Family & Partner
Subclass 820 — Partner visa (onshore, temporary)
General information only — not immigration assistance or legal advice. For advice about your circumstances, book a verified practitioner.
Compiled from official Department of Home Affairs sources — practitioner verification pending.
For the spouse or de facto partner of an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen, applying from inside Australia. The 820 is the temporary stage; the permanent 801 is usually assessed about two years after lodgement. One combined application charge covers both stages.
Government charge
$9,365.00
This is the government Visa Application Charge (VAC), payable directly to the Department of Home Affairs when you lodge. It is not a fee charged by this platform, and it is separate from any platform or practitioner fee. Always check the official source for the current amount.
Estimate for a family application
Total VAC: $9,365.00
Arithmetic on the published government fee schedule — an estimate only, not platform fees and not advice. Always check the official estimator ↗
Community-reported
Median 7.9 months · middle 50%: 7.9 months–7.9 months · 5 reports
Indicative community data, not official, not advice · tracker
Toolkit — $49.00 incl. GST
- Step-by-step application walkthrough for this visa
- Stage-by-stage document checklist
- Document vault and reminders as they roll out
This is a YourVisaSite software fee for organisational tools. It is not the government Visa Application Charge shown above, and it does not include immigration assistance or advice — for advice, book a verified practitioner.
Eligibility snapshot
In general terms: a genuine and continuing spousal or de facto relationship with an eligible sponsor, applying from inside Australia. De facto applicants generally evidence 12 months of cohabitation or a registered relationship. The sponsor applies separately for sponsorship approval and has their own character requirements. General information only — what YOUR application needs is a question for a registered practitioner.
Costs
The combined 820/801 Visa Application Charge is $9,365 (from 1 July 2025) — one of the highest VACs — paid once at lodgement for both stages, plus additional-applicant charges for dependants. Police checks, health examinations and translations cost extra. The VAC is a government charge and entirely separate from platform or practitioner fees.
Frequently asked questions
Official information and lodgement
Applications are lodged through your own ImmiAccount on the Department of Home Affairs website — never through this platform.
Visit the official Home Affairs page ↗Practitioners who cover the 820
Advice about your circumstances can only come from a registered practitioner — these verified practitioners list the 820 as an area of expertise.
See all practitioners for the 820 →General information only — not immigration assistance or legal advice. For advice about your circumstances, book a verified practitioner.
Compiled from official Department of Home Affairs sources — practitioner verification pending.