The Australia Spouse visa, Australia Prospective Spouse visa and the Australia Partner visa are this companies most processed applications. Most clients seeking assistance for the Spouse visa, Prospective Spouse visa or the Partner visa are located in the USA, Canada and European countries. However we have also successfully processed application from other countries via the use of modern internet and telephone communication. The Australian spouse visa and the Australian Partner visa are normally issued as a two year temporary visa which can later be converted to a permanent residency visa. The Australia Partner visa is issued to same sex relationships. The Australia Prospective Spouse visa allows the sponsored applicant to move to Australia within 9 months of the marriage date. The prospective bride or groom, once the marriage has taken place, must apply for an Australia Spouse visa.

In certain situations the Australia Partner and the Australia Spouse visa applications will be granted permanent residency on application. Applications where this occurs are assessed on a case by case basis and depend a great deal on the evidence submitted with the application.

There are two parts to any application. With the Australia Spouse visa, Australia Prospective Spouse visa and the Australia Partner visa the sponsor, who must be either an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident usually resident in Australia, submits an application and makes certain undertakings that include providing accommodation and financial support.

The non Australian applicant must also submit an application. This application will cover details which describe the applicant and their situation. Some issues that need to be covered in their application are listed as follows:

• a mutual commitment to maintain the relationship
• genuine and continuous relationship
• an intention to live together
• a clear Police clearance
• not have a health issue that will fail the application

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At this present time there are no limitations to the grant numbers for the Australia Partner visa, Australia Spouse visa or the Australia Prospective Spouse visa.

Applications for some of the visas may be made either in Australia or overseas. However please be advised; for applications submitted in Australia there are restrictions on who can and cannot apply. For Australia submitted applications there may be a need for submissions to be submitted in order to obtain a waiver of visa requirements.

The applicant may also be required to supply or make arrangements for financial sponsorship. As a general rule applicants are excluded from receiving benefits such as social security payments for a period of 2 years from their date of arrival in Australia. Sponsors should realize that by sponsoring the applicant they may have to support the applicant financially for some time. This financial part of the sponsorship can come from some other individual such as a relative. The sponsorship does not necessary have to be the applicants partner, spouse or prospective groom or bride.

There is policy and legislation which determines the evidence needed in any application. This legislation and policy can at times be complex and require qualified advice. When issues or evidence are not completely covered in any application, there may be delays in processing or the application may fail. In the worse case situation of the application being rejected, there are certain appeal processes available.

Potential applicants are advised to contact Noel Hewitt Associates LLC concerning any issue that may have an impact on their application. In past applications processed by this company, these issues are mostly evidentiary requirements showing the strength of the relationship, Police clearances, health issues or processing issues. From our experience we can assess the 'strength' of any application and identify possible alternative options. Delays in processing can occur where issues concerning any application are not identified at an early stage. It is in everyone's interest that issues be identified at an early stage so that if it is possible to obtain a visa, these issues can be addressed by policy and legislation.

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