Planning a future in Australia with your Filipina partner starts with understanding your circumstances. A temporary visit and a long-term move involve different considerations. Neither a longer stay nor permanent residence is guaranteed.
From a visit to longer-term plans
Seek individual advice before making commitments about a longer stay. Your partner’s current conditions, immigration history, location and relationship evidence all need assessment. The absence of one restriction does not by itself establish a right to remain or an available migration pathway.
Read our guidance on No Further Stay restrictions and planning a longer stay in Australia as starting points for a consultation.
De facto relationships
If you are considering a future together as an unmarried couple, discuss your relationship history and supporting evidence with Rhys. Whether a de facto partner migration pathway is relevant depends on your individual circumstances and the requirements that need to be assessed.
Married partners
Marriage alone does not establish eligibility for a migration outcome. A personal assessment of your circumstances is important. Our partner migration guidance can help you identify questions to discuss.
Check lawful stay and travel arrangements
Before the current authorised stay ends, seek advice about the permission currently in effect, the dates and conditions, and any proposed next steps. A pending immigration matter or a consultation does not itself guarantee a right to remain, work or travel.
Advice for your plans together
Rhys Cochrane, Registered Migration Agent (MARN 1568361), provides individual migration advice. Bring your grant notices, relevant correspondence and relationship history so your position can be assessed. OZVISA is a private migration assistance business; Home Affairs makes immigration decisions and outcomes cannot be guaranteed.
