If you've married an Australian citizen but are not one yourself, you still have to apply for Australian citizenship. The Department of Home Affairs has information on: temporary partner visaslaunch, which let you live, work and study in Australia while your permanent partner visa is being processed.
Benefits of a Spouse Permanent Visa
You can work and study in Australia. You can avail Australia's medical benefits expenses and hospital care scheme. You are eligible to receive certain social security payments. You can apply for Australian citizenship.
After you get married, and before your subclass 300 expires, you need to apply for a subclass 820 visa. Processing times for the 820 is 12-18 months for most people. Two years after you apply for the subclass 820 visa, you will be eligible to apply for the permanent 801 visa.
A Spouse Visa may be suitable for you if you are currently in a relationship with an Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen, and hope to live in Australia with your partner.
If you are married to an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen, or have been in a defacto relationship (common law) with one for at least 12 months, you may be eligible for immigration by obtaining a Spouse Visa to Australia. Your spouse may sponsor you for a period of two years.
If you're not an Australian citizen
If you've married an Australian citizen but are not one yourself, you still have to apply for Australian citizenship.
Allows the partner or spouse of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen to live in Australia. You apply for the temporary and the permanent partner visas together.
A Bridging visa B (BVB) allows you to depart and return to Australia during a specified travel period while waiting for a substantive visa application to be decided. BVB's can be granted for between three and 12 months depending on the reasons for your travel.
Prospective Marriage Visa Cost
The Australian Marriage Visa costs AUD 7,850 for the main applicant (the partner of the Australian resident). In addition, you also have to pay: AUD 3,930 for each dependent applicant over the age of 18. AUD 1,965 for each dependent applicant under the age of 18.
If your current visa ends before you are granted the temporary partner visa, you can stay in Australia on a Bridging visa A (BVA). You do not have to apply for a BVA; it is automatically granted when you apply for your partner visa. The BVA starts when your temporary visa ends.
Absolutely! Australia is a popular destination for couples seeking to get married and the country is incredibly welcoming for visitors and foreigners who wish to marry in Australia. An Australian tourist visa contains a no further stay clause stating there are no extensions.
Once you are married or in a common-law relationship, you can then apply for a spousal sponsorship. Only after the application for spousal sponsorship is approved, will the married spouse become a Canadian permanent resident.
Once you're married, you'll receive numerous rights and benefits. These range from tax and inheritance benefits, to alimony and child support in the event of a divorce, to your right to take bereavement leave from your job if your spouse should die.
Special rules in U.S. immigration law allow permanent residents applying for citizenship through marriage to submit the application after just three years. Most permanent residents must live in the United States for a minimum of five years before applying for citizenship.
The Partner visa (Temporary) cost is AUD 8,850 or approx. INR 4,87,700 for most applicants. For the Prospective Marriage visa (subclass 300), the dependent visa fee for Australia is from AUD 1,475 or approx. INR 81,300.
Marriage checklist
To get legally married in Australia: complete a notice of intended marriage form (PDF 883.06KB) and give it to your celebrant between 1 to 18 months before the wedding. show your celebrant documents that prove your date and place of birth, identity, and that any previous marriages have ended.
After 5 years, your travel facility expires. You will need to apply for and be granted either: a Resident Return visa - if you wish to re-enter Australia as a permanent resident. Australian citizenship - if you wish to travel as an Australian citizen.
You can stay in Australia without a visa for 28 days, but you are advised to visit the Australian immigration officers to resolve the situation within that time.
Even though you are holding on to a PR in Australia, there is still a validity period for the visa. Your PR is issue for a period of 5 years but you are required to stay 2 years (730 days) the 5 years to be eligible for renewals. You must always renew your PR on time before it expires.
Once permanent residency has been granted, the sponsor is no longer considered to be the visa applicant's sponsor. Therefore, if the relationship breaks down after the permanent Partner Visa has been granted, it is unlikely to affect the visa (except in the most exceptional of circumstances).
Under Australia's immigration laws, migrants already granted permanent residency through partner visas cannot have their visa cancelled due to a subsequent break up.
If your PR status has been granted, which means you have received the Confirmation of Permanent Residence from the IRCC, before your relationship breaks down, your immigration status (PR or citizen) generally cannot be affected.