
Originally Posted by
Riff888
You need signed confirmation of the relationship from both sides, has to be Australian citizens.
They can rock up to your house at anytime unannounced.
They check social media for pictures together.
They ask for pictures with your family and her family, so yes, they expect you have been overseas to meet her family.
Most important is finances. They look at your joint account and check money going in and out and how your day to day spending goes.
They ask about living arrangements, household chores and cooking.
If you use fraudulent documents, it could be a prison sentence.
It's heaps stricter than say 5 years ago.