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Originally Posted by Mad Mel
Are you shacked up? Not sure if Canada works the same, but when I came to Oz my ex-gf I and were considered de-facto spouses (same as married) because we lived together. Can't believe I brought that skank into this country.
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But you are Canadian right? And presumably on a work-sponsored visa (i.e. a 457 temporary long-stay or similar)? I have a friend who got the right to live and work in Australia because her de facto partner got sponsored with his firm.
But...and I could be wrong... I think it works a bit different if you were an Australian citizen. Then your partner would have had to get a Partnership visa, which I think requires you to be married or plan to be married. It seems easier to move to Australia with a sponsored foreigner than with an actual citizen. That's based on my personal experience and the information on the DIAC site. I could be wrong as I say.
Not sure the same distinction applies to Canada but it could be the case.