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Subclass 309/100 applicants and biometrics if in Australia.

Biometrics (fingerprints and photo) are usually required to be provided by offshore partner visa applicants from many, but not all countries.

If a subclass 309/100 partner visa is lodged offshore and the visa applicant subsequently travels to Australia (on a visitor visa, for example) whilst the 309/100 application is being proccessed and the Immigration Department then requests that Biometrics be provided – what can the applicant do?

The best thing to do is to telephone the immigration department (Call 131 881) and speak to them.

It is quite possible, though not guaranteed, that because the offshore partner visa applicant is now in Australia, the immigration deprtment may waive (not require) the partner visa applicant to provide their biometrics for their offshore partner visa application.

Overall, if you are in this situation, you have everything to gain, and little to lose, by contacting the immigration department and requesting a waiver.

Feel free to contact me if you would like to book a consultation for more information about anything mentioned here.

Regards.

Ross McDougall.

Immigration Lawyer & Solicitor.

www.rpmlawyers.com.au

contactus@rpmlawyers.com.au

This information is correct on April 30th, 2024.  But keep in mind that immigration law changes from time to time.

Answering the questions about dates you entered and exited Australia

Partner visa applicants and their sponsors are required to answer questions on online visa and sponsorship application forms, and on the form 80, about:

• Periods of time they have spent in Australia
• Exact dates of entry to, and exit from, Australia.

Not sure of those exact dates of entry/exit? – that’s common.

You may have some old Australian entry and exit stamps in old passports, or maybe not.

If you are unsure of your dates of entry/exit, help is at hand.

You can apply to the Department of Home Affairs for a copy of your International Movement Records, which will show all of the dates you entered and exited Australia, from 1981 until now.

To apply, you complete the online application form which you can access here.

There is no cost to apply for and to receive a copy of your international movement records.

Obtaining a copy of your International Movement Records can also help Australian sponsors answer the question about countries outside Australia that they have travelled to in the last ten years.

Whilst the movement records won’t show you what country you travelled to, it will prompt your memory about all times that you travelled from Australia.

Feel free to contact me if you would like to book a consultation for more information about anything mentioned here.

Regards.

Ross McDougall.

Immigration Lawyer & Solicitor.

www.rpmlawyers.com.au

contactus@rpmlawyers.com.au

This information is correct at November 24th, 2023.  But, keep in mind that immigration law changes from time to time.