Family and Spouse Visas

You may be eligible for an Australian Spouse visa, in case you are presently sharing a relationship with a permanent resident of Australia, or an Australian citizen, or an eligible citizen of New Zealand, and want to reside with your partner in Australia.

 For the applicants, it is necessary to provide substantial proof that they are sharing a genuine relationship, which would be continuing. Some of the ways to demonstrate this proof is to show financial commitment, the nature of their household, emotional support and social acceptance. After you submit your application, the authorities may initially grant you a temporary visa, while they decide on your permanent visa for immigration. You can obtain a permanent visa, in case you are in the relationship for more than 2 years. Besides, some applicants may be entitled to get the permanent visa directly. This depends on the strength of your relationship, and whether or not you have children.

Married couples

For married couples, the marriage has to be recognized as per the Australian law. Under this law, marriages that are carried out and recognized in a country other than Australia are normally recognized in Australia as well.

De Facto Couples including same-sex couples

In case of de factor relationships including same-sex and heterosexual couples, they should be living together for a period of 12 months at least, before they submit their application. In case you are in a de factor relationship, can also register their association in order to relax the requirement of living together for 12 months.

An applicant may also be entitled to apply on the grounds of de facto, in case he or she have been living for the mentioned duration, given that their relationship is mutually exclusive. This is also applicable if any of the parry is married legally to a third person and waiting for a divorce.

Entitlements of the visa

Once you obtain this visa, you would be entitled to:

• Work in Australia
• Reside in Australia, unless any concrete decision is made with regard to the permanent partner visa
• Study in the country without accessing the funding of the government
• Access Medicare, the healthcare and expense scheme of the Australian government

Skilled Recognized Graduate Visa (Subclass 476)

The Skilled Recognized Graduate Visa (Subclass 476) is an Australian temporary visa. This program has been designed for fresh engineering graduates studying in recognized universities or colleges. Through this visa, the applicants can obtain the right to work in the country. They can also become eligible for Australian permanent residence, or get a provisional skilled visa.

Benefits of obtaining a Skilled Recognized Graduate Visa

• The immigrants can study, work and live in the country up to a duration of 18 months
• During the validity of the visa, the applicants can frequently visit Australia
• Once they fulfil the eligibility criteria, they become entitled to apply for Australian permanent residence

Eligibility criteria

You can obtain a Skilled Recognized Graduate Visa if you fulfil the following criteria: 

• You are not more than 31 years of age
• In the last 24 months, you have obtained an eligible qualification in engineering from a recognized institution
• You fulfil the character and health requirements
• So long that you were a dependent family member, you do not hold or have not applied for the Temporary Graduate Visa subclass 485 Visa or the Skilled Recognized Visa
• The application would be approved only if you hold a Bachelor’s, Master’s, Postgraduate or Doctoral degree

The areas of study where you need to specialize to qualify for this visa are:

• Mechanical, production and plant engineering
• Structural engineering
• Environmental engineering
• Chemical engineering
• Civil engineering
• Electrical and Electronics engineering
• Electrical engineering
• Instrument and Control engineering
• Electronics and Communication engineering

Health Requirements

 The health requirements vary significantly, depending on the cases. However, in general, the applicants need to undergo tests for the activity they intend to do in Australia, citizenship or country, along with the time they have spent for the last five years in all the countries. This is applicable for the visa holder as well as the accompanying family members who have been included in the application, regardless of whether or not they are migrating. The results obtained from health tests remain valid for a period of 12 months.

Character Requirements

• It is necessary for the applicant to produce a police certificate, stating that you have not been convicted under any criminal case in the last ten years.
• You also need to produce police certificates for each of the countries where you have resided for more than 12 months, or more after you turned 16. This record has to be furnished for the last ten years. 

English skills

The applicant should be able to produce evidence pertaining to any of the recognized English language tests. This includes:

• A band score of 6 in IELTS, obtaining a minimum of 5 in all four components.
• Obtain 50 as an overall score in PTE, with 36 as the minimum score in all the four components.
• Obtaining an equivalent score in TOEFL, OET, CAE or IBT.

 Inclusion of family members

Here is a list of eligible family members, whom you accompany the applicant:

• The spouse of the applicant
• You or your partner’s child or stepchild

If you are interested to apply for the visa, it would be wise to seek professional help from our consultants. This would eliminate possible delays and issues during the application process. The professionals can guide you seamlessly through the immigration journey, cutting unnecessary costs. We can help you streamline your immigration process.