How Do I Bring My Fiancé to Australia?

What are the steps to bring a fiancé to Australia?

The steps to bring a fiancé to Australia are to confirm eligibility, gather identity documents, relationship evidence and wedding plans, lodge the Subclass 300 application online, complete health examinations and police certificates, and wait for a decision while the fiancé is outside Australia. Once granted, the fiancé travels to Australia, the couple marries and the Subclass 820/801 is lodged. Each step depends on the one before, so mistakes early in the process tend to cause delays later. Our page on the Subclass 300 visa sets out each stage.

What does the Australian sponsor need to do?

The Australian sponsor needs to provide proof of citizenship, permanent residence or eligible New Zealand citizenship, identity documents and their part of the relationship evidence, and to complete the sponsorship. Sponsorship limits apply where the sponsor has sponsored a partner before or was sponsored as a partner themselves. Our page on partner visa sponsorship limitations explains when those limits apply. Where children under 18 are included, the sponsor may also need to provide police checks.

Are there other ways to bring a fiancé to Australia?

Other ways to bring a fiancé to Australia include marrying overseas first and applying for the Subclass 309/100, or applying as de facto partners if the couple has lived together and meets the de facto rules. A visitor visa allows a short visit but is not a migration pathway, and conditions on it may stop an application in Australia. Our guide to the offshore partner visa and our article on choosing a partner visa pathway compare the options.

What evidence shows we intend to marry?

Evidence that a couple intends to marry includes a Notice of Intended Marriage or other wedding arrangements, the history of meetings in person, regular contact, knowledge of each other's families and a relationship statement that explains the plans. The Department looks at the whole picture rather than one document. Our articles on partner visa commitment evidence and the partner visa relationship statement explain how the commitment is shown.

What happens after the fiancé arrives in Australia?

After the fiancé arrives in Australia, the couple must marry within the visa period, and the fiancé then applies for the Subclass 820/801 in Australia with the marriage certificate and updated evidence. The fiancé can work and study during the visa period and can travel in and out of Australia. Our article on the partner visa two-stage process explains the stages that follow the wedding.

How does My Migration Lawyers help Australians bring their fiancé home?

My Migration Lawyers works with the Australian sponsor as the client, preparing the fiancé's Subclass 300 application in full while the fiancé is overseas and keeping both partners informed by video and email. The firm checks the fiancé's visa history, the sponsor's sponsorship history and the strength of the wedding evidence before lodgement, then manages the Subclass 820 application after the wedding. Sponsors can speak with our partner visa lawyers to start the process, and the firm, led by Principal Lawyer Weiwei Zhang, can consult in Mandarin.