Partner visa 309/100 document checklist (offshore)

The offshore Partner visa lets the spouse or de facto partner of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen live in Australia. It is lodged from outside Australia as one application for two visas: the temporary Partner (Provisional) visa (subclass 309), then the permanent Partner (Migrant) visa (subclass 100). This checklist is a starting point as at November 2026; confirm each item on the Home Affairs Partner visa (apply overseas) page, with its subclass 309 and subclass 100 pages, before lodging.

Key numbers (as at November 2026)

• De facto relationship: usually at least 12 months immediately before applying, unless the relationship is registered with an Australian state or territory or another exception applies.
• Permanent stage: assessed 2 years after the combined application was lodged. Send subclass 100 documents only after those 2 years.
• Witness statements: from 2 people aged 18 or over who know the couple.
• Attachments: up to 100 documents for each person on the application in ImmiAccount.
• Validity: police certificates and health results are valid for 12 months for immigration purposes.

Documents from the sponsor

• Identity and status: passport, birth certificate and a photo of the sponsor's face; evidence of Australian citizenship, permanent residence or eligible New Zealand citizenship
• Usual residence: for a permanent resident or New Zealand citizen, evidence of living in Australia, such as a home, work, property or family ties here
• Character: an Australian Federal Police check and police certificates from each country where the sponsor has spent a total of 12 months or more in the last 10 years since turning 16; written consent to disclose any relevant convictions to the applicant
• Sponsorship: lodged online after the applicant applies, using the applicant's TRN

Documents from the applicant (subclass 309)

• Identity: birth certificate showing both parents' names, passport bio pages and national identity card; evidence of any change of name
• Relationship history: a written statement on how and when the couple met, how the relationship developed, time apart, significant events and plans for the future
• Marriage or de facto evidence: marriage certificate, or evidence of at least 12 months as de facto partners, or the relationship registration
• Financial aspects: joint mortgage, lease or loan documents, joint bank statements and household bills in both names
• Nature of the household: a statement on sharing housework, mail addressed to both, and evidence of living arrangements and joint responsibility for children
• Social aspects: Form 888 statements from 2 witnesses, with evidence of citizenship or residence for Australian witnesses; joint invitations, shared friends, activities and travel
• Commitment: evidence of knowing each other's background, combining personal matters and keeping in touch while apart; terms of wills, if any
• Former relationships: divorce, separation or death certificates, or statutory declarations
• Character: Police certificates from each country where the applicant has spent a total of 12 months or more in the last 10 years since turning 16, including an Australian Federal Police check where it applies; military service records if any; Form 80
• Health: Health examinations, when Home Affairs asks for them
• Family members: identity and relationship evidence for each family member included; Form 1229 consent for a child under 18 where another parent is not migrating; Form 47A and evidence of dependency for a dependant aged 18 or over

Documents for the permanent stage (subclass 100)

• Identity: pages of the most recent passport
• Relationship: a statutory declaration from the sponsor on the relationship, plus updated evidence across the four aspects above and new Form 888 statements
• Character: an Australian Federal Police check if one was not given at the 309 stage or has expired; overseas police certificates from any country where the applicant has spent a total of 12 months or more since the 309 visa was granted
• Family members: passports, police certificates for those 16 or over, and documents showing any change in their situation

Collect it with Immiluma

Set this checklist up once as a visa template in Immiluma, or ask the assistant to draft it from this page. On each matter it goes to the portal, both partners upload against each item, and you review every document beside it. Keep the subclass 100 items on the same matter for the 2-year mark. See all visa checklists.