Partner visas
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A Natural Justice Letter Citing PIC 4020: The Deadline That Decides Your Partner Visa
PIC 4020 and partner visas in 2026: triggers, the three and ten year exclusion periods, answering a natural justice letter, and the $3,727 review fee.
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Why Two Partner Visa Files Lodged the Same Week Finish Years Apart
Partner visa processing in 2026: how priorities and lodgement order work, where files lose time, and how to keep an $11,710 application moving.
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One Request, No Reminders: The Pre-Lodgement Audit for a Partner Visa
Partner visa applications in 2026 may get one request for missing material, or none. Audit your file before paying the $11,710 charge with this checklist.
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Financial, Household, Social, Commitment: Partner Visa Evidence That Reads as One Story
Partner visa evidence for 2026: the four aspects the Department must consider, documents that carry weight, and how to organise an $11,710 application.
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The $11,710 Question: Partner Visa Charges for 2026-27 and What Sits on Top
Partner visa cost 2026-27: $11,710 main applicant, $5,860 adult dependant, $2,935 child, $1,955 after a subclass 300, plus health, police and review fees.
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Where You Stand on Lodgement Day Decides Everything: 820/801 Versus 309/100
Partner visa pathways for 2026: the onshore 820/801 and offshore 309/100 compared, who can apply, condition 8503, and what the $11,710 charge covers.
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Four Statements That Say the Same Thing: Getting Form 888 Right
Form 888 guide for partner visas in 2026: who can be a witness, a weak and a strong example, and a checklist so declarations support an $11,710 file.
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Twelve Months or a Certificate: How De Facto Couples Qualify for a Partner Visa
De facto partner visa rules for 2026: how the 12 months are counted, the Victorian registration exception, and evidence that fixes a start date. $11,710.
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Three Bridging Visas, Three Different Answers: Work and Travel During an 820 Application
Bridging visa rules for onshore partner visa applicants in 2026: when the BVA starts, work rights, the $575 Bridging visa B for travel, and what ends it.
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