MonkeyPockets Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Hello, I have been granted my Partner (Provisional) visa subclass 309 and will be traveling to Australia in April this year (2022) which is within the required timeframe to activate the visa. Do I need to do anything before traveling in regards to this visa e.g. submit the visa ref to someone, print it out to show at Australian passport control, get it printed on a t-shirt and wear it whilst traveling  ? I have searched all over and there is nothing to suggest that I have to do any of this but I thought I would ask here as many of you would have gone through this process. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 No, you don't need to do anything. The moment your passport is scanned on entering Australia, the visa is activated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhand Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 14 hours ago, MonkeyPockets said: Do I need to do anything before traveling in regards to this visa I would do a VEVO check to ensure that the visa is correctly registered in the Department’s systems. I would also take a hard copy as well, although you are unlikely to need it.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyPockets Posted February 15, 2022 Author Share Posted February 15, 2022 Thank you both for your replies. I was hoping that considering the amount of money it cost to apply for the visa I'd at least get some sort of badge to wear. This may be a question for another post but in regards to this 309 visa what are the requirements to actually live in Australia so it doesn't expire. In my case, I am traveling over in April for a 4-week trip this year to activate it and then coming back to the UK. My partner (who is an Australian citizen and my sponsor) and I do plan on living in Australia at some point in the future but is there a time limit for us to do this? Will the visa expire if this doesn't happen in the next 2, 5, 20 years?  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhand Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 38 minutes ago, MonkeyPockets said: Thank you both for your replies. I was hoping that considering the amount of money it cost to apply for the visa I'd at least get some sort of badge to wear. This may be a question for another post but in regards to this 309 visa what are the requirements to actually live in Australia so it doesn't expire. In my case, I am traveling over in April for a 4-week trip this year to activate it and then coming back to the UK. My partner (who is an Australian citizen and my sponsor) and I do plan on living in Australia at some point in the future but is there a time limit for us to do this? Will the visa expire if this doesn't happen in the next 2, 5, 20 years?  The whole process of arriving first time on the visa is a distinctly underwhelming experience. The 309 is valid until the 100 is granted. The 100 is then valid for 5 years if you are offshore. After that you will need a resident return visa if you want to travel to Australia whilst maintaining your permanent residence status. It is a requirement of the 309/100 visa that you intend to live in Australia although they rarely ask you to prove it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyPockets Posted February 15, 2022 Author Share Posted February 15, 2022 Thank you Paul. I appreciate you taking the time to answer my questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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