Visa

Fiancée Visa (Subclass 300)

A Prospective Marriage Visa (also known as Fiancée Visa) is a temporary visa that is valid for nine months from the time of grant. This is a visa for those unmarried partners who intend to marry within the nine months validity of the visa. Your sponsor must be your prospective spouse, must be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen.

Eligibility

• You must be both at least 18 years of age
• You are both free to marry
• You must have met each other in person
• You are not related
• You intend to marry within the nine months of the visa being granted
• Your marriage must be recognised under Australian law
• You intend to live as spouses after you are married.
• You must meet the health and character requirements.

You have full work rights for the duration of your Prospective Marriage Visa. After your marriage, you can apply for a Spouse visa.

Partner Visa (Subclasses 820/801 & 309/100)

•  Married Partners
•  De Facto
•  Same Sex Partners

You may be eligible for this visa if you are in a genuine and continuing relationship with your partner. This is a two-stage process visa. The first stage is the Temporary Partner Visa (Subclass 820) and the second stage is the Permanent Partner Visa (Subclass 801).  You only need to pay one fee for both applications. Should your application on the first stage be successful, you will move on to the second stage and will be assessed for a permanent partner visa. You will need to provide documents for assessment.

Eligibility

• You can either be married or in a de facto relationship to apply for this visa.
• You must be at least 12 months in a de facto relationship if applying as a de facto partner.
• You must be at least 18 years of age to be eligible for this visa.
• You must satisfy the health requirements.
• You must satisfy the character requirements.
• You must not have any outstanding debts to the Australian government.

 Sponsor

Your sponsor must be at least 18 years of age, an Australian citizen, an Australian permanent resident, or an eligible New Zealand citizen.

 Location

• Onshore application:
  An application can be made in Australia. The visa applicant must be in Australia at the time of application and at the time of decision.
• Offshore application:
  An application can be made outside Australia. The visa applicant must be outside Australia at the time of application and at the time of decision.

Family

You may include dependent children and step children in your application.

You may be granted a visa sooner than the current processing time and the two-year processing may be waived if:

• You have been married or in a de facto with your partner for five years or more; or
• You have been married or in a de facto relationship for 2 years and you have children born of the relationship.

 Relationship Requirements

• You must have evidence of a genuine and continuing relationship with your sponsor.
• You must be living together. If there is separation, it should only be temporary.
• You must have evidence of a mutual commitment to a shared life to the exclusion of others.
• De Facto: You must meet the 12-month relationship requirement before you can apply for a partner visa.
• Same Sex Partner: You must have evidence that you have been in an interdependent relationship for the 12 months prior to making your application.