Book Now If you live in Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, Queensland and the ACT, you can register your relationship (at Births, Deaths and Marriages). Once you do this, the 12 month requirement fall away, but you must demonstrate that you have a genuine relationship moving forwards.
Even if the registration is not approved until after you have lodged the Partner Visa application, it will still eliminate the need to provide 12 evidence of living together.
We advise that if you intend to register your relationship, you seek independent legal advice with respect to the potential property and other ramifications of registering a relationship.
