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300 Prospective Marriage visa

Subclass 300 Prospective Marriage visa 

With this visa, you can 

• stay in Australia for up to 9 months from date of grant of visa 
• work in Australia 
• study in Australia at your own expense 
• travel to and from Australia as many times as you want 

Partner visa 

If we grant you this visa and you and your spouse want to settle in Australia, apply for a Partner visa (subclass 820 and 801): 

• after you are married, and 
• before your Prospective Marriage visa ends 

You will pay less for the Partner visa if you apply for it while your Prospective Marriage visa is still valid. 

Eligibility 

1. Have a sponsor

You and anyone who applies for the visa with you must be sponsored by your prospective spouse. We must approve the sponsorship. 

2.  Be the right age 

You must be 18 years old or older when you apply for the visa. 

3.Meet our health requirement 

You and any family members who apply for the visa with you must meet our health requirement. 

Family members who are not coming to Australia might also have to meet our health requirement.  

4.Meet our character requirement 

You and any family members (including those who don’t apply for the visa with you) must meet our character requirement. 

5. Pay your debts to the Australian government 

If you or any family members (including those who don’t apply for the visa with you) owe the Australian government money, you or they must have paid it back or arranged to pay it back. 

6. Not had a visa cancelled or an application refused

You might not be eligible for this visa if you have had a visa cancelled or refused while you were in Australia. Check if visa cancellation affects your eligibility. 

7. Best interests of the child

We might not grant this visa if it is not in the best interests of an applicant under 18. 

Application Cost 

The visa costs AUD7,715 for the main applicant. 

There is also a fee for each family member who applies for the visa with you. 

 You might also have to pay other costs for health checks, police certificates and biometrics. 

Use the visa pricing estimator to work out what your visa will cost. The estimator does not take into account the other costs. 

 You will also pay a fee for your Partner visa. You pay less for this visa if you marry your prospective spouse and apply for the Partner visa before your Prospective Marriage visa ends. 

Processing times 

We process: 

• 75% of applications in Processing times are not available 
• 90% of applications in Processing times are not available  

Your application might take longer to process if: 

• you do not fill it in correctly 
• you do not include all the documents we need or we need more information from you 

it takes us time to verify your information 

We cannot process your application if you do not pay the correct visa application charge. We will notify you if this is the case.