This visa allows people to come to Australia to marry their prospective spouse
Sponsorship Eligibility:
- Be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen
- Not be the holder of a Woman at Risk visa (subclass 204) that has been granted in the past 5 years and now wishes to sponsor their partner or former partner that they had at the time of visa grant
- Aged 18 years or over
- Known personally to your partner/fiancé and have met in person since you both turned 18 years of age
- No impediment to marriage (for prospective marriage visa sponsor only)
- In a married or de facto partner relationship with a partner (for partner visa sponsor only)
- Intended to marry a partner before the visa is granted (overseas applicants for partner visa sponsor only)
Requirements for Visa Application:
- Be sponsored (see sponsorship eligibility)
- Be aged 18 years or over at the time of application
- Be of the opposite sex to the intended spouse
- Have met you intended spouse in person since you both turned 18 years of age and know each other personally
- Have no impediment to marrying the intended spouse
- Genuinely intend to marry the intended spouse
- Genuinely intend to live with your intended spouse as husband and wife
- Meet health and character requirements
After the visa grant:
- Must enter Australia and, after that entry, marry your fiancé(e) within 9 months of visa grant
- May then lodge an application for a partner visa in Australia