820/801 Domestic spouse immigrant visa advantages
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The applicant has no education, assets, work experience requirements;

There is no need for financial guarantees;

Freedom to travel to and from Australia during the visa period;

Access to Australian public health and other social welfare benefits;

You can apply for Australian citizenship if you meet the residency requirements;

Visa-free entry to New Zealand.

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820/801 Domestic spouse immigrant Visa application requirements

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Requirements for applicants: No education, work experience, proof of assets and other requirements for applicants, but applicants must meet health and character tests.

Sponsor requirements: Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen over 18 years of age. Each person can only sponsor twice in their lifetime and at least five years apart, or more than five years if the sponsor obtained permanent residence status on a spousal visa (domestic spouse 820/801 or foreign spouse 390/100), or a contributing parent immigrant (subclass143), After the RRV visa transfer, you can sponsor your spouse to apply for immigration.

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From 2021 onwards, spousal visa sponsors, who are permanent resident non-citizens, will be required to request an English language score of IELTS 4.5 or equivalent along with the applicant. Applicants must also pass a language test 12 months before applying.

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The applicant must be the sponsor's married or common-law spouse (both heterosexual and same-sex), and the marriage and de facto marriage must have existed prior to the application.

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Marriage spouse: Registered marriage in an institution recognized by the Australian Immigration Department Spouses living in China registered marriage spouses meet the basic conditions for applying for spouse immigration.

Cohabiting spouse: must have been in a cohabiting relationship for at least 12 months before submitting the visa application and must provide relevant documentation; The 12-month cohabitation requirement can be waived if a certificate of cohabitation registered in Australia is issued.

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820/801 Domestic Spouse Immigrant Visa application process

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Assessment of the applicant and the guarantor;

Collecting relationship evidence and preparing visa documents;

Submit an 820/801 spouse visa application;

820 spouse resident visa approved;

Retain and receive evidence of the relationship during the 2-year relationship review period;

After meeting the two-year examination period, that is, 2 years after submitting the 820/801 application, supplement the 801 permanent residence visa materials;

Successfully obtained 801 permanent residence visa.

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If the following conditions are met, the applicant can directly obtain the 801 permanent residence visa

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The applicant and the sponsor have been husband and wife for more than 3 years, or de facto husband and wife relationship.

The applicant and the sponsor have been husband and wife for more than 2 years, or de facto husband and wife, and have one child.

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820/801 visa processing cycle

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Phase I 820 visa processing period of 12-24 months;

The Phase 2 801 visa process takes 6-8 months.

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820/801 Domestic spouse immigrant visa application fee

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Principal Applicant: AU$7,850.00

Subapplicants over 18 years of age: AU $3,930.00

Subapplicants under 18 years of age: AU $1,965.00

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Note: The above policies and fees are subject to the final information released by the Australian Immigration Department.