If you have previously sponsored a partner or been sponsored as a partner
Your partner’s visa application may be refused if you are affected by the following sponsorship limitations that are imposed if you:
• have previously sponsored or nominated 2 other persons as a fiancé(e) or partner for migration to Australia (including sponsorships/nominations you may have withdrawn but your former fiancé(e) or partner obtained permanent residence on family violence grounds); or
• have sponsored another fiancé(e) or partner within the last 5 years; or
• were sponsored as a fiancé(e) or partner yourself within the last 5 years.
You may still be approved as sponsor of your fiancé(e) or partner in compelling circumstances, which include:
• if your previous partner has died; or
• if your previous partner has abandoned the relationship, leaving young children; or
• if your relationship with your current fiancé(e) or partner is long-standing; or
• if you and your current fiancé(e) or partner have children of your relationship