Arranging Evidence for Future Partner Visa

[Guest 132]

Hi,

Looking for a quick bit of advice, I'm sure its been asked before but couldn't find it - 

 

Currently on a 2nd year WHV expiring in 10 months and am dating a Brit who is on a PR here for the past 6 months.

I've heard lots of rumours about what requirements are needed in case I got down the defacto route -  which seems most likely.

• Such as evidence of a relationship? Whats good to have?
• Living together for a year? is this a requirement? To Be named on the Lease?
• Bill Together? Joint Bank Account?
• Pictures Together?
• Tagged in Facebook Events Together?
• Personal Messages to Each other?
• Minimum length of relationship?
• Registering a relationship? how is this done? She was mentioned when I applied for my 2nd year visa as my partner - does that mean its registered in NSW?

 

Appreciate your help in advanced.

I will be using an agent If i end up going down this route.

[ali]

The biggest requirement is not to be 'dating' but living as an all but married couple.

Mentioning her on your WHV application doesn't register your relationship - you have to do this officially.  If you google registering a relationship in NSW it will give you the web page and all the info you need.

Statements from family/friends about your relationship are also helpful

[Jon the Hat]

It will certainly help to be living together with mutual financial commitments:

Lease in both names

Joint bank account payment going in and joint commitments being paid out of it

Bills in both names + other individual correspondence to the same address

Both names on car insurance

Evidence of travel together - joint names on booking documentation

As Ali mentioned, Dating is not a defacto relationship, but you can overcome the 1 year requirement by registering, so I would focus on moving quickly into that status now.