What are the requirements for applying for Australian spouse immigration?

Australian spouse immigration refers to the status of spouse, potential spouse (fiancee or fiance) or dependency relationship of Australian citizens, permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens.

First, the basic conditions for applying for Australian spouse immigration:

Basic conditions for applying for a two-year spouse temporary residence visa

1. Married couple category: Your relationship is sincere and continuing in a planned way. The existence of this relationship is the key condition for approving immigration.

2. Type of cohabiting partner: If it is a cohabiting relationship, this relationship has lasted for 12 months before the application (you and your partner have been in this relationship for 12 months immediately before the application date).

3. category of unmarried couples: both parties are over 18 years old (you and your fiance? Age must be above 18 years old); Eligible to marry in Australia according to law; Sincerely hope to register marriage with the guarantor and maintain a real and long-term marriage relationship; The applicant and the unmarried spouse know each other (you and your fiance? We have met and know each other.

Basic requirements for obtaining a permanent spouse visa (basic requirements for participating in a permanent spouse immigrant visa)

Married, cohabiting and unmarried people in the above categories can be converted into permanent residence visas if they meet the following conditions after two years of temporary residence:

1. has applied for and held a temporary residence visa for more than 2 years (unmarried visa holders must have registered their marriage for at least 2 years);

2. The guarantor's guarantee is still valid (that is, the spouse has not revoked the guarantee);

3. Keep a real and long-term relationship with the guarantor and live together;

4. Basic information of the guarantor:

Australian citizens or permanent residents (Australian adults (18 years old or above) who usually live in Australia;

Sponsor others to immigrate as spouses or unmarried spouses or be sponsored by others to immigrate to Australia for no more than 2 times; Moreover, in the past five years, no one has sponsored or been sponsored by others to immigrate to Australia on a spouse or unmarried spouse visa;

Did not receive pensions and subsidies from the Australian government (if they received full pensions or subsidies from the Australian government in the past year, your guarantee cannot provide an acceptable guarantee of support).

In the category of spouse visa, the immigration law repeatedly emphasizes that two people must maintain a real and long-term intimate relationship. Therefore, if the relationship breaks down and the sponsor withdraws his sponsorship within two years of the temporary visa, the applicant will not be able to obtain a permanent residence visa.

It is worth noting that although the relevant laws and regulations stipulate strict conditions, there are exceptions based on humanitarian standpoint. For example, in cases involving the death of the guarantor, spouse abuse or children, the applicant can still obtain a permanent residence visa (exempt from the 2-year requirement) without being affected by the withdrawal of the guarantor.

Second, Australian spouse immigration related matters needing attention

At present, the number of Australian spouse immigrants is about 500 per year. The requirements for the applicant's own conditions are not as strict as those for skilled immigrants (who need academic qualifications and professional experience), investment immigrants (who need a lot of money and business experience) and parents immigrants (who need several children).

This form of immigration has become a simple, direct and efficient immigration shortcut. Just like the problems faced by immigration authorities in all other western countries.

Australian spouse immigrants not only really love each other and form good couples, but also attract some people to use spouse marriage as a means to achieve the simple purpose of one party profiting from the other immigration. The marital or cohabitation relationship of these people is nominal.

Therefore, the Australian immigration authorities approve and control spouse applicants in order to get rid of the false and keep the true, reunite lovers with real and lasting intimate relationships, and expose nominal marriages.

However, due to insufficient materials and experience, even a real spouse may be refused a visa. Strict and complicated approval procedures make it very difficult for true and false spouses to apply for immigration.