Spouse Visa's

An application for a prospective spouse visa  can be lodged by those in a relationship wishing to emmigrate to Australia and marry their fiance who is an Australian citizen or permanent resident (namely their sponsor).

You must be outside of Australia when the application for this visa is submitted, and you also must be outside of Australia when it is granted.

The prospective spouse visa is a temporary visa which is valid for nine months during which time the applicant must traveled to Australia and marry their sponsor.

Once the applicant and their sponsor have been officially married, an application for an Australian Spouse visa can then be lodged. The Department of Immigration will continually assess your application as being genuine during the whole process.
 

Marrying Before Grant of Visa
Applicants who have married their fiance before their prospective spouse visa has been granted can change their application to a spouse visa for Australian immigration at no extra charge.
This can be done by sending a written notification to the relevant department processing your application along with the evidence of your marriage such as the extract from the marriage registry office certified by a JP.

Not Marrying Your Fiance After Granting of Visa
If you do not marry your fiance within the nine-month period after the visa is granted, your prospective spouse visa will be canceled and assuming you are in Australia, you will be required to leave the country.  
Conditions for Eligibility
Before applying for a prospective spouse visa, you must:

• be of the opposite sex to your fiance,
• be sponsored by your fiance,
• have met and be acquainted with your fiance in person,
• be legally free to marry your prospective spouse,
• be over 18 years of age,
• have a genuine intention of marrying and living with your prospective spouse as husband and wife, and
• meet health and character requirements.