After you lodge your partner visa

Hitting submit feels like the end. It's really the start of the waiting stage — and there are things to keep on top of.

Tell the Department about changes

You're expected to report material changes while you wait:

• A new residential address.
• Changes to your relationship or family (e.g. a new child, or — though no one wants to think about it — a separation).
• A new passport.

Keep gathering evidence

Don't stop the day you lodge. Ongoing evidence helps at the 801 second stage and if you're ever asked for more. Treat it as a rolling habit, not a one-off sprint.

Don't forget the travel rule

If you're onshore on a Bridging Visa A, don't leave Australia without sorting a Bridging Visa B first — leaving can cancel your bridging visa.

Takeaway: Keep your details current, keep collecting evidence, and mind the bridging-visa travel rule.

General information only — not migration or legal advice. Always check current requirements at immi.homeaffairs.gov.au. ProofOfUs is a self-help organising tool, not a registered migration agent.