Do you want to get settled in Australia with your partner or family?
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
If you are in a long-standing relationship with an Australian citizen, permanent resident or New Zealand citizen you may be eligible to apply for a temporary or permanent visa. The visa will allow you to join your partner and work and live in Australia. If your application is based on a marriage:
- You must be legally married to an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen Have made adequate arrangements for health insurance during your stay in Australia
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- You must have been in a de facto relationship with an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen for at least 12 months prior to lodging your application (unless there are compelling or compassionate circumstances
- You and your partner must both be at least 18 years old, and must not be closely related
- You and your spouse/partner must be in a mutually exclusive relationship;
- The relationship must be genuine and continuing
- You and your spouse/partner must either live together, or live apart on a temporary basis only
- Be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen
- Not have previously sponsored more than one other fiancé, partner or spouse for migration to Australia, and not have sponsored a fiancé, spouse or partner for migration to Australia within the last 5 years (unless there are compelling circumstances)
- Not have been sponsored for a spouse, partner or prospective marriage visa by someone else within the last 5 years (unless there are compelling circumstances)
You and your fiancé must:
- Be at least 18 years old, and not be closely related
- Be free to marry one another
- Genuinely intend to get married within nine months of the visa grant date (the marriage may take place either in Australia or overseas)
- Have physically met, and be personally known to each other
- Genuinely intend to live together as a married couple
Sponsor
Your fiancé must:
- Be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen
- Not have previously sponsored more than one other fiancé, partner or spouse for migration to Australia, and not have sponsored a fiancé, spouse or partner for migration to Australia within the last 5 years (unless there are compelling circumstances)
- Not have been sponsored for a spouse, partner or prospective marriage visa by someone else within the last 5 years (unless there are compelling circumstances)
Please contact our office and one of our migration consultants will assess your eligibility to apply for a prospective marriage visa.
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