for about two years and I came to stay on June the 5th last year. I've been living with my partner since then and the only time we've been apart is when I went to visit my kids for 10 days last October. We've had trips to Bali together when I've had to leave every three months as per the conditions of my current visa.

Hi, I'm currently in Australia on a tourist visa (ETA) and living with my Australian GF. We had a long distance relationship for a couple of years and circumstances allowed me to finally come down under and see if the relationship is all that we hoped it can be. Long story short, it is and we're about to apply for a Partner Visa! My question is about using a Migration Agent. We would have applied ourselves but I've been stressing about it for so long that I can't think clearly and it seems like the best option to get the assistance of someone who knows what they're doing rather than risk messing it all up (read a lot of horror stories!). I'm looking at using Australiaherewecome. Has anyone got any experience with this firm, advice or recommendations about who best to use? Thanks!