Prospective Marriage Visa (Subclass 300)
The Prospective Marriage Visa (or fiancé visa) is a 9-month temporary visa which allows applicants to travel to Australia to marry their Australian partner. Once married, you would look at applying for a partner visa to obtain your permanent residence within the visa validity.
Once granted, the Subclass 300 visa is valid for nine months from date of grant (although Covid concessions appear to still be in play and our experience is that Subclass 300 visas are still being granted for 15 months). You must enter Australia within the visa validity period (9 to 15 months). Once you are in Australia, you must get married (you cannot get married before you arrive in Australia). You can then apply for the onshore Subclass 820 visa based on your marriage.
Prospective Marriage Visa Video
Visa Criteria for Prospective Marriage Visa
In order to be eligible for this visa, you must meet the following criteria:
- Be engaged to an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen
- Intend to get within the visa validity period, then live together as a married couple
- You and your fiancé have met, in person, and are personally known to each other
- Both you and your fiancé must, in general, be aged 18 years or over
- Meet health and character requirements
For a Prospective Marriage Visa, you must be outside Australia when you apply. You can be in or outside Australia at the time of decision.
With the subclass 300, you can
Once your Prospective Marriage visa is granted, you will be entitled to:
- Enter Australia before you marry your prospective spouse
- Leave and re-enter Australia as many times as you like within the nine-month validity period
- Work in Australia with unrestricted work rights
- Study in Australia, but you will not have access to government funding for tertiary study
- Apply for a Partner Visa (Subclass 820) upon marrying your fiancé within the visa validity period
Processing Time for Prospective Marriage Visa
Please review the Department of Home Affairs current global processing time at https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-processing-times/global-visa-processing-times
Do I have to marry in Australia?
As your visa allows you to travel in and out of Australia as many times as you wish while your visa is valid, you are not restricted to have your wedding in Australia.
You must first enter Australia by the date specified in your visa. Once you have done so, you may then marry in or outside Australia.
How much does a prospective marriage visa cost?
The Partner Visa fees are usually not refunded if the application is unsuccessful; or if you decide to withdraw your application after you have lodged it.
To check the Government visa application charge, please access https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/visa-pricing-estimator
Duration
15 months
What happens after I obtain this Visa?
You can arrive in Australia on your prospective marriage visa. You are not permitted to get married with your sponsor prior to your initial entry into Australia on the prospective marriage visa.
Marriage Celebrants
As part of the Subclass 300 requirements you are required to show that you are committed to marrying within the time frame of the visa grant. Marriage celebrants in Australia are familiar with the requirements of providing the relevant paperwork in supporting your 300 application.
Here’s a list of some of the marriage celebrants our clients have chosen to conduct their special day and come highly recommended:
Ayhiezea and Dominic
After a couple of months of dating, this couple knew they wanted to settle down together in Australia. Migration Downunder were able to guide this couple through the visa application process, and in the end Ayhiezea and Dominic successfully obtained their prospective marriage visas.
Would you like to know more about your prospects for a visa?
Eligibility is the most important step in determining whether a person may meet the legal criteria for a visa application and one consultation could save you money.
Before any immigration advice can be provided, we must hold an initial consultation which will attract a fee commencing from $385.
