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Hi, Thank you very much for reply. Just had a question still... so we can apply as de facto without living together? I googled the definition to be that it meant living together for a minimum of 12 months. Can we be a de facto couple by just being a couple? Sorry, its just someone else replied to my post as well saying that I am not eligible for the 461. So I am a little confused on why the conclusions are differing. Thanks again for your time!!! I really appreciate it

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Hi!!!! I'm really hoping that someone can help answer my questions So I was living in Australia on a work and holiday visa from the United States, California specifically, from July 2015-2016. Well in my last month and a half living in Australia, I met and fell wildly in love with a kiwi.... great timing, right. We are both crazy about each other and were heartbroken about me having to leave the country. He was talking to some of his friends and they suggested we get the 461 partner/family visa to bring me over. We want to live together and have already talked about getting married in the future. Well, while going through the paperwork, I noticed there are only options for de facto, married, or engaged. And as our relationship has been short and with the nature of my visa, there was absolutely no possibility that we could have lived together for 12 months in order to qualify as de facto. I am not sure what to do at this point, we cannot prove that we have lived together for a year, because we have not, but we are a legitimate couple and have proof of that fact. So my question is, is there anything we can do. Online searches have been discouraging but I feel like there must be a way. People fall in love quickly all the time and all over, so the visa terms do not make much sense to me. Any advice, knowledge about this would be GREATLY APPRECIATED. thanks in advance for your time Sincerely, Cynthia Rios