Partner visa - manipulation?
hey everyone.
I have a question and i’m going to be a concise as possible. I have a friend whose partner is currently on a student visa, her visa is expiring this year and she is heavily advocating for a partner visa with her bf (my friend). the only problem is and my entire friend group as well as is family is trying to understand is that she is heavily manipulating him to do a partner visa.
Why i would say she is manipulating him is she is using heavy threats of self harm whenever he says he’s not sure if that is the best route to take. She has stated numerous times (in front of friends and family) that she can’t see herself living if they don’t do it and how if she can’t stay in aus she would be better off dying and has also made threats to end her life at her local train station. everytime she does this he gives in and agrees to speak with lawyers and find out the process of completing a partner visa. the other issue is the lack of relationship timeline and also evidence, neither of them live together and or have joint finances but she has told him none of that matters as long as she secures the bridging visa and can stay in the country. everyone has tried to explain to him that evidence does matter and the application may be rejected if it’s lacking sufficient evidence but she’s tried to convince him and everyone that it doesn’t matter and if it does get rejected they can just appeal, but everyone is trying to explain to him the financial impact that would have as partner visas aren’t cheap ( i do also want to add neither of them are in a financial position to 1: pay for the partner visa and 2: pay for the cost of appealing/legal fees related to this) . i also wanted to add she has told him that if he doesn’t do the partner visa “her blood will be on his hands” and everyone including her family “will resent him and hate him”.
my biggest question is, would immigration be able to determine if someone has been essentially coerced through threats into doing a partner visa? would there be a chance of the visa being approved? and what would be the impact of a visa refusal? Has anyone known anyone in a similar situation and how was it handled/ wha was the outcome?