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Understanding the Partner Visas 820 and 801

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Migration Centre of Australia

Are you an Australian citizen, a permanent resident, or an eligible New Zealand citizen in Australia? If yes, you can sponsor your overseas partner to stay with you forever. Distance relationships can work only for a limited period. A time comes when you and your partner decide to settle down together. At that time, applying for a partner visa for Australia is one of the best approaches.

 

Partner Visa 820 and 801 are two popular visa plans. They are associated with each other because Subclass 820 is a temporary visa, and Subclass 801 is a permanent visa. Subclass 820 leads directly to the permanent partner visa. 

 

Subclass 820 Partner Visa 

Applying for this visa is your foremost step toward getting a permanent partner visa. The visa is applied from Australia. It is a temporary visa that allows you to stay in the country till your permanent partner visa subclass 801 is finalized. You are not eligible to apply for the permanent partner visa if you don’t have the subclass 820 visa. The visa cost can be cheaper if you are a Prospective Marriage Visa holder. The visa processing time may take a maximum of 39 months and a minimum of 5 months. 

The visa is for the partner who is in a genuine relationship with his spouse or de facto partner of an Australian citizen, PR, or an eligible New Zealand citizen. Your spouse or de facto in Australia sponsors you. At the time of visa application, you are in Australia. 

 

Subclass 801 Partner Visa 

As the name suggests, the visa is valid for an unlimited duration. Only subclass 820 visa holders are eligible for it. The spouse visa costs you nothing because you have already paid through the combined applications for subclass 820 and subclass 801. The processing time may take a minimum of 7 months and a maximum of 23 months. The visa holder can live, work and study in Australia as long as they want. They become eligible to sponsor family members to come to Australia. Later, they can apply for Australian citizenship after looking at the requirements for eligibility.  

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