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.

The processing time for a permanent Partner visa starts from the date of eligibility. This is 2 years after you applied for the combined temporary, provisional and permanent partner visas.