Subclass 309
Partner (Provisional) visa
This visa lets the de facto partner or spouse of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen live in Australia temporarily. Getting this visa is the first step towards a permanent Partner visa (subclass 100).
- It is a temporary visa
- It leads directly to the permanent Partner visa
- You must be outside Australia when you apply
Stay
Temporarily until your permanent Partner visa (subclass 100) application is finalised or you withdraw your application.
Cost
From AUD8,850.00
Processing Time
For an indication of processing times for this visa, use the visa processing time guide tool. This will show the processing times for recently decided applications. It is a guide only and not specific to your application.
To convey a realistic processing time for on-hand and new applications, processing time data does not include applications previously impacted by Ministerial Direction 80. Applicants impacted by this now superseded Ministerial Direction have been individually contacted and their applications are now being processed.
The Department continues to prioritise aged, and compassionate and compelling applications. This is reflected in current processing times.
Subclass 100
Partner (Migrant) visa
The visa lets the de facto partner or spouse of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen, live in Australia permanently. It is usually granted to people who hold a temporary Partner visa (subclass 309).
This is a permanent visa
You must hold a temporary Partner visa (subclass 309)
Stay
Permanently.
Cost
You paid for this visa when you made your combined application for the temporary and permanent partner visas.
Processing Time
For an indication of processing times for this visa, use the visa processing time guide tool. This will show the processing times for recently decided applications. It is a guide only and not specific to your application.