Relationship        

You and your fiancé(e) must:

• be at least 18 years old, and not be closely related
• be free to marry one another
• genuinely intend to get married within nine months of the visa grant date (the marriage may take place either in Australia or overseas)
• have physically met, and be personally known to each other
• genuinely intend to live together as a married couple

Sponsor

Your sponsor must:

• be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen
• not have previously sponsored more than one other fiancé, partner or spouse for migration to Australia, and not have sponsored a fiancé, spouse or partner for migration to Australia within the last 5 years (unless there are compelling circumstances)
• not have been sponsored for a Spouse, Partner or Prospective Marriage visa by someone else within the last 5 years (unless there are compelling circumstances)
• provide police checks to the department when requested, and
• consent to the department disclosing any conviction for a “relevant offence” to the applicant(s) you are sponsoring.

Your sponsorship will not be approved if you have a conviction for a relevant offence and a substantial criminal history.  A relevant offence includes, but is not limited to offences involving violence, intimidation, breaching a protection order, people smuggling, human trafficking and weapons.