Checklist for Fiance Visa in Australia

Fiance Visa in Australia

One may qualify for this visa when applying outside Australia, if you have met your sponsor and your relationship is  genuine, the fiancé visa allows the principal applicant and its dependent to  come to Australia to live with his/her prospective fiance and later get  married within 9 months period upon entry to Australia and later switch  this visa to remain in Australia indefinitely- if the relationship as married  couple continues and if they able to qualify to apply for the partner/spouse  visa under this category. The Fiance Visa in Australia is a temporary visa  on which the sponsor (fiancé) and the applicant outside Australia should meet certain eligibility criteria to qualify.

The processing of this fiancé visa in Australia may vary accordingly, if you are an eligible passport holder of an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA), the applicant may expect to receive the decision within 5 months from the date the embassy’s received your complete application and 12 months if you are not an eligible member of the ETA.  Knowing exactly the eligibility criteria to qualify and supplying proof of evidence as to determine the existing relationship is genuine, increases the chance for your fiancé visa approval.

What if my sponsor has a record of registrable offence in Australia?

If the sponsor engages, commits, charges with a registrable offence, he/she may not able to get the approval for the sponsorship – unless, the charge of such offence/s has been withdrawn, or dismissed or, been disposed without any record of conviction.

What if my sponsor has been convicted with registered offence?

If the sponsor has a record of conviction, the sponsorship may be refused. But it may consider still approving, if the sponsor’s conviction has been withdrawn or dissolved or quashed. Also, as to that of the conviction, if the sponsor is able to served or completed the sentence imposed on him of such offence, and more than 5 years have passed, without any existing charge or offence from the day he/she completed the sentence, prior to the submission of sponsorship application, still he/she may get the approval of his sponsorship and or if there are compelling reasons affecting the sponsor and applicant.

How to submit an application?

This could be done via online application through creating an ImmiAccount at Department of Immigration and Border Protection website or via post to the Australian embassy office to your country or resident.

If you apply for a paper based application:  

– Complete the notice of intended Marriage

– Complete 47SP (for the principal applicant)

-Complete form 40SP for sponsor

-Complete Form 888 2 copies (from Australian Citizen or PR/Friends who have known the relationship (fiance).

– Complete Form 80 Character assessment for Principal applicant

– Provide statutory declaration (regarding the relationship and intended marriage in Australia).

– Complete 47a (if there is child or other dependent in included in the application)

List of documents you must have?

This may differ according to individual circumstances but for the list, may consider the following:

• Payment receipt of visa application fee
• Certified copies of passport for the applicant, sponsor and dependent/s
• Certified copies of Birth Certificates of the sponsor, applicant, and its dependent/s
• Government/ Valid ID’S for both the sponsor and applicant and dependant in included in the application (if applicable)
• 4 most recent passport size photographs of the applicant and 2 most recent photographs of the sponsor
• Certificate of no marriage for the principal applicant and divorce papers or annulment  or death certificate for the sponsor or applicant  (if applicable) – to attest that they are both legally free to marry
• NBI Certificate (police certificate) for the sponsor and principal applicant
• Certificate of employment for the sponsor and income notice of assessment
• A statement from the sponsor in case, he or she has previously sponsored a spouse, partner or fiancé (if applicable)
• Medical examination certificate and medical & travel insurance  for the  principal applicant and for the dependent included in the application (if applicable)
• Proof of accomodation
• Proof of Genuine Relationship

• Love letter history statement from principal applicant and the sponsor  (how they met,  where they first met, how relationship has developed, any significant event in the relationship, joint activities and your future plan as husband and wife in Australia

• 2 statements from friends or relatives about the relationship          and intended marriage and family life to  build in Australia
• Photos together, travel together
•  A letter from the person that will solemnized their intended marriage in Australia
•  Other evidences of your relationship that that will establish the relationship is genuine and subsisting and intend to live as husband and wife in Australia

Evidence of your relationship

There are 4 broad categories of evidence that you need to provide:

• financial aspects- this could be transmittal receipt e.g bank or western union (sharing), property, investment, income or join account or any material evidence as both parties are involve financially.

• the nature of the household-  This is the living arrangement e.g, contract of lease, or  joint utility accounts, or how you both delegate the household chores, or any correspondences that address either your name or sponsor’s name or both

• social context of the relationship – social gatherings together publicly known by relative or friends, or any organisation or membership which both of you are involve to such, or activities in social gathering, sports, cultural, religion or social activities and the like

• The nature of your commitment to each other- knowledge about each’s others personal circumstances, background of family and situation, that could be established during the interview. Phone conversation, or FB communication or Skype during the time when someone is a part. Click here on our service fee assistance for more information

Source:DIBP