Gooseontheloose

Hi, 

You'll need to find out where your visa was processed (I called immigration to get this information) and was given this email address: vic.ssp.processing@homeaffairs.gov.au 

This is the email I wrote, I got my 801 within a few days of sending the email:

Dear sirs

I recently received my 820 visa grant in relation to my Partnership visa application. I was surprised to see that I have not been automatically granted the 801 permanent partner visa, despite fulfilling the long term relationship requirements listed on the immigration website. The website states:

‘If, at the time you apply, you have been in a long term relationship with your partner, your permanent Partner visa (subclass 801) visa may be granted immediately after the temporary Partner visa (subclass 820) visa.’

A ‘long term relationship’ is then defined as: ‘We consider you have been in a long term relationship, at the time you lodged your application, if you had been with your partner for either:

• three years or more
• two years or more and you and your partner have a dependent child of your relationship.

You will need to provide documents that show you have been in your relationship for this length of time and if applicable, that you have a dependent child.’

My husband, an Australian citizen, and I have been in a long term relationship for 5 years. Our application included over 100 pieces of supporting evidence of our relationship dating back to 2013 which contained:

• Evidence of three joint bank accounts dating back to May 2013
• Telephone records highlighting calls and texts dating back to 2014
• 3 joint residential leases
• Extensive evidence of joint travel dating back to April 2013
• Joint utility bills dating back to 2013
• NSW Marriage Certificate
• Evidence of my husband’s Australian citizenship

Based on our robust amount of supporting evidence we submitted in support of our visa application, I write to request that you consider granting the 801 visa without the 2 year wait period.

Kind regards

I submitted more than adequate evidence, otherwise I wouldn't have posted asking for advice. So much so, that sending the above mentioned email prompted my 801 to be granted this morning, so I don't think immigration thought I was making a 'bald' claim either.

Hopefully this post is useful for someone else in this situation, just skip past the snarky bits above. 

Timeline: 5 years together, lived together since day 1, married. Submitted my application on 1st Dec 2017, asked for police checks and medical on Feb 21st, received 820 3rd May, sent an email requesting the 801 on the same day and 801 granted 7th May. Didn't use an agent. 

I put in my application on Dec 1st, they requested my police checks and medical in late Feb and I received the visa this week. Bupa sent my results over on 5th April, so it was granted just under a month after them receiving the requested docs. I applied onshore and didn't use an agent. 

Hi all,

I wondered if anyone here (individual or agent) had any experience of 'appealing' the decision to not grant the 801 immediately after the 820?

My husband and I have been together for 5 years, married for 6 months and have lived together since we met. The website states 'If, at the time you apply, you have been in a long term relationship with your partner, your permanent Partner visa (subclass 801) visa may be granted immediately after the temporary Partner visa (subclass 820) visa.’ 

A ‘long term relationship’ is then defined as: ‘We consider you have been in a long term relationship, at the time you lodged your application, if you had been with your partner for either:

• three years or more
• two years or more and you and your partner have a dependent child of your relationship.

You will need to provide documents that show you have been in your relationship for this length of time and if applicable, that you have a dependent child.’

My 820 was granted on Wednesday and based on the above statement, I was hoping that the 801 would arrive the same day. When it didn't, I called immigration who said the case worker must have made the decision that I should only be granted the 801. She gave me with an email address, to which I sent an email drafted by the lawyer at work basically saying ‘based on our robust amount of supporting evidence we submitted in support of our visa application, I write to request that you consider granting the 801 visa without the 2 year wait period, etc etc’.

We provided a lot of documentation to prove our relationship and were granted the visa within 5 months. I never specifically requested the 801 be granted straight away in the application because I thought we had more than fulfilled the requirement to show we were in a long term relationship. The word ‘may’ in ‘may be granted’ is throwing me, is it based purely on the feelings off your case officer on that particular day?!

So I guess the question is, has anyone successfully had the 801 granted after requesting it via email?

Thanks!