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On 27/10/2017 at 07:31, شكوبيستان السفلى said:

Hello 

I`m Australian Citizen , and I have in a distance relationship with my partner over a year, and we got married just recently, she is overseas now, and I`m in Melbourne.

I want to apply for a visa for her to come over here, but I do not know what type of visa I have to apply for? or which is better to do, apply within Australia, or offshore? 

Can anyone please share some info ...

Thank you

Hi Mr Shkubistan

I reckon you should contact an immigration agent because you will find this situation challenging. If you got married in Australia that will make things a bit easier.

Having looked into both types of visas myself I found that there were some few small advantages to applying for the offshore visa (301/100) but the cost is the same

http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/309-

All the best to you!

On 01/09/2017 at 13:13, Donnab03 said:

Hi guys, my name is Donna.

I have been living in Australia since May 2013 on a offshore 309 then turn permanent 2014.

My question is, my new partner and i would like to do the onshore 820 partner visa. Can anyone give myself an estimated time of how long it takes to be granted the defacto. 

Also my partner is a Brazilian student here and his student visa ends in March. How long does it take for the immigration office to say, ok the visa is lodged and the BVA will be granted the after your student visa ends. 

Thank you in advance for any advice.

According to the website: http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/801-

an 820 visa task 20-25 months to process so after the student visa expires he would get automatically receive a BVA unless a decision was made.

according to this information: http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/010-

honestly though - if he has competent English, is under 50 and has a required skill and/or uni degree it is faster and cheaper to apply as a skilled worker! (i.e. subclass 187/186/190)

http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Work/

Best of luck!

My husband is Australian, I am Canadian and we have been working and living in Africa since we were married over three years ago.

His contract ended and he accepted work in Australia - he has just completed his probation period so as it now looks like a permanent position

I am looking to join him in Australia. 

We were gob-smacked by the $7k price of a partner (309/100) visa, so we have now been apart over 6-months to save up for that  
But as a Canadian citizen I don't think I can apply for a spousal visa offshore if I am not residing in my home country and my residence visa is

about to expire in the country I am currently residing in.

Does anyone here have any experience or knowledge of that? We cannot find any information about that online and we both work out of town

so cannot check with the local authorities during business hours  in person...

So I think, barring having to go back to Canada and wait for 20-or-more-months >.<  I think my only option is to go to Australia on a tourist visa

and apply for an onshore spousal (820/801) visa. I realise I won't be able to work for the term of the tourist visa, but at least we won't 

have to have a relationship via Skype anymore  

Any input is welcome