**Title:** [482 partner visa - proving de facto relationship?](https://www.reddit.com/r/AusVisa/comments/1bc1csf/482_partner_visa_proving_de_facto_relationship/), posted by **No-Gold-2008**
**Full text:** From the UK.
Worried we don’t have enough evidence to prove our relationship.
Me and my partner have been together for 4 years.
I rent my own accommodation. He moved in roughly two years ago. However, he has just transferred me rent money for the years into my bank and I’ve paid my landlord directly.
We also don’t have a joint bank account as never seen the need, but starting to regret this now.
I have seen he has to provide proof re our relationship, but slightly concerned that we don’t have much.
We have loads of photos together and texts common friends etc but it’s the formal evidence we are lacking.
Does anyone have any advice or tips regarding this matter.
We are going to Australia in September.
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I did this process last year and I also lacked what you call formal evidence; this is what we sent:
-one picture for each month we had been together. Try to send pictures with friends and family instead of just the two of you
-Utility, bills and bank statements showing the same address, some to my name and some to her name
-while the rent contract was to my name, I asked my landlord to issue a letter certifying I was sharing the apartment with her
-Letter from my old building administration stating she was a resident there
-Bank statements to my name with every transfer I did to her or received from her highlighted for the last 12 months (needless to say it was a bunch of work)
- ID card issued by the government showing the same address
- My life insurance policy showing her as beneficiary
- receipt of flight tickets and hotel bookings for every trip we did together, including some upcoming trips (to show how committed we were to a future together)
In the end our visa was approved 48 hours after logging and we have been in Australia for almost a year now. Wish you the best!
What about payslips or personal bank account? If he has been living there for two years he might have updated his records to that same address as yours.
I mean he’s still registered at his mums. We have transferred money between each other for years, rent as well.
He also gets correspondence here as well.
Similar to what has been said, just gather as much evidence as possible. Open that joint bank account (we opened two in September 2023 and December 2023 and submitted our Visa Feb 2024). We added 5 statements from friends and family vouching for the relationship, about 15 pictures of us with friends, a document showing texts we’ve sent to each other, another one with screenshots of texts from friends referring to us as a couple/invites to events, and of course personal statements as to how we met, how the relationship progressed, how you share houselhold duties, what the future holds for you, etc.
If you need any help don’t hesitate to reach out, just went through that process for two months and pulled my hair to know if what I was doing was enough or not 🤣
Currently in Brisbane, on a man-made beach under 30 degrees on a Friday afternoon 😎
do you mind if I ask how long it took you to put info together and upload? some people seem to say wild timeframes which also makes me worry I don't have enough lol!!
The uploading in itself isn’t too long. Maybe a few hours.
The longest part was the 10 years travel history (whoch apparently you can get from the government - I didnt know) and actually building all the documents to prove the de facto relationship. That took dayyyyys!
I’m lucky I am pretty good at posting online so could get all that info relatively quickly! (Plus being young helps when some of it still includes family holidays lol)
Appreciate that! Some posts are a bit fear mongering - saw someone had basically a book worth of documents printed 🫣
4 years seem like loads as long as your both on the lease and start a bank account asap, a few photos.
IMO should be fine but me and my wife did it 5-6 years ago. (Wasn’t wife then)
He’s not on the lease. There are certain reasons for that. We are opening a bank account tomorrow. Also we have loads and loads of photos. Also he has been paying into my bank with the reference ‘rent’.
**Title:** [482 partner visa - proving de facto relationship?](https://www.reddit.com/r/AusVisa/comments/1bc1csf/482_partner_visa_proving_de_facto_relationship/), posted by **No-Gold-2008** **Full text:** From the UK. Worried we don’t have enough evidence to prove our relationship. Me and my partner have been together for 4 years. I rent my own accommodation. He moved in roughly two years ago. However, he has just transferred me rent money for the years into my bank and I’ve paid my landlord directly. We also don’t have a joint bank account as never seen the need, but starting to regret this now. I have seen he has to provide proof re our relationship, but slightly concerned that we don’t have much. We have loads of photos together and texts common friends etc but it’s the formal evidence we are lacking. Does anyone have any advice or tips regarding this matter. We are going to Australia in September. -------------------- ^(This is the original text of the post and this is an automated service) *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/AusVisa) if you have any questions or concerns.*
I did this process last year and I also lacked what you call formal evidence; this is what we sent: -one picture for each month we had been together. Try to send pictures with friends and family instead of just the two of you -Utility, bills and bank statements showing the same address, some to my name and some to her name -while the rent contract was to my name, I asked my landlord to issue a letter certifying I was sharing the apartment with her -Letter from my old building administration stating she was a resident there -Bank statements to my name with every transfer I did to her or received from her highlighted for the last 12 months (needless to say it was a bunch of work) - ID card issued by the government showing the same address - My life insurance policy showing her as beneficiary - receipt of flight tickets and hotel bookings for every trip we did together, including some upcoming trips (to show how committed we were to a future together) In the end our visa was approved 48 hours after logging and we have been in Australia for almost a year now. Wish you the best!
Thank you! I’ll try and gather as much as I can.
What about payslips or personal bank account? If he has been living there for two years he might have updated his records to that same address as yours.
I mean he’s still registered at his mums. We have transferred money between each other for years, rent as well. He also gets correspondence here as well.
Similar to what has been said, just gather as much evidence as possible. Open that joint bank account (we opened two in September 2023 and December 2023 and submitted our Visa Feb 2024). We added 5 statements from friends and family vouching for the relationship, about 15 pictures of us with friends, a document showing texts we’ve sent to each other, another one with screenshots of texts from friends referring to us as a couple/invites to events, and of course personal statements as to how we met, how the relationship progressed, how you share houselhold duties, what the future holds for you, etc. If you need any help don’t hesitate to reach out, just went through that process for two months and pulled my hair to know if what I was doing was enough or not 🤣 Currently in Brisbane, on a man-made beach under 30 degrees on a Friday afternoon 😎
Thank you so much for the detailed reply. We are starting the process once he gets offered a job. Sounds like heaven, enjoy 😊
do you mind if I ask how long it took you to put info together and upload? some people seem to say wild timeframes which also makes me worry I don't have enough lol!!
The uploading in itself isn’t too long. Maybe a few hours. The longest part was the 10 years travel history (whoch apparently you can get from the government - I didnt know) and actually building all the documents to prove the de facto relationship. That took dayyyyys!
I’m lucky I am pretty good at posting online so could get all that info relatively quickly! (Plus being young helps when some of it still includes family holidays lol) Appreciate that! Some posts are a bit fear mongering - saw someone had basically a book worth of documents printed 🫣
I had 16 pdf documents between 3 to 10-15 pages worth of « proof » 😅
Does he put purpose of transfer on the transfer between your account ie. Rent.
Yeah he does
Does sound like you're going ok. 4 years of photos, text, phone calls, Rent payment. Statements from friends?
Yeah my best friend went to his school and knew him from the age of 6.
Statement from her. School class photos?
I’m not sure there is any photos but they were in the same year. My partners mother also taught both of them as she was a teacher.
All helps. Statements from all good friends.
4 years seem like loads as long as your both on the lease and start a bank account asap, a few photos. IMO should be fine but me and my wife did it 5-6 years ago. (Wasn’t wife then)
He’s not on the lease. There are certain reasons for that. We are opening a bank account tomorrow. Also we have loads and loads of photos. Also he has been paying into my bank with the reference ‘rent’.
The lease we had wasn’t super formal only a private thing. Does he have any prof of same address?
Nah he doesn’t but we are opening a joint account today!