My Australian fiance(she born there) and I ( I am born in England) wish to move permanently to Australia and then a few years after settling marry there. We have lived together in the UK for 4 years in a property we own and have plenty of evidence we are a genuine couple. As gaining permanent residency over temporary I am told has many advantages I assume I should
1) Apply for a permanent subclass 100 visa instead of the temporary 309 visa?
2) What are the approximate total costs of
My 309/100 was approved earlier this year so I have some recent relevant experience
1) no, you apply for both together. There's no separate application nor separate cost. Most often in straightforward cases they get approved together.
2) I spent £5,400. The application is the bulk of it. Then medicals, police checks etc.
3) I spent almost 50 hours completing the application. It was approved 6 weeks after submission and might have been quicker if I hadn't sat on my han