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Hi Paul, Appreciate your response as always. The holder will be onshore. We just want to make sure we do not end up in a tricky situation. Logically if there is partner application filed onshore the applicant is advised/supposed to not travel offshore hence I gather that the bridging should kickstart at the end of 3 months visit visa stay. I see that you're a registered immigration consultant - may I give you a quick call to discuss? If you could PM your contact deets. Cheers

Hi Guys, I have got a technical query on the partner visa. My wife just got the visa visa subclass 600 for a duration of 1 year allowing multiple entries of 3 months stay each. We plan to lodge the partner visa onshore as soon she is here. My wife has enrolled into a master's program, thus we need the bridging visa for sure so that she could continue the porgam at the end of 3 months. However I wanted to find out whether the bridging visa (in lieu of partner visa) starts at the expiry of her 3 months stay or at the lapse of her visit visa after a year? Secondly what's the best timeframe to lodge the partner visa i.e few weeks before the end of 3 months stay?

Thanks Paul. I just wanted to make sure that we do not end up in a tricky situation. My partner will be visiting on a short stay visit visa (application lodged) and we plan to lodge a SC820 partner visa onshore as soon as she is here. I'm a PR holder.

Thanks Paul, is there any communication on when it's going to be implemented?

Hi fellas Can anyone guide whether the new partner visa process where the sponsorship application need to be approved before partner visa request can be lodged is effective? I found confusing information on webpages. Cheers

I'm from Pakistan. I've heard that processing times for partner visas have reduced but thats no guarantee.

Agreed, however people do travel for short periods to get married and return for work when the spouse doesn't have the visa. It may be a red flag but we do have all the evidence to prove our marriage and relationship.

Hi Everyone! I am looking for some help and feedback on our plan here. Thanks in advance! I (M) got married overseas recently and returned to Australia for work commitments. I am a permanent resident in Australia. My wife is still overseas and doesn't have the visa to travel here. She has previously visited Australia on a tourist visa twice. My wife is looking to start a graduate program by Feb/Mar or latest by Jun/July 2022 in case of delays. While putting up an ‘offshore partner’ visa is always an option, we are mindful of the delays since it may take more than a year. Needless to say that we’d like to be together asap (so unfair!). So, we are thinking of putting up a temporary visit visa (SC600) application along with an exemption to travel for her for a short duration (say a month), and apply for a Partner Visa ‘onshore’ subsequently. She has a stable job back home and should be able to prove a genuine temporary stay requirement to see her husband. The idea is that she should be able to get a Bridging Visa A as soon as we submit an onshore partner visa application which should grant her the rights to start her graduate program. Also this will allow her to live in Australia with me rather than waiting out for a partner visa overseas. I am not quite sure of the above strategy, so would like to get any feedback from members who have gone through the process. Some of the other questions in my mind are below: How difficult is it to obtain a visitor visa (tourist) when there is already a relation (spouse) overseas? A question may arise that why is she not applying for the Partner Visa instead. Likelihood of obtaining the exemption to travel to Australia; I understand the Bridging Visa A kicks off once the previous visa expires. What if she is granted a longer duration visa - in which case she may not be able to start her graduate program soon? Is there any likelihood of refusal of the bridging visa or the partner visa? What is the likelihood of receiving a No Further Stay or No Additional Visa condition on the visitor visa? Whether she could apply for a student visa rather than the visitor visa? Any help would be much appreciated.