Help picking the right Visa.

[Jack Miller]

Hello,

The situation: Met my partner in Canada and fell in love. She's an Australian citizen and wants to move home and bring me with her. We have lived together for more than a year. Have all the evidence to prove it too, however need to know which visa is best for getting into the country during Covid. At the moment it looks like I can be exempt from the entry ban due to de facto partnership, but need to apply for a visa first and not sure which one will be best and fastest. 

From our research, our options are either visitor visa- subclass 600 , working holiday visa- subclass 417 or De factor/Partner visa ( however this looked to take the longest to be processed). We are looking to stay permanently, and want to know if we got the visitor visa if we can then apply from inside AUS once there, for more permanent visa options. 

Any help would be greatly appreciated as covid is ramping up again in Canada and we want to be safe and at her family home in Perth. 

Thanks,

Jack.

[BigJoe]

You can apply while your in Australia for a subclass 820 and get permanent residency with the subclass 801.

if outside Australia it’s the subclass 309 followed by the subclass 100.

Both the above are partner visas.

A working visa will depends on your trade and if it’s in demand Down Under. 
 

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-finder 

Edited December 15, 2020 by BigJoe

[Marisawright]

Under normal circumstances, your quickest pathway would be the Working Holiday Visa, then apply for a partner visa once you're onshore.    However, WHV's aren't available at the moment, and won't be until the travel restrictions are lifted.

The simplest option would be to apply for a 309 visa, wait for it to be granted (which could take a year or so), then come to Australia.  

Your other option would be to apply for a tourist visa, then apply for a partner visa once you are onshore.  Tourists aren't being allowed in at the moment, but as the partner of an Australian citizen, you can apply for an exemption.