How to Prove You Hold a Partner Visa 100 in 2026 (VEVO and Digital Visa Record)
To prove you hold a Partner (Migrant) visa (Subclass 100), use the Visa Entitlement Verification Online system, known as VEVO, not a passport sticker. According to the Australian Department of Home Affairs official page Partner (Migrant) visa (Subclass 100), as of October 2026, Australian visas are digital: no visa label is placed in your passport, and instead your digital visa record is linked to your passport. Your visa number sits in your visa grant letter, and that number is what gives you access to your digital record in VEVO. Your record can then be shown to anyone who needs to see your visa and its conditions. This article is general information only and not advice tailored to your circumstances, so if your situation involves a deadline, a dispute or a refusal, check the official page or get professional advice before you rely on it.
Why is there nothing in my passport to show?
Because there is nothing to show in it. The Department stopped issuing visa labels and moved to digital visa records, and this applies to the subclass 100 visa as much as to any other. What exists instead is an electronic record attached to the passport details you gave when the visa was granted.
That single change explains most of the confusion people run into with employers and banks. A stamped page is no longer evidence of anything, and asking "can you show me the label?" has no answer. Your proof of holding permanent residency is a live check against Home Affairs data, not a physical item you hand over.
Where do I find my visa number?
Your visa number is contained in your visa grant letter. Keep that letter somewhere you can find it years later — a searchable email folder or a scan in cloud storage both work — because the number is the handle VEVO uses to pull up your record.
Two details from the same letter are worth keeping together with it: the date the visa was granted, and any first entry arrival date shown as "first entry, arrive by". The grant date matters later for citizenship timing, and the arrival date matters if you were outside Australia when the visa was granted.
How do I pull up my subclass 100 record in VEVO?
Open the VEVO service. Choose the option to check your own visa details. Enter your visa number from your grant letter. Add the passport details the visa is linked to. Submit the check. Save or print the result before you close it.
The saved result is what you hand to an employer, a bank or anyone else who asks. Do it on the day you need it rather than reusing an old copy, so the document you show reflects your current record.
What does my digital visa record actually show?
It shows that the visa exists, that it is in effect, and what it lets you do. For a subclass 100 visa that means it is a permanent visa, and you became a permanent resident on the day the visa was granted.
It also shows your entitlements. With this visa you can live, work and study in Australia indefinitely, access Medicare, sponsor eligible family members, attend free English classes through the Adult Migrant English Program if eligible, and travel to and from Australia — though that travel facility runs for five years from the date of grant.
Travel is the part people misread. Permanent residency does not expire, but the travel facility does. Once the initial five years pass you need a Resident Return visa (subclass 155 or 157) to travel back to Australia as a permanent resident, and VEVO is where you can see when your travel facility ends.
Who else can read my record?
Your digital visa record is used by more than you. Home Affairs lists three groups: airlines check it before you board your flight; Australian government agencies check your identity and visa conditions; and employers, banks or other registered organisations check your visa conditions.
For anyone who asks for proof of your visa, Home Affairs directs you to VEVO to prove you have a visa and show your conditions.
What if my details have changed since the grant?
Tell Home Affairs if you get a new passport. Your visa is linked to a specific passport, and a new travel document without an update leaves a gap between the record and the document you are actually carrying. Updating your passport details is what keeps the digital link working.
The same caution applies at the border for New Zealand passport holders. If an immigration officer processes your clearance, tell them you have a permanent Australian visa and that you do not want a Special Category visa (subclass 444). If you do not, a 444 visa may be granted, and it will override your permanent visa and may affect your eligibility for Australian citizenship.
What if they want more than the visa record?
Sometimes they do. An employer onboarding check may ask for evidence of when you were in the country rather than just what visa you hold. For proof of your travel in and out of Australia, request your international movement records from Home Affairs.
A bank may also ask about waiting periods rather than about your visa at all. Access to some Australian Government payments and benefits involves waiting periods for newly arrived residents, administered by Services Australia — that is a separate question from whether your visa is valid, and it is worth separating the two in conversation rather than treating your VEVO result as an answer to both.
Two further reminders sit in the fine print of this visa. You cannot add family members after the permanent visa is granted, though as an Australian permanent resident you may be able to sponsor eligible family members on their own visas. And for citizenship purposes your permanent residency starts on the day the visa was granted if you were in Australia, or on the day you first entered Australia on this visa if you were outside the country — a distinction that surprises people who assume the two dates always match.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I get a visa label in my passport for the subclass 100 visa?
No. Australian visas are digital, and Home Affairs does not put a visa label in your passport for the Partner (Migrant) visa (Subclass 100). Your visa is linked electronically to your passport through a digital visa record instead.
Where do I find the number I need for VEVO?
Your visa number is contained in your visa grant letter. Use that number to access your digital visa record in VEVO, so keep the letter accessible for as long as you hold the visa.
Can my employer or bank see my visa details?
Yes. Employers, banks and other registered organisations use the digital visa record to check your visa conditions. Airlines check it before boarding, and Australian government agencies use it for identity and visa condition checks.
Does permanent residency mean I can always travel back to Australia?
The visa itself is permanent, but the travel facility lasts five years from the date of grant. After that you must apply for and be granted a Resident Return visa (subclass 155 or 157) to travel to Australia as a permanent resident.
I renewed my passport. Is my visa still linked?
Your visa is linked to the passport details you held at grant, so you need to update Home Affairs when you get a new passport. Keeping those details current is what stops a mismatch appearing when someone checks VEVO.
How do I prove the dates I was inside Australia?
Request your international movement records from Home Affairs. These serve a different purpose from VEVO — they evidence your travel in and out of Australia rather than your visa status and conditions.