Visa 300 Checklist for Sponsors

If you’re planning to bring the love of your life to Australia as his or her sponsor, here’s a visa 300 checklist for you. The Prospective Marriage (Subclass 300) Visa is your golden ticket to happily ever after in Australia. 

This is a temporary visa that allows a person to travel to Australia to marry their prospective spouse in Australia. Being of temporary nature, the visa period is valid for 9 to 15 months, during which the marriage must take place. 

After the marriage, the visa holder can opt for an onshore partner visa application. The minimum requirements for the visa include:

• being at least 18 years old, not being closely related to the prospective spouse, 
• genuinely intending to get married within nine months of the visa grant date, 
• having physically met and being personally known to each other, and 
• genuinely intending to live together as a married couple.  

If you need a visa 300 checklist for applicants, this one might help.

Visa 300 Checklist for Sponsors

If you comply with all these items in this visa 300 checklist for sponsors, there’s a huge chance that your application will be successful. Failure to meet these requirements can result in the visa application being rejected. Here’s the visa 300 checklist for eligibility and documentary requirements:

1. Visa 300 Checklist for Eligibility

• You are an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen.
• You comply with the character requirements.
  • You don’t have substantial criminal records and/or been convicted of a relevant offence that involves:
    • violence, including murder, assault, sexual assault or the threat of violence
    • harassment, molestation, intimidation or stalking
    • the breach of an apprehended violence or similar order
    • firearms or other dangerous weapons
    • people smuggling
    • ​human trafficking, slavery or slavery-like practices (including forced marriage), kidnapping or unlawful confinement
    • attempting to commit any of these offences
    • aiding, abetting, counsellin​g or procuring such offences​​.
• You are 18 years of age or older.
• You don’t have sponsorship limitations apply to you. These limitations are:
  • If this is your third time sponsoring someone for a Partner visa or Prospective Marriage visa
  • If you have sponsored another partner within the last 5 years or
  • If you were sponsored as a partner within the last 5 years.
  • If your partner was your spouse or de facto partner before we granted you a Contributory Parent visa, and
  • If it has been less than 5 years since we granted you Contributory Parent visa.
  • If you were granted a subclass 204 visa in the 5 years before your partner applied and on the date that you were granted that visa and you were divorced or permanently separated from the applicant, or the applicant was  your spouse or de facto but you did not tell us about them at the time.
• The Department of Home Affairs must approve you as sponsor.

2. Visa 300 Checklist for Documentary Requirements

For Australian citizens, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen:

• Copy of your passport
• Copy of your birth certificate
• Passport-sized photo of your face

For Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen:

• Evidence that you live in Australia such as:
  • Maintaining a home in Australia
  • Working in Australia
  • Has a property, business, or other interests in Australia
  • Have family and other ties in the same plce you live.

Character documents:

• Australian police certificate issued by the Australian Federal Police
• An overseas police certificate from every country where you spent a total of 12 months or more in the last 10 years since you turned 16.
• Written consent for the DHA to disclose any convictions relevant for offences of the applicant

Preparation of documents:

• Make sure to have all non-English documents translated into English. The translators must be accredited by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI).
• Scan or photograph all of your documents in colour.

Always provide accurate and genuine information in the application and make sure to provide all the required documents to avoid any issues with the processing of the visa. That is why you need to have a visa 300 checklist so that you can double check if all the visa grant requirements asked by the DHA are in order.

What You Need to Know as a Sponsor?

1. Your sponsorship covers the main visa applicant and any of their children who are granted the visa.
2. Before the visa ends:
   • you and your prospective spouse must marry
   • your prospective spouse should apply for a Partner visa.
3. You must accept responsibility for:
   • any debts that your prospective spouse or their children owe the Australian government
   • any obligations your prospective spouse and their family members have to their employer in Australia
   • ensuring your prospective spouse and their children comply with the conditions of their visa and obey Australian laws.
4. Your sponsorship starts when we grant your prospective spouse a Prospective Marriage visa and ends when that visa ceases.
5. You can be inside or outside Australia when you apply for sponsorship.
6. If there are changes to your contact details or if your relationship ends, you must inform the DHA immediately. Check the DHA website for further details on what to do if there are changes in your situation.
7. You cannot withdraw your sponsorship after the DHA grants the visa.

Get Personalised Legal Support from JB Solicitors

The visa application process can be overwhelming but a lawyer can handle the complexities on your behalf. This allows you to focus on your relationship and wedding preparations with peace of mind. JB Solicitors’ migration lawyers will also take the time to understand your specific situation and provide tailored advice to meet your individual needs.

Investing in a migration lawyer is an investment in your future happiness and security. Their expertise and guidance can make the difference between visa approval and denial, allowing you to start your life together in Australia with confidence and optimism.

By taking this step, you can be confident in choosing the right migration lawyer to navigate the Subclass 300 visa process, tick off all the items in your visa 300 checklist, and pave the way for your beautiful future in Australia. We can also help with securing a visitor visa or other forms of Australian visas.

Contact us today if you need help with your temporary or permanent visa application.