baileyfriesen Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Hey Everyone, My partner and I are hoping to get me on my partner's 457 Visa. We're having doubts it's going to go over as smoothly as we thought though because our situation is a little different than most. We have now been living together for 8 months but we have also only been dating for 6 months. We had been hoping to apply for the visa as soon as the 6 months hit but now we're thinking that won't be enough. We met because I moved into his share house, and for the first 2 months were only friends. We started going out and at the same time we had started living together ( in the same room) still in our share house. We have all the evidence stating that we have been going out for the 6 months such as camping trips, internet bills, movies, letters addressed to us at the house, joint bank accounts, pictures, statement from friends and more. We obviously want to be 100% honest with our application but I'm worried they'll read our living situation and the rest of the evidence won't even matter. Also, there is quite a big age difference between the two of us so I'm not sure if this will go against us as well. I rang immigration hoping they could shine some light on the situation but all I got from them was that we had to meet the 6 months and we had to have the evidence to prove it. I asked if our situation would jeopardize the application all together and she said she wouldn't be able to tell me. It would only be up to the immigration officer reviewing our file. So really hoping someone on here has had a similar situation or has any ideas on things we can do for our application so that we'll have less of a chance of it getting rejected! Thanks so much in advance!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOMV Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Hello, I assume from what you have written that you have or will be submitting as much evidence as you could think of to show your relationship, including statements from friends/family and a joint statement from you both? Did you have any evidence such as bills in both names that stretch out over a 6 month period? Do you have a joint bank account? Do you have evidence showing that both of you have been living at the same address? All of that will make a difference, and the fact that you are being honest is precisely what you should be doing. (The Department can smell a rat from a mile away.) If you do not meet the requirements to prove that you are in a de facto relationship the 457 will not fall apart, it will just mean that the secondary applicant (whoever is not being offered a job) will not get a visa and then that person will have to look for alternatives, such as a working holiday visa or a student visa or an extended tourist visa. The Department is not out to fail applicants, they just have to make sure that they are able to tick all the necessary boxes for each visa. I hope that helps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrussell Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Do not seek advice from DIBP helplines. The worst case would probably be that you would have to be added later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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