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New Subclass 820 Partner Visa Granted for Applicant Who Had Left a Family Violence Relationship

Visa TypeSubclass 820
CategoryPartner Visa

Case Summary

An applicant who had come to Australia on a Subclass 820 Partner Visa, experienced family violence and left that relationship, later fell into a new genuine relationship and sought a further Subclass 820 visa. We compiled the necessary evidence to establish the genuineness of the new relationship and secured the visa.

Background

Our client had arrived in Australia with her daughter on a Subclass 820 Partner Visa sponsored by a previous partner. After becoming a victim of family violence in that relationship, she notified the Department and left. She later met a new Australian citizen partner with whom she entered a genuine and committed relationship. The new sponsor had taken on a parental role with her daughter. When they sought our assistance, the applicant was on a bridging visa at the time of lodgement for the new Subclass 820 application.

Challenges

  • Applicant was on a bridging visa at the time of lodgement for the new 820 application
  • Previous 820 visa history — including the family violence breakdown — needed to be contextualised
  • Demonstrating the genuineness of the new relationship clearly and convincingly

How We Helped

We compiled extensive evidence of the genuine and committed nature of the new relationship, documenting the couple's shared financial and household arrangements, emotional interdependence, and the sponsor's involvement with the applicant's daughter. We addressed the bridging visa situation and the applicant's prior relationship history transparently in the application.

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Key Success Factors

  • Comprehensive evidence of the genuine new relationship, clearly distinguished from the prior relationship
  • Documentation of the sponsor's real parental involvement with the applicant's daughter
  • Transparent and contextualised treatment of the applicant's prior immigration history
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Outcome

The Department accepted the evidence and granted the Subclass 820 Partner Visa with the new sponsor.

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