Partner visas
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Still Married on Paper: The Partner Visa Test When the Earlier Marriage Never Ended in Law
A second marriage is never valid for the Migration Act. Cabsari [2021] AATA 1432 shows how a de facto partner visa is won on separation evidence, not a divorce. $11,710 charge.
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What $11,710 Buys: The Partner Visa Queue the Minister Described
The Minister explained why partner visas take years. A Budget planning level caps places while demand rises. What that means for your money and your plans.
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Marriage Is Not a Reason: The 8503 Waiver Test and Your Partner Visa
Home Affairs lists marriage to an Australian as not a reason to waive condition 8503. What that means for couples before the visitor visa rules change.
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Lodge Before the Instrument Lands: Your Decision After Burke’s Speech
Burke's 17 September 2026 overhaul: student family ban, no further stay on visitor visas, 45,000 backpacker ballot places. What to lodge before the start date.
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The Tick Box That Ends More Partner Visas Than the Conviction Behind It
A conviction rarely refuses a partner visa; a wrong answer about it can. The 12 month line, the Form 1023 fix, Direction 110 and the $11,710 charge in 2026.
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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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