Subclass 300 visa document checklist (Prospective Marriage)

The Prospective Marriage visa (subclass 300) lets a person come to Australia to marry their prospective spouse, who is an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen, and then apply for a Partner visa. This checklist is a starting point as at November 2026; confirm each item on the Home Affairs subclass 300 page before lodging.

Key numbers (as at November 2026)

• Stay: 9 to 15 months from the visa grant date.
• Age: the applicant and the sponsor must both be 18 or older when the applicant applies.
• Meeting in person: the couple must have met face to face as adults, since turning 18.
• Witness statements: from 2 people aged 18 or over who know the couple.
• Validity: police certificates are valid for 12 months for immigration purposes.

Documents from the sponsor

• Identity and status: passport, birth certificate and a photo of the sponsor's face; evidence of Australian citizenship, permanent residence or eligible New Zealand citizenship
• Usual residence: for a permanent resident or New Zealand citizen, evidence of living in Australia, such as a home, work, property or family ties here
• Character: an Australian Federal Police check and police certificates from each country where the sponsor has spent a total of 12 months or more in the last 10 years since turning 16; written consent to disclose any relevant convictions to the applicant

Documents from the applicant

• Identity: birth certificate showing both parents' names, passport bio pages and national identity card; evidence of any change of name
• Meeting: evidence the couple have met in person as adults and know each other personally
• Intention to marry: evidence of the planned wedding, such as a letter from the celebrant who will officiate, showing the marriage will take place within 9 months of grant
• Relationship: written statements on how, when and where the couple met, how the relationship developed, the engagement, significant events and plans as spouses; evidence they intend to live together as spouses
• Supporting statements: Form 888 statements from 2 witnesses, with evidence of citizenship or residence for Australian witnesses
• Former relationships: divorce, separation or death certificates, or statutory declarations
• Character: Police certificates from each country where the applicant has spent a total of 12 months or more in the last 10 years since turning 16, including an Australian Federal Police check where it applies; military service records if any; Form 80
• Health: Health examinations, when Home Affairs asks for them
• Family members: identity and relationship evidence for each family member included; Form 1229 consent for a child under 18 where another parent is not migrating; Form 47A and evidence of dependency for a dependant aged 18 or over

Collect it with Immiluma

Build this checklist once as a visa template in Immiluma, or have the assistant draft it from this page. Each matter sends it to the client's portal, the applicant and sponsor upload against each item, and you review each document beside it. See all visa checklists.