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What is Tempary partner Migration (309) in Australia ????..Plzzzzzzzz?

• My husband is a PR holder in Australia and we got married 2007(4 years).We applied for my partner migration and they open my case file under Partner (Provincial ) Subclass 309(offshore). So I just want to know what is provincial partner migration and what are the benefit it include and how is differ from permanent partner migration?.When I have to apply my permanent migration visa?.How many years provincial partner migration is valid?,That means after 2 years my visa is expired or not...PLzzzzzzzzzzzz

• Answer:

  A subclass 309 visa is a Provisional (not provincial) visa. When you apply for a Partner visa, you actually apply for a 309 Provisional and a 100 Permanent visa at the same time. Under normal circumstances, the visa is first granted as Provisional and then becomes Permanent if the relationship is still intact 2 years after the original application. You never apply for the permanent visa as a separate process and you don't have to pay anything extra for it - when the 2 years is almost up, you are sent paperwork to prove that the relationship is still intact and the permanent visa is issued automatically if your evidence of a continuing relationship is satisfactory. In your case, if you were married for 4 years when you first applied, even though the case has been opened as a 309 Provisional application, there is a reasonable chance that you will actually be granted a Permanent subclass 100 visa without ever needing to go through the Provisional phase. If however your husband has been in Australia without you for most of the 4 years of your marriage, the CO may decide that a Provisional 309 would be more appropriate as you haven't actually been living together in a married relationship. That's up to the CO. On a Provisional Partner visa, you have unrestricted work privileges and are eligible for Medicare.