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This visa type is suitable for the wife, husband or de-facto partner (including same sex relationship) of a New Zealand sponsor. Applicants are eligible for this visa if their New Zealand sponsor is either in Australia as the holder of a Special Category visa OR upon entry to Australia will be the holder of a Special Category visa.
There are several requirements that applicants must meet in order to be considered for this Visa:
If married - marriage must be recognised under Australian Law.
- Marriage must be legal in Australia or in country of marriage;
- Marriages NOT recognised include:
- Arranged or proxy marriages (husband and wife must have physically met before marriage, and live together after marriage),
- Polygamous marriage,
- Marriages within prohibited degrees of relationship (generally meaning close family members),
- Same sex marriage (may be considered for Interdependency Visa),
- Marriage of convenience, and
- Marriage that is only recognised by custom.
If unmarried - must be in a de facto relationship.
- Live together (or do not live apart on a permanent basis);
- Commitment to a shared life as husband and wife to exclusion of all others;
- Must have lived together for a period of at least 12 months prior to lodging visa application.
Please be aware:
All relationships will be assessed on a number of factors to determine that the relationship is genuine. Some of these factors are as follows.
We advise that applicants should be able to:
- Provide evidence detailing mutual commitment - which includes the length of the relationship and time spent living together;
- Provide financial evidence supporting their mutual commitment to their partner; and
- Provide evidence demonstrating the social aspects of the relationship, including pictures and the opinions of family and friends about the relationship.
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