Eligibility quiz
Are you legally married to your partner?
Benefits
Benefits for youBenefits for you
Live in Australia
Permanent residents can live in Australia indefinitely.
Temporary holders can live in Australia while their permanent application is processed.
Study in Australia
Permanent residents can study in Australia.
Temporary holders can generally study, but their permission and its conditions control what they can do; check your conditions.
Work in Australia
Permanent residents can work in any lawful job.
Temporary holders can generally work, but their permission and its conditions control what they can do; check your conditions.
Travel and return
Permanent residents can return to Australia from overseas while their travel permission is valid.
Sponsor eligible relatives
Permanent residents can sponsor eligible relatives for permanent residence, but sponsorship does not guarantee they can move to Australia.
Get crisis help abroad
Permanent residents can generally get Australian consular help during an overseas crisis.
Seek property loans
Permanent residents can generally apply for bank loans to buy property.
Use public healthcare
Permanent residents can enrol in Medicare, Australia’s national health scheme.
Not every treatment is free.
Get government support
Permanent residents may qualify for government payments, depending on the payment, income, assets and residence.
Newly arrived residents may face waits of one to four years, with different rules or exemptions for some payments.
How to apply
Applying from inside AustraliaApplying from inside Australia
Fill in the application
Create or sign in to ImmiAccount, choose the Partner visa application for subclass 820 and fill it in online.
Fill in the applicationArrange your sponsorship
Ask your partner to complete and lodge the Sponsorship for a Partner to Migrate to Australia form, Form 40SP, and provide the requested evidence as directed in ImmiAccount.
Get the sponsor formGather your documents
Prepare the required documents for your Partner visa application.
See required documentsUpload your documents
Upload your documents and your partner’s evidence to your application in ImmiAccount.
Upload your documentsSubmit your application
While you are in Australia, pay the visa application charge in ImmiAccount and submit your application online. A paper application is possible only if Home Affairs invites you to use one.
Submit your applicationComplete health examinations
If Home Affairs asks you to have health examinations, arrange and complete them using its instructions.
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Wait for the decision
Follow your application in ImmiAccount and respond to requests for more information or documents. Wait for the decision on your temporary Partner visa.
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Request permanent visa assessment
Once your temporary visa is granted, follow its conditions and keep your permission to stay valid. After two years have passed since your 820 application, sign in to ImmiAccount, choose New application, then Family, then Stage 2 - Permanent Partner Visa Assessment (100, 801), and use the application ID in your Home Affairs correspondence to lodge the assessment.
Start permanent assessmentWait for the decision
Keep your evidence current, respond to requests and complete any health or character checks Home Affairs asks for. Wait for the permanent visa decision in ImmiAccount.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Birth certificates
Provide your birth certificate and one for each family member included in your application, where available. If a certificate is unavailable, provide alternative identity or family evidence allowed by your ImmiAccount checklist; your partner should also provide any family evidence the checklist requests.
Partner's residence evidence
Provide evidence of your partner's Australian permanent visa, Australian citizenship or other eligible citizenship status. Your partner can use the evidence requested in the ImmiAccount checklist.
Marriage certificate *
Provide the certificate for your marriage to your partner. It should show that your marriage is legally valid.
* Only if you are applying as a married couple.
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Things to think aboutThings to think about
Travel permission expiry
Permanent residents have no automatic right to return from overseas after their travel permission expires, even though permanent residence itself is indefinite.
Status can end
Temporary permission lasts while the permanent application is processed, so holders must avoid overstaying.
Breaking conditions, providing false information or documents, serious crimes, character problems or other legal grounds can lead to cancellation.
Cancellation can also lead to a ban on returning for up to three years or, in some cases, permanently.
Discuss
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Australia Visa and Migration Hub
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