De Facto Visa Help

Have you read what the immi dept might have on their website, or at least contacted them to find out what you need to know to provide, ie, what sort of info they require.

We are not experts here, but best that you get info from the source.

No use giving info, only to find its not the ones they want.

Ie, do you have to give any financial sureties?

Be honest and express it the way you would to another friend. I did this in a stat dec for friends. Said how long I'd known them and that I believed they were well-suited and happy together. (9 years later this is still true.) If you don't think this is the case, don't do it.

The important information is:

How you know the couple.

How long you have known the couple.

Whether you believe their relationship is genuine.

Agree wih #2 - tell the truth.

i have the form i need to fill in from immigration. i dont have to give any financial sureties... it justs asks me to explain how i know them , whether theya re genuine or not...

i figure i just write about how they are well suited, planning a future together, they live together, have joint finances etc.

thanks for your help. i just want to give my friend the best possible chance.

Apart from the genuine and continuing relationship requirement, de factos have to have been living together for 12 months before they apply. Hopefully they meet this requirementand you can honestly confirm that have been living together since x date and the address where they have lived together. Then give the reason that you know this (e.g. helped them move into their new apartment, visited them there).

As well, do they present to the outside world as a couple - what things do they do together?. Have they told you about their furture plans - where they are going to live, number of kids they'll have, whether they plan to get married?

What Zook said.

Don't sweat it too much though - they will have to provide LOADS of other evidence (trust me, I know) of their relationship, so it won't all hang on a single stat dec. Just be honest and tell them what they've asked for.