Australian Prospective Marriage Visa (subclass 300)

A Prospective Marriage visa (subclass 300) is designed for you to come to Australia for the intention of marrying your spouse.

You must genuinely intend to marry your fiancé. You must also genuinely intend to live with your fiancé as husband and wife. The Department of Immigration will assess your relationship to be genuine based on the questions within the application.
There is an application charge for this visa. This will usually not be refunded if your application is unsuccessful, or if you decide to withdraw your application after you have lodged it. The application charge is $1,735 at time of writing. Fees may be subject to adjustment at any time. Visa Application Charges may be subject to adjustment on 1 July each year. This may increase the cost of a visa.. The Visa Application Charge must accompany your application and is generally not refunded if the application is unsuccessful.
Generally processing time for this Visa is about 3- 6 months (except for those on the African continent - you can expect to wait between 9-12months).

With this visa, you:

• must enter Australia before you marry your fiancé
• may leave and re-enter Australia as many times as you wish before your visa ceases (nine months after visa grant)
• can work in Australia
• can apply for a Partner visa in Australia after you marry your fiancé
• can study, but you will not have access to government funding
• may use Australia's medical expenses and hospital care assistance scheme, Medicare, but only if

Note: The subclass 300 visa is designed for those whose Fiancé’s are overseas - you prospective husband or wife MUST be overseas when this visa is granted.