March 07, 2024•2 min read
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This visa is for a member of the family unit of someone who holds a Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491).
If you are someone who holds a 491 visa and has recently got married or been in a Defacto relationship, you may want to apply for a 491 Subsequent Entrant visa to bring your Spouse or Defacto partner to Australia.
At this stage, this visa can take 3 – 6 months to be granted. You must provide evidence of your partner's identity and relationship with you in your application.
Your partner will need to prove that they have a minimum of Functional English; if your spouse or De facto partner does not have Functional English, then they will have to pay a second instalment of $4890.
Decision-makers, when granting a visa, are required to take into account four pillars of a Relationship which are the financial aspects of the relationship, the nature of the household, the social aspects of the relationship, and the nature of the person's commitment to each other.
You will need to Provide:
For a de facto relationship provide either:
For both married and de facto applicants you must provide evidence that you are in a genuine and continuing relationship. Evidence can include but is not limited to:
If you are someone who holds a 491 visa and has recently got married or is about to get married or is in a De-facto relationship please get in touch with us.
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