keri

Hello Everyone!
I am sooo confused at the moment! I have just been reading through some of the posts and I really need help answering an important question.

My partner will be the main applicant as he is an engineer and on the MODL list. My profession is not on the SOL list at all so I will be going as a defacto spouse.

Now my question is: Does my partner have to be a resident before he can sponsor me i.e, already granted his visa or can I just go on his application form. I read that only a resident or Oz citizen can sponsor.

Thank you in advance

Keri

AndyD

Are you married?

keri

No but been together for 2.5 years and living together for 1 year

spottydog

You can be included in the visa application as a defacto spouse, you will just need to include proof that you have lived together for at least a year (and have the medical & police checks)

keri

great, Thank you, so I just do on the same form as him?

spottydog

Put your details in the spouse section with him as the main applicant then attached certified copies of your proof of living together (we included things like mortgage statements, bank statements, council tax bills, solicitors letters and our will, other have included stat decs to)

keri

Thats great, thank you for the info!!!!!!!!!!!
If I could I would buy you a

lovealot

My partner is on my visa as I am the main applicant.
Ours was fine , just remember to give as much evidence as you can to prove you are a couple. We got a neighbour to make a statutory decloration at a solicitors saying she had known us for several years and also a family member to do the same
Good luck and dont worry about it

diddy

As already said, you can chill out now. You just need to prove the de facto. Look up posts on this via a search. There's a good link to Mlbonners post on this that was done last week. If you can't find it, do a search on posts started by her.

Paul.

cranni

yes you go on the application with him as de facto, under same conditions. My son is coming over on student visa at xmas, his partner is on the form, they have been together 4 yrs, lived together 12 months, they have to prove they are a couple, she has holiday reciepts and photos, from the last 4 yrs, she will be here on the same conditions as him, ie she can only work 20 hrs. hope this helps. Denise