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Permanent Resident Visa by Marriage — amendment from probationary status

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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Which family relationships qualify?

A foreign national who already holds a probationary non-quota immigrant visa valid for one (1) year may apply for amendment to a permanent non-quota immigrant visa by marriage. The official source does not state the spouse's required citizenship.

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  • This subsection does not state the spouse's required citizenship.

Who may sponsor or bring the family member, and what immigration/citizenship status must that person hold?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm who may sponsor the family member and the status the sponsor must hold.

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  • The amendment subsection does not name a sponsor or the citizenship/status of the spouse; only the applicant's existing probationary visa is stated.

What is important for proving marriage, partnership, parentage, custody, dependency or another qualifying relationship?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the evidence needed to prove the family relationship.

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  • Searched the subsection: 'What to bring?' only lists a checklist with complete documentary requirements, application form and children information; the checklist itself (which would name relationship documents) is not in the captured text.

What important financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance responsibilities apply?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance requirements.

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  • Searched the whole subsection (who can apply, where, what to bring, how to apply, cost): no financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance obligation is stated.

How does the application work at a high level, what rights does the family member receive, how long does the status last, and how can it become independent or longer-term where officially stated?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the application process, rights, duration and path to independent or longer-term status.

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  • Not established: the correction failed a second independent check (NAO_SUSTENTA: Value says the applicant 'pays' before the hearing; the payment step ('Pay the required fees.') is not among the four citations. Everything else is cited.)

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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