the_hat Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Hi, My partner and I would like very much to apply for the offshore partner visa in the next couple of months in the hopes of going out Feb 2018. However there are some things that we would like to get advice on before we apply. My partner (27/Australian) is a uni student (currently on an exchange programme in the UK), he will be entering his final year in August back in Australia. Whereas I am in full time employment in the UK. Will his status as a student affect our application in that he may not be viewed as being financially able to support me? We are torn between waiting from him to finish his degree before applying and the fact that if we do we will have to be apart for months between his uni term dates, which we feel would also have an affect on our application. Further to this how do we strengthen our application concerning housing/living arrangements. We met online at the start of 2015 and finally in September 2015 I came over to Australia on a WHV and stayed there for 9 months. Although we already considered ourselves a couple, we became an official couple on the first day we met in person and began living together from that date. During his first semester we stayed in a share house but from November till February we lived with his mum. After that we lived together in an apartment by ourselves until I went back home late June 2016. In June 2016 he followed me back over on a year long student exchange and has been living in a combination of uni halls and my parents' house to save money for the visa. I'm worried that this doesn't add up enough time that counts as 'living together as a couple' although we've officially been together over 1.5 years and have barely been apart and see each other every day. Any help would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLeanne Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Hi, my partner and u have been living apart for almost 12 months, but he came to England to stay with myself and our daughter for 3 months out of that year. I had to come back due to family issues. As far as I was told my a migrant adviser, as long as you can produce phone bills with your calls to each other, any cards, text messages, facebook posts, tickets from your holidays etc, that will be in place of living together. This is what I was told, but I will be interested to see what others say, as I am still researching myself! Hope this helped a little! Sent from my iPhone using PomsinOz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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