Partner Checklist - Relationship Married

Australian Embassy

Germany

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4. RELATIONSHIP EVIDENCE - MARRIED PARTNERS (Subclass 309/100)

Please submit the following documents as evidence of your relationship:

(   ) a certified copy of your marriage certificate
        Note: this must be the official certificate from the relevant government
        authority, for example, the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages

(   ) if you or your sponsor have been previously married, or widowed, a
       (certified copy of the) divorce decree absolute or the death certificate of
       the deceased spouse (as appropriate)

(   ) a signed written statement detailing the history of your relationship, either
       individually or jointly. Further details are currently available on page 40 of
       Booklet 1 Partner Migration

(   ) full birth certificates (certified copies) of any children of the relationship

(   ) if you have been married to your sponsor for less than one year:
        The Relationship Pro-Forma

You must also provide evidence that demonstrates you have a genuine and continuing relationship with your partner.

Examples include:

(   ) evidence of shared accommodation (example: lease agreements, joint
        local authority registration under the same address, mortgage documents,
        council rate notices, utility bills)

(   ) evidence that your relationship has been declared to any relevant
        government bodies (example: Centrelink or the Australian Taxation Office)

(   ) terms of your will(s)

(   ) evidence of joint financial obligations (example: insurance policies, joint
        bank account statements)

(   )  if you have recently married, marriage certificate, photographs of the
        wedding (no more than 5 photos), the wedding invitation, cards from other
        people, bills for the wedding

(   ) any other item which you consider demonstrates a genuine and continuing
       relationship (example: evidence of holidays taken together (such as photos
       and flight tickets) or shared interests or activities). NO videos, CD’s or
       Photo Albums please.

The above listed items are suggestions only. You are expected to provide sufficient evidence to demonstrate an ongoing and genuine relationship. This evidence should show the period of time the relationship has been in existence.

Note: Further evidence may be requested and relied on in considering your application.

Please do not send phonecards; videos; photo albums; individual personal E-Mail messages to each other as part of your application.

(   ) Form 888 - Statutory Declarations
       Please do not provide Statutory Declarations to our office unless
       asked to do so by your case officer after lodgement of your application.

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