Australian Family Visas
Australian Prospective Marriage Visa
An Australian Prospective Marriage visa is a temporary visa valid for nine (9) months that enables fiance(e)s of Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens to enter Australia to marry their fiance(e).
Prospective Marriage visa holders must marry their fiance(e) within the visa's validity period and are required to apply for an Australian Spouse visa if they wish to remain in Australia permanently with their spouse.
Australian Prospective Marriage Visa 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 fiance(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 fiance(e); and
- are engaged to marry their fiance(e); and
- will marry their fiance(e) within the visa validity period; and
- intend to live in a genuine spousal relationship with their fiance(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.
Australian Prospective Marriage 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 Spouse visa in Australia after they have married their fiance(e).
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Spouse Visa
A Spouse visa enables a married, de facto or same-sex partner to be sponsored by their Australian partner. -
Aged Parent Visa
An Aged Parent visa entitles retirement aged parents to be sponsored by their children in Australia. -
Parent Visa
A Parent visa enables parents to be sponsored by their children living in Australia to join them permanently. -
Remaining Relative Visa
The Remaining Relative visa is for individuals who wish to join their siblings or parents, who are their only near relatives, in Australia.
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