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Receiving your Australian Partner Visa is certainly a cause for celebration. The application process is often long and complicated and you deserve a pat on the back for getting through.

However, it’s also worth remembering that when you’re first issued a Partner Visa, you’re only part way there. Your Australian Partner Visa is temporary for the first two years and you then have the opportunity to apply to make it permanent. What does this mean and how do you reach the permanent stage? Read on to find out more...

Canada’s Liberal government has removed the condition requiring some sponsored spouses or partners of Canadian citizens and permanent residents to live with their sponsor to maintain their permanent residence status.

Previously, sponsored spouses or partners in Canada had to live with their sponsor for two years if they had been in the relationship for less than two years at the time of application, or if they had no children together.