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Prospective marriage visa 300

Partner Visas

Subclass 300 prospective marriage visa.

The offshore fiance visa. It lets you come to Australia to marry your intended spouse, and then apply for a partner visa from here. It is the route for couples who are engaged but not yet married, where the applicant is outside Australia.

Offshore fiance(e) visaMarry within the visa's validityThen apply for the partner visa
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What It Is

The bridge from engaged-and-offshore to married-and-here.

The Subclass 300 Prospective Marriage visa is for someone who is engaged to an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen, is outside Australia, and intends to marry. It lets you travel to Australia, marry your intended spouse within the visa's validity period, and then apply for a partner visa from onshore. It is a stepping stone, not the destination: permanent residence comes through the partner visa that follows, not the 300 itself.

The 300 is specifically for couples who are not yet married or in a de facto relationship long enough to apply directly. If you are already married or in an established de facto relationship and the applicant is offshore, the offshore partner visa 309/100 is usually the better fit; if you are both onshore, look at the onshore partner visa 820/801.

How It Works

Come, marry, then apply for the partner visa.

Once granted, the 300 lets you enter Australia and marry your intended spouse. You generally must marry within the validity period of the visa, after which you apply for the partner visa to continue toward permanent residence. To qualify you and your partner generally need to show a genuine intention to marry and a genuine relationship, meet health and character requirements, and have an eligible sponsor.

The marry-by date is the thing to plan around. The 300 is granted for a set period, and the marriage needs to happen within it. The current validity period is set by the government and can change, so confirm it at homeaffairs.gov.au and build your wedding and lodgement timing around the actual dates on your grant. There is a visa application charge for the 300, and a further charge for the partner visa that follows; both are set by the government, so verify the current amounts. We quote our own professional fee in writing before any work.

300, 309/100 or 820/801

Which partner route fits you?

Subclass 300 - Prospective Marriage

You are engaged but not yet married, and the applicant is outside Australia. Come, marry, then apply for the partner visa. This page.

Already a couple?

If you are already married or in an established de facto relationship: offshore applicants look at the 309/100; onshore couples look at the 820/801. The 300 is specifically the fiance route.

Common Questions

Prospective marriage visa questions.

A person who is engaged to an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen, is outside Australia, and genuinely intends to marry them. It is the fiance route into the partner visa system, for couples who are not yet married and cannot yet apply as a de facto couple.
Yes. The 300 is granted for a set period, and you generally need to marry within that validity period before you apply for the partner visa. The exact period is set by the government and can change, so confirm it on your grant and plan the wedding around the real dates, not an assumed timeframe.
You apply for a partner visa, generally onshore, which is the route to permanent residence. The 300 gets you here and married; the partner visa is where the long-term status is decided. We usually plan both steps from the start so the transition is smooth.
The 300 generally carries work rights while it is valid, which helps while you settle in and prepare the partner visa application. Conditions can apply and change, so we confirm what your grant allows.
Then the 300 is usually not the one. If the applicant is offshore, the offshore partner visa 309/100 covers married and de facto couples; if you are both in Australia, the onshore 820/801 is the route. We can confirm which your relationship fits.
Genuine-relationship requirements apply, and in practice couples generally need to have met in person and be known to each other. The Department looks closely at the genuineness of the intended marriage, so the evidence matters. We help you put together a relationship case that reflects your situation honestly.
Processing times vary and change, so we work to the current Home Affairs estimate rather than a fixed promise. On cost, there is a government application charge for the 300 and a further charge for the partner visa that follows; both are set by the government, so confirm the current amounts at homeaffairs.gov.au. Our own professional fee is quoted in writing first.
Where to From Here

The partner visa pathways.

Offshore partnerPartner Visa 309/100For married or de facto couples applying offshore. Onshore partnerPartner Visa 820/801The partner visa you apply for after you marry. Compare allPartner Visa AustraliaAll partner routes, onshore and offshore. If things go wrongFamily Violence ProvisionsProtections if a partner relationship ends due to violence.
Sources

Department of Home Affairs - Subclass 300 Prospective Marriage visa, and the partner visa pages; Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth). Current as at June 2026 and verified live at publish. Confirm the validity period and charges at homeaffairs.gov.au.

Written and reviewed by Brian Chan, Registered Migration Agent (MARN 2217857)

Visa Store Australia, Perth · Last reviewed June 2026 · Verify on the MARA register · General information only, not personal migration advice.

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