Partner Category Visa Options - If you are outside Australia

Partners and fiancés of Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens may apply to enter and/or remain permanently in Australia. Partners and fiancés include:

• people intending to get married (fiancés)
• married (de jure) partners
• de facto partners (including those in a same sex relationship).

Partner Visa: Offshore Temporary and Permanent (Subclasses 309 and 100)

For people from overseas to enter and stay in Australia with their partner, who must be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen. If two years after you apply the relationship is ongoing, a permanent visa may be granted.

Prospective Marriage Visa (Subclass 300)

For people from overseas to enter Australia, marry their fiancé, who must be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen. Once married, holders of this visa can then apply to remain permanently in Australia.

Humanitarian Program – Split Family Provisions

For the partners of people granted any permanent humanitarian visa (including Protection and Resolution of Status visas) in the last five years. Partners declared at the time of application may be eligible for entry to Australia through the offshore Humanitarian Program.