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Evidence that your de facto relationship has existed for 12 months prior to lodging this application
To be eligible for a Partner visa on the basis of a de facto relationship at the time you apply, you and your sponsor must have been in the relationship for at least the entire 12 months before the date you lodged your Partner visa application.
It is important that a couple claiming a de facto relationship are able to provide evidence that:
✃ they have a mutual commitment to a shared life to the exclusion of all others
✃ the relationship between them is genuine and continuing
✃ they have been living together or have not been living separately and apart on a permanent basis.
Some of the factors to be considered in deciding whether the partners satisfy the requirement include:
✃ knowledge of each other's personal circumstances
✃ financial aspects of the relationship, joint financial commitments such as real estate or other assets and sharing day-to-day household expenses
✃ the nature of the household, including living arrangements and joint care and responsibility for any children of the relationship
✃ the social aspects of the relationship, provided in statements (statutory declarations) by friends and acquaintances
✃ the nature of the commitment, including duration of the relationship, how long the couple has been living together and whether they see the relationship as a long-term one.
Note: Periods of ‘dating’ would not generally be considered to count towards the 12-month relationship requirement.
Relationship history statements
Please provide statements from you and your partner about: