PROSPECTIVE MARRIAGE VISA – SUBCLASS 300

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Australian visa for partners: A new life together

You and your partner have decided to take the next step in your relationship and plan to marry and build your future together in Australia.

While the excitement of planning your life together grows, navigating the visa process can feel overwhelming. With our experience in Australian partner visas, we can help you meet the requirements and guide you toward a smooth and successful outcome.

To be eligible:

You must be in a committed relationship with an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or eligible New Zealand citizen, and genuinely intend to marry within the visa’s validity period, which is 9 months. You must also demonstrate that your relationship is genuine and ongoing.

This visa must be lodged when the applicant is outside Australia.

Once granted, the Prospective Marriage Visa allows you to travel to Australia, get married (the marriage can be in or outside Australia), and then apply for the Subclass 820/801 Partner Visa onshore, within the 9-month validity period of the Subclass 300, to continue your path to permanent residency.

How The Prospective Marriage Visa Works In Australia?

You must be able to legally marry according to Australian law, and you must be outside Australia at the time of application and decision.

Your partner must be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen.
You will need to show that your relationship is genuine and demonstrate that you intend to marry your partner within nine months from the visa grant date, and plan to live with your partner as their spouse.
You will need to present evidence of a confirmed marriage date as provided by a recognised marriage authority, either in Australia or overseas, and that you and your partner have physically met and are personally known to each other.

What happens next?

Once the assessing officer is satisfied that you are in a genuine relationship, and you meet all the other criteria, you will be issued a Prospective Marriage visa (subclass 300).
You will have to marry your sponsor within 9 months from the date when that visa is granted. Once married, within 9 months from the date of a Subclass 300 visa grant, you will be able to apply for an onshore partner visa (820/801). You will have to be in Australia at the time of application lodgement and when a decision is made on your application.
Once the assessing officer is satisfied that you are in a genuine relationship, and you meet all the other criteria, you will be issued a Provisional Partner Visa, Subclass 820, which allows you to remain in Australia.
The provisional partner visa lasts as long as it takes for a decision to be made on the Permanent Visa.
Two years from the lodgement date of the Provisional Partner Visa, you can submit documents for the permanent residence stage. Provided you can demonstrate that the relationship is ongoing and genuine, you will be granted a Permanent Residence visa (Subclass 100)

What This Visa Lets You Do

Partner visas are complex. Please contact our team of experienced registered migration experts for immediate advice and assistance.

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