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Australian Prospective
Marriage Visa
When a Thai citizen plans to travel to Australia to marry their prospective spouse, the application needs to present the relationship, sponsorship and genuine marriage plans clearly. Lawyers for Expats Thailand prepares and manages Prospective Marriage visa applications for Thai citizens, organising the supporting evidence from preparation and submission through to the decision.
How We Help
What we do when you apply
A Prospective Marriage application is prepared around your relationship and marriage plans, not a template. Here is what happens from the first call through to the decision.
1
Understand Your Relationship and Marriage Plans
We start by understanding your relationship, how you met, your history together, your plans to marry in Australia and the circumstances of both the Thai applicant and Australian sponsor.
2
Build the Relationship and Sponsor Evidence
We identify and organise the relationship, sponsor, identity, marriage-plan and other supporting evidence relevant to the application.
3
Prepare and Review the Application
We prepare the application and supporting documents, checking that the relationship history, sponsorship information and marriage plans are presented consistently.
4
Manage It Through to Decision
We manage the application from submission through to the decision, assisting with the process and further-information requests where appropriate. The Australian Department of Home Affairs makes the visa decision, not Lawyers for Expats Thailand.
What We Do For Our Clients
The full scope of what we handle
A Prospective Marriage application brings together the relationship, the couple's marriage plans and the sponsor's supporting evidence. Here is the actual scope of what our team handles.
Understanding the Relationship and Correct Route
Subclass 300 is for a person who intends to travel to Australia to marry their prospective spouse. The current Home Affairs framework requires the applicant to have an eligible sponsor who is an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen.
Q
Do we have to be married before applying for a Prospective Marriage visa?
No. This visa is specifically for eligible couples who intend to marry after the visa holder travels to Australia. The application needs to establish the genuine relationship and the genuine intention to marry.
Preparing Relationship Evidence
We help organise evidence showing the genuine relationship between the couple. Depending on circumstances this may involve how the couple met, relationship history, time spent together, travel, communication, photographs where relevant, financial or practical support where relevant, future plans, and previous relationships or marriages where necessary.
Q
How much relationship evidence do we need?
There is no single evidence package appropriate to every couple. The supporting material should explain the genuine relationship and its history clearly, using evidence that reflects the couple's actual circumstances.
Preparing Evidence of the Intention to Marry
This route is not simply about being engaged — the application needs to demonstrate a genuine intention to marry the prospective spouse. Depending on circumstances, evidence may relate to marriage plans, discussions or arrangements, intended timing, intended location, communications concerning the marriage, and other genuine preparations.
Q
Do we need to have the whole wedding booked before applying?
Not every couple will have identical arrangements. The application needs to demonstrate a genuine intention to marry, and we organise the supporting evidence around the plans and preparations that actually exist.
Preparing the Australian Sponsor's Evidence
The Australian prospective spouse acts as the sponsor. We help organise relevant sponsor information relating to identity, Australian citizenship, permanent residence or eligible New Zealand status, the relationship, address and circumstances, sponsorship information, and other documents relevant to the application.
Thai Documents and Other Supporting Requirements
Relevant Thai documentation may involve identity, civil-status documents, previous marriage or divorce documents where relevant, and other relationship evidence required for the application, with appropriate translations where relevant. Health and character requirements can also form part of the process at a high level.
Preparing, Submitting and Managing the Application
Our work includes preparing the application, the relationship chronology, sponsor evidence and marriage-plan evidence, checking names and dates, checking consistency, and organising Thai supporting documents, before preparing for submission. Applicants also go through biometric or identity steps where applicable, and health or character requests can arise where applicable. We manage the application through to the decision and assist with further-information requests where appropriate.
Q
Who decides whether my Prospective Marriage visa is approved?
The decision is made by the Australian Department of Home Affairs. Lawyers for Expats Thailand prepares and manages the application but does not control or guarantee the outcome.
Our Commitment To You
What you can hold us to
Your Genuine Relationship Comes First
We prepare the application around the real history and circumstances of your relationship.
Your Marriage Plans Clearly Presented
We organise the evidence around your genuine intention to marry and the plans that actually exist.
Applicant and Sponsor Evidence Brought Together
We help organise the Thai applicant's evidence and the Australian sponsor's information as one coherent application.
Managed Through to Decision
We manage the application from submission through to the decision and remain involved as the application progresses.
Who You'll Work With
Real people, not a case number
Kanokpich Ukritdutsadee (Lawyer Pook)
Managing Director & Lead Barrister
Leads the preparation of Australian Prospective Marriage visa applications for Thai clients, personally responsible for ensuring the relationship and marriage-plan evidence presented reflects the couple's genuine circumstances.
Brian Ramsden
General Manager of Foreign Affairs
Your first point of contact. Brian coordinates the initial assessment of your relationship and marriage plans, liaises on sponsor-side evidence, and stays as your liaison as the application moves toward submission and decision.
Related Resources
More on visas abroad for Thai citizens
For the other Australian visa services we handle, or other destinations we assist Thai citizens travelling to, see the pages below.
Australian Visas for Thai Citizens
→Partner, prospective marriage, family, business and visitor visas, and visa refusals, for travel to Australia
Australian Partner Visa for Thai Citizens
→Application and evidence preparation for Thai spouses and de facto partners joining a partner in Australia
Australian Visitor Visa for Thai Citizens
→Application and evidence preparation for Thai citizens visiting Australia
Visas Abroad for Thai Citizens
→Visa application support for Thai citizens travelling to the UK, Europe, Australia, the US and more
Lawyers for Expats Thailand, 2026. The content of this page is general legal information and does not constitute legal advice for any specific matter. Please contact us for advice on your individual circumstances.