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You might be able to get this visa if you are married to or in a de facto relationship with an:
You must be outside Australia when you apply.
​The Partner (Provisional) visa (subclass 309) allows you to live in Australia if you are the spouse or de facto partner of:
The Partner (Provisional) visa (subclass 309) is the first stage towards a permanent Partner visa (subclass 100). You lodge only one application for your temporary and permanent visas and pay one application charge. Your application is processed in two stages, about two years apart.
You must be outside Australia when you apply and also when the Partner (Provisional) visa (subclass 309) is granted. You can be in or outside Australia when Partner visa (subclass 100) is granted.
The Partner (Provisional) visa (subclass 309) lets you:
If you are later granted a permanent visa, you can:
travel to and from Australia for five years from the date the visa is granted – after that time you will need another visa to enter Australia.