Prospective Marriage Visa (Subclass 300)

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An Australian Prospective Marriage visa is a temporary visa valid for nine (9) months that enables fiancé(e)s of Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens to enter Australia to marry their fiancé(e).

Prospective Marriage visa holders must marry their fiancé(e) within the visa’s validity period and are required to apply for an Australian Partner visa if they wish to remain in Australia permanently with their partner.

Basic Requirements

To be eligible to apply for a Prospective Marriage visa, the applicant must be engaged to:

  • An Australian citizen; or
  • An Australian permanent resident; or
  • An eligible New Zealand citizen.

All Prospective Marriage visa applicants must be sponsored by their fiancé(e) who must be at least 18 years of age.

Prospective Marriage visa applicants are required to demonstrate that they:

  • Personally, know and have physically met their fiancé(e); and
  • Are engaged to marry their fiancé(e); and
  • Will marry their fiancé(e) within the visa validity period; and
  • Intend to live in a genuine spousal relationship with their fiancé(e).

A Prospective Marriage visa must be applied for offshore and applicants are required to be outside of Australia at the time that the visa is granted.

All Australian visa applicants are required to satisfy health and character requirements.

Visa Entitlements

Successful applicants and holders of an Australian Prospective Marriage visa are permitted to work, study and travel freely in and out of Australia during the 9-month validity period. Prospective Marriage visa holders are entitled to apply for a Partner visa in Australia after they have married their fiancé(e).

Our Services

Visa Globe migration agents will assist you in choosing the best visa option for you and develop a lodgement strategy which takes into consideration your individual situation. We will guide you through the entire visa process, from collating the initial documents required, through to acting as your appointed representative in all dealings with Department of Home Affairs (DHA). until your visa application is finalised.