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Fifth Edition of “Australian Partner Visa Guide: Love Shouldn’t Cost You Everything” Released Today
Celebrating a Milestone with the release of the Fifth Edition of Australia’s best DIY visa guide
In a remarkable journey that began in 2016, “Australian Partner Visa Guide: Love Shouldn’t Cost You Everything” by Fiona Chan has become a trusted resource not only for individuals navigating the complex visa process but also for migration agents entering in the market. Today, the guide is set to launch its latest edition, marking a significant milestone in its long history. Read More
Give Details Of The Social Aspects Of The Relationship
Last updated: 11 December 2023
The Social Aspects Of The Relationship
The elements of the relationship have variously been called ‘pillar’, ‘aspect’ and most recently ‘factor’ by the Department. They change the name of these elements as much as they change their name (which is why I often just call them The Department). However, the basic 4 element/pillar/aspect exists: financial, nature of the commitment, nature of the household and social aspects of the relationship.
When I first started writing my book it was called ‘aspects of a relationship’ and you’ll still see this in the forms despite them undergoing a name change. You will also see many other sites use different names for it but it all means the same thing: there are 4 things to a relationship that the Department wants you to prove and today I’m going to explain the social aspect of the relationship and how you can provide evidence to support this.
Give Details Of The Nature Of The Commitment The Applicant And The Sponsor Have To Each Other
Last updated: 11 December 2023
The Nature Of The Commitment The Applicant And The Sponsor Have To Each Other
The Australian partner visa application is evaluated against the following criteria whether you’re in a married relationship or a de-facto partnership:
- Financial aspects of the relationship
- Social aspects of the relationship
- Nature of the commitment to each other
- Nature of the household
These 4 aspects of a relationship are considered by the case officer to be the cornerstone of what relationships are and while you don’t have to answer each and every aspect (also called 4 pillars of the relationship, 4 elements of a relationship or simply 4 things of the relationship) the more evidence you can provide to these 4 aspects will further support your Australian partner visa application.
In today’s post we’re going to discuss the nature of the commitment of the applicant and the sponsor have to each other.
Give Details Of The Nature Of The Household
Last updated: 11 December 2023
The Nature Of The Household
When evaluating your Australian partner visa application, case officers are evaluating your application against the following 4 criteria that are otherwise known as the 4 aspects of the relationship:
- Financial aspects of the relationship
- Social aspects of the relationship
- Nature of the commitment to each other
- Nature of the household
Today, we’re continuing our series on the 4 aspects of the relationship (or also called 4 elements of a relationship, 4 pillars of a relationship or simply 4 things depending on who you talk to) and I’m going to show you how to write details of the nature of the household.
Speeding Up Your Partner Visa Application Processing Time
Speeding Up Your Partner Visa Application Processing Time
Dear readers,
I’ve been going through a lot of partner visa application reviews lately and the number 1 problem that I’ve noticed in an increasing amount of applications is:
Not presenting the information properly!
This can lead to:
- Invalid visa applications
- Delays in visa processing
- Possible visa refusal
- Requests for further information
- Investigations by the Department
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Medicare and Partner Visas – Can I Get It?
Medicare and Partner Visas – Can I Get It?
Last updated: 31 October 2023
So I’ve been getting a lot of questions around this: “can partner visa apply for medicare?” and similarly “can partner visa get Centrelink?”
Today I’ll deal with whether a partner visa applicant can get Medicare and shortly I’ll have a separate post on whether a partner visa applicant get Centrelink.
Let’s begin with a brief summary of what Medicare does: it’s the public healthcare system that provides a lot of the essential yet basic services such as going to the doctors, seeing specialists, getting x-rays or tests, getting medicines, going to hospital and mental healthcare plans. Of course, there are limitations but basically it’s what Australians know and come to enjoy as ‘free or universal healthcare’.
At any time that you see a doctor that’s ‘bulk billed’ you know it’s covered by Medicare. This means the government pays the cost directly to the doctor. Similarly for medicines that you might get from the pharmacy on prescription – some, not all are covered by Medicare.
Medicare is funded through all working Australian’s income taxes. You will see this in your tax returns every year asking a few questions that calculate your Medicare levy.
For a more detailed explanation of how Medicare works, you can visit their site here: https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/medicare
How much does an Australian partner visa cost? All the expected (and unexpected) fees
How much does an Australian partner visa cost?
Last updated: 17 August 2023
Warning: this is a long read because I’ll be going through how much an Australian partner visa application costs – breaking down the expected and unexpected fees.
The usual suspects include the partner visa application fee itself but what about all the other costs for collecting and gathering the evidence that you’ll need? This post will give you an estimate so that you can budget accordingly because we all know that getting it wrong could cost you a fortune.
Fourth Edition of the Australian Partner Visa Guide Out Today – includes COVID-19 chapter
Fourth Edition of the Australian Partner Visa Guide has arrived with more insights from past applications, statutory declarations and updated procedures in response to COVID-19
As we entered unprecedented times with COVID-19, I wanted to believe that life wouldn’t change much and definitely for not this long. When the world shut down to the global pandemic, we didn’t fully consider the human costs and how it would change society irrevocably.
I too was not immune to the effects of isolation and as a result my mental health took a toll but also became a focus. It’s because of this isolation that this fourth edition was severely delayed. It’s also because of the isolation that I could finish the fourth edition.