For de facto couples, one of the toughest parts of the partner visa process is establishing that you have been in a de facto relationship for 1 year prior to making the application for a partner visa (1 year requirement)

If you are looking to sponsor your partner to come to Australia, or looking to move to Australia to be with your partner, you have several visa options to consider.

If you have suffered family violence at the hands of your sponsor and your relationship has broken down, you can still be granted a permanent partner visa under what I will call the family violence related criteria.

Requests from the Department are not unusual and not always something to be overly concerned about. Although other times you should be.