Australia Partner Visa Subclass 820-801

To be eligible for visa subclass 820, you must

• be in a genuine relationship with your spouse or de facto partner who is an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen
• be in Australia when you apply for this visa and when we decide your temporary visa application. Family who apply with you must also be in Australia

Step 1: Prepare Your Documents

You must provide all required documents with your application to prove the claims you make. You must gather all documents in your computer as you will be asked to upload documents one by one.

Step 2: Lodge Your Application

The Partner Visa (Subclasses 820 and 801) visa may be lodged online through ImmiAccount, by post, or in person. At the time of visa lodgment, you must have all documents ready as well as the visa application fee, which can be paid by credit card.

Step 3: Wait for a decision

You must know that there is a processing time for each visa application. For subclass 820, 75% of applications are processed in 20 months and 90% of applications are processed in 27 months. Visa officer might send you request checklist to provide additional documents from you or sponsor.

Step 4: Receive your visa and start living in Australia

Once your application is approved, you will receive your visa and can start work in Australia.

• Form 80, filled up by the applicant
• Form 888
• Applicant’s passport
• Birth Certificate
• Academic documents
• Recently taken Photographs
• Marriage certificate
• Police Clearance

Evidence of your marriage as a genuine and ongoing, please submit the followings:

• Engagement pictures
• Wedding invitation cards
• Receipts of other shopping, e.g. jewelry, cloths, shoes, cosmetics, luggage, etc.
• Pictures that you have been out for shopping with the spouse or his/her family
• Any restaurant bills that you have eaten with the spouse or his/her family
• Receipts of sweet purchase for wedding
• Wedding pictures
• Reception Program pictures
• Ticket of your travel for honeymoon
• Hotel receipt from honeymoon trip
• Your living arrangement (home rent/address proof)
• Joint Bank account / Bank account nominee papers or any other financial involvements between applicant and sponsor
• Letters, email, phone card, gifts that was exchanged between both of you
• Any other documents that you think proof your relation with the sponsor

Statement from the applicant on

• How the relationship developed
• the formalization process and programs

Sponsors Documents

At least two statutory declarations Form 888 by the Supporting Witness, preferably from individuals who are Australian citizens or permanent residents and who have personal knowledge of your spouse relationship and support your claim that the relationship is genuine and continuing.

Sponsor must satisfy the visa officer by providing all identity documents, evidence of income, and evidence of address and a number of documents accordingly DHA visa checklist.

Prospective Marriage visa (subclass 300) holders: AUD 1,310 for the main applicant. If you previously held a Prospective Marriage visa but didn’t apply for the subclass 820 and 801 visas before that visa expired: AUD 1,660.

Dependent Child visa (subclass 445) holders: nil.

Most other applicants: AUD7,850 for the main applicant.

The cost covers this Temporary visa and the Permanent Partner visa (subclass 801).

There is also a fee for each family member that applies for the visa with you.

You might also have to pay other costs such as those for health checks, biometrics and police certificates.

To work out how much your visa will cost, use the Visa pricing estimator. The estimator does not take into account the other costs.

Processing Time

• 75% of applications: 12 months
• 90% of applications: 18 months