Australia Same-sex Spousal Visas Same-Sex Spousal Visas

Australia Same-sex Spousal Visas With same sex marriage making headlines over the last few years in countries such as the UK and USA, you’ll be pleased to know that Australia have opened their doors to same-sex marriage in 2018.

Same-sex spousal visas applications can now be lodged with the Immigration Department for Australian residency.

Under the new laws same-sex couples will have to be lawfully married in order to apply for the spousal visa. This will make it much easier for committed couples to lodge visa applications.

It was in November 2017 that 61.6% of Australian people who responded to a postal vote said ‘yes’ to same-sex marriage. Almost 13 million people cast a vote. It was a vote for commitment, fairness and love’ and that it demonstrated that ‘Australia was a nation acknowledging fairness and respect’.  Said Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, concluding that the result for the vote was, ‘unequivocal and overwhelming’.

The changes for same-sex marriage in Australia will apply to Partner visas (subclasses 100, 309, 801 and 820).

For same-sex couples who are engaged, you can also apply for the Prospective Marriage visa (subclass 300) as long as you have a genuine intention to marry your spouse in Australia. This visa allows you to travel to Australia and marry your partner within 9 months of arrival before applying for a partner visa.

Overseas marriages will also be grounds for this visa providing they are legally recognized in the country that they happened in. Now the help of a marriage certificate should make the process less stressful for applicants and it’s anticipated that more people will apply for this visa due to the change.

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