Applicant:
1. You must be 18 years old or older.
2. You must meet the health and character requirement.
3. You must have an eligible sponsor.
4. You must provide sufficient evidence to demonstrate your continuing relationship with your sponsoring partner.
5. You have not been involved in any illegal business or investment.

Sponsor:
1. The sponsor cannot sponsor more than 2 people as their spouse, de facto partner or prospective spouse on the basis of a sponsorship or nomination in their lifetime. The two sponsorships must be at least 5 years apart.
2. If the sponsor was themselves sponsored for a Partner visa, more than 5 years must have elapsed since their own visa was lodged.
3. The holder of a subclass 204 Woman at Risk visa is prevented from sponsoring a partner for 5 years.
4. The sponsor must not have been charged or convicted of offences involving children.

Criteria for Subclass 801 visa:
1. Two years after you lodge the temporary Partner Subclass 820 visa.
2. The relationship between you and your sponsoring partner is genuine and continuing.
3. You may be granted a subclass 820 and 801 visa at the same time if your partner relationship with your sponsoring partner is not less than 3 years or if there is a dependent child of both you and your partner.