My partner and I have been granted the 491 visa. She is the...
@vaasram (23H ago| Updated 23H ago)My partner and I have been granted the 491 visa. She is the primary applicant (Psychotherapist), and I am the secondary (dependent) applicant. According to the visa grant letter, we must comply with the following visa conditions:
8578 – Must notify of certain changes
8579 – Must live, work and/or study in a designated regional area
8580 – Must provide evidence of residential addresses if requested
8581 – Must attend an interview if requested
I plan to travel to Australia first to activate our visas and start living and working in a regional area, while my partner will remain offshore to complete her PhD (expected to finish by June 2026) and then move to Australia to live in the designated regional area.
My question is:
Can I (as the secondary applicant) meet the visa conditions by living and working in a regional area while the primary applicant (my partner) stays outside Australia for several months?
Will this impact her compliance with visa conditions or affect our eligibility for the 191 visa later, given that the primary applicant won’t be living in a regional area until mid-next year?
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Pls update your profile as it still shows you are waiting for the visa. By the way you if you choose to go that route you don't even need to be in Australia to apply for 191. There are already some who got 191 without even stepping into Australia. 191 requires you to hold a 491 visa and meet its conditions. The conditions you posted are only applicable if you are in Australia and not outside.