Australia Immigration

Partner Migrants

Australia encourages the reunion of couples in genuine relationships. The Partner Migration Program enables Australian citizens and permanent residents, and Eligible New Zealand citizens to sponsor their partner (spouse, fiancé or defacto partner) to migrate to Australia.

To be eligible for Partner Migration, you must either be married, engaged to, or in a defacto (common law) relationship with an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen.

If your application for an interdependent partner or spouse visa is successful, you will be granted a provisional visa for two years. After this period, you will be assessed for permanent residency in Australia.

Partner applications can be made by the spouse (married or de facto). In each case, you must be sponsored or nominated by your partner. Applicants for spouse or interdependent visas must satisfy the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA) that the relationship is genuine and continuing, and applicants for fiancé visas must be able to prove that they will marry their partner in Australia, within 9 months of the visa being granted.