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PARTNER MIGRATION

Spouse, de facto spouse, prospective marriage and interdependent partners

The processing time for visa finalisation at the Immigration Section in Athens will depend on how complete your application is. For your application to be complete please ensure you have addressed ALL the items in the checklist below. Failure to provide all documents at the time of making your application will result in delays in the processing of your application.

Medical examinations: you will need to undergo medical examinations with one of our panel doctors. It is preferred that you do this prior to lodging your migration application, although please note that choosing to undergo medical examinations before your application is lodged and assessed as meeting the threshold criteria is your own responsibility. However, providing those medical results at the time of lodgement usually assists in processing your application as quickly as possible. Please note that medical examination expenses will not be reimbursed regardless of the outcome of your application.

Police clearance certificates: you will need to provide police clearance certificates for all countries you have resided in for at least 12 months when you are lodging your application. We encourage you to apply for any police clearance certificates required as soon as possible as they may take time to obtain. For instructions refer to form 47P which can be found at: www.immi.gov.au/allforms/character-requirements/index.htm. Please lodge your Police Clearance(s) with your application.

Providing medical results and police clearance certificates at time of application will assist in processing your application as quickly as possible.

DOCUMENT CHECKLIST

• FORMS 
  
  47SP 
  40SP 
  47A (for each dependent aged 18 or older).
  
  For your application to be valid you will need to submit the appropriate application form 47SP duly signed and dated accompanied by the appropriate application fee.
  
  Each submitted form must be duly signed and dated and ALL questions are to be answered. Please ensure you have nominated a visa class on form 47SP. Application forms are to be completed in English.
  
  Application forms that have not been signed and dated will be returned to you for completion.

• VISA APPLICATION CHARGE 
  
  Please be advised that from 01/07/2008 the application fee is 920 euros.
  
  Please note the charge is not refunded even if a visa is not granted.
  
  Please DO NOT pay by cash.
  
  Please note there are different methods of payment dependent upon your country of residence.
  
  ALL APPLICANTS can pay using credit card.
  
  RESIDENTS OF GREECE ONLY can pay in cash in EUROS personally at the counter or by bank cheque made payable to the Australian Embassy, Athens and drawn on a Greek bank.
  
  RESIDENTS OF ALBANIA OR BULGARIA ONLY can pay by bank draft made payable to the Australian Embassy Athens, Greece and drawn on a bank that has a head office situated in Athens.
  
  The address for any mailed applications and payments is:
  
  Immigration Section
  Australian Embassy
  PO BOX 14070
  Athens 115 10 GREECE
  
  Please send any mail by registered mail, or by courier. The cost of postage/delivery is your responsibility.
  
  The Australian Embassy Athens will post any documentation to you by registered post which will be paid by the Embassy.
  
  You/your sponsor may also wish to arrange payment of the visa processing charge directly to an office of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship in Australia. If so, you must ensure that the ORIGINAL receipt is forwarded to you to be included with your application. You are also advised to keep a photocopy of the original receipt for your own records.

• Birth certificate for yourself and for all persons included in the application
• Evidence of change of name if applicable
• 4 passport type photographs
• Certified copy of your sponsor’s Australian passport or New-Zealand passport or Australian permanent residence visa
• Written statements from you and from your partner detailing the history of your relationship (for example, when and how you met, when you started living together, joint activities, significant events in the relationship).
• Evidence relationship is continuing (Please refer to Migration booklet for further details as to what type of evidence you should provide)
• Marriage certificate if married
• If previously married, divorce certificate / death certificate of the deceased spouse
• Statement and supporting documents from your sponsor stating how he/she intends to meet his/her sponsorship obligations (i.e. the obligation of the sponsor to assist you financially AND to provide you with accommodation on arrival in Australia)
• If, within 5 years preceding the date the application is lodged, you were previously sponsored or your sponsor previously sponsored a person to whom a partner visa was granted, please provide a statement indicating the date the sponsorship was lodged and the date the relevant partner visa was granted, and also how the relationship ended
• If adult dependants are included in your application, please provide evidence of financial dependency
• Indicate ALL your addresses in full, with the dates of residence at each address for the 10 years preceding the date you lodge your application
• Police Certificate for the person applying (primary applicant) for ALL countries applicant has lived in within the last ten years
  • Greek Citizens in Greece obtain Penal Certificate for General Use from KEP (Client Service Centre)
  • Non-Greek citizens living in Greece obtain Penal Certificate for General Use obtained from KEP (Client Service Centre) or the Greek Authorities at Messogion No. 96 Athens, Greece
  • Albanian Citizens obtain Veretim I Gjendjes Gjyqesore from the Minstry of Justice in Tirana, Albania
  • Kosovo Albanians obtain Police Certificate from the local Municipal Court
  • Bulgarian Citizens obtain Conviction Status Certificate Svidetelstvo za sjadmost
• Copies of all visas and entry and exist stamps from/to Australia if still held
• Evidence that you have no outstanding debt to Australia, if applicable
• If there are non-Australian minor child/ren from previous partner relationship/s: custody documents and consent from non-migrating parent as well as a birth certificate and 2 passport type photographs
• For de facto or interdependent partners: evidence the relationship has existed for 12 months before lodging the application
• For spouse/de facto spouse: supporting documentation demonstrating that you are in a married or de facto relationship. As well as 2 statutory declarations from individuals who have personal knowledge of your relationship and support your claim that the relationship is genuine and continuing. 
• For interdependent partners: supporting documentation demonstrating that you are in an interdependent relationship . 
  
• For fiancés:
  • evidence that you and your fiancé are free to marry
  • evidence that you and your fiancé have met,
  • a letter from an authorised marriage celebrant in Australia confirming a Notice of Intended Marriage has been lodged (the letter should include both parties’ names, and the date and the location of the wedding); if previously married, provide the divorce certificate.

You can obtain further information by sending us an email at the following address: immigration.athens@dfat.gov.au

By fulfilling ALL the above requirements, you will help to ensure that your application will be processed in the shortest possible time.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION

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