Therefore, you do not meet the requirements of subclauses 801. A), (3), (4), (5) or (6). The Department and Migration and Refugee Review Tribunal (AAT) have become far tougher when an applicant for a partner visa (Subclass 8visa ) has been unlawful. In many cases the Department will refuse the visa but we can overcome many of these by appealing. Why did my Australian partner visa refused?
Can I appeal my visa after being refused by the Department? It is part of the process of deciding your visa application. The most common reasons why a partner visa is refused are not meeting the relationship requirements. Not meeting health or character requirements.
Failure to provide documents in time or attend health checks when requested. The 12-month requirement will not apply if you can show us compelling and compassionate circumstances exist to grant the subclass 8visa. It is extremely important that the information written on the form is consistent with the rest of your de facto visa application. You need to check and check and check again!
Keep in mind that the Form 888s are notwritten by you or your partner. They are written by your friends, family or colleagues who have been witnessing your relationship. If the information written on the form is inconsistent with what you had stated in your application – it will be an issue. It’s important that the supporting witness answer the questions on the Form 8correctly. For example, one of the questions on the form asks if they believe the relationship is genuine and why.
The answer shouldn’t be something like “Yes, because I have witnessed their relationship from the very beginning…” It can be answered better by saying something like “I believe that A and S relationship is genuine and continuing. The reason being is because…”. See full list on cruxmigration. If you haven’t realised already, you will cover these four criteria in your relationship statement. You then will need to provide evidence to prove your claim.
But how much is enough evidence? There are no real numbers to how many evidence you need to provide. We then put them together and annotate them accordingly (usually word document then, save as pdf). Put yourself in the Case Officer’s shoes. Case officers assess hundreds of applications every day, so they probably don’t want to see hundreds of photos of you and your partner because there are other evidence they need to assess.
Don’t give the Department reasons to question the integrity of your application! What we mean is, understand what the Department is asking from you! When you start the application, you will soon realise that some of the questions are repeated and some are kind of the same but worded differently. In your opinion, do you think both questions mean the same? Make sure that the dates are consistent throughout your application.
If you enter different dates or answer questions incorrectly it will jeopardise your application! If you are unsure of whether you or your partner will satisfy this, we suggest requesting a police clearance before you start the application. If there is nothing to worry about, then GREAT!
However, if you are concern about certain records that appear on your police clearance then we suggest seeking advice from a Registered Migration Agent or Immigration lawyer. When the Department contacts you requesting further documents, you will be given a timeframe of how long you have to respond to the request. This is extremely important. Whilst you can request for an extension of time, it must be done before the deadline!
We can represent you from start and until a decision is made on your application. You can book a consultation with our Immigration Lawyers and Migration Agents at Agape Henry Crux (also known as Crux Migration). They who will assess your eligibility and tailor your partner visa application in accordance with your relationship circumstances. The number one reason for a partner visa refused is that the relationship is not genuine in the eyes of immigration.
On top of time lost waiting in the processing queue (to months at the time of writing), gathering evidence, filling forms, researching etc. Unfortunately, there have been startling statistics in terms of the number of refusals by the Department of Home Affairs for partner visas. In some cases your refusal letter may suggest you do not have appeal rights. Obtain professional advice, the Dept are not always correct when issuing refusal letters.
For Subclass 8Collect all your documents such as health and character requirements, sponsorship details, age criteria, etc. But to be honest as we were sitting there reading the words we’d been waiting to read for more than a year (months actually), there’s a sense of anticlimax. To help you navigate your way through this process, we explain the top refusal reasons for partner visas. Insufficient evidence for a partner visa. Schedule applies if you currently hold any bridging visa or currently do not hold any visa at all, and you are lodging an onshore partner visa in Australia.
Partner Visa application is refused.