Australian Fiancée Visa Problems

There will always be Australian Fiancée visa problems in the application stage. There are a number of problems when applying for an Australian Fiancée visa in Thailand. Australian Spouse Visa and Australian Fiancée Visas are the second biggest category of migrants into Australia. 

Family visas make up a third of all permanent residents in Australia each year. Each year more than 45,000 new migrants arrive annually on a family visa . These with children and additional family members adding another 15,000 additional migrants.

With the huge amount of immigrants in Australia. The government has changed many of the immigration rules of the years. In other words, it is best to use an immigration lawyer in Bangkok for these types of applications as any error or misunderstanding will create a long delay.

In other words, if your visa application is not successful at the primary stage of the application process (which is processed by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship), a review application needs to be done (which is processed by the Migration Review Tribunal) which will further delay the visa application process for up to two years. See also the Australian visa refusal on here as well as reasons for the visa refusal.

Your marriage has to comply with the Australian Marriage Act 1961. This is where marriage is defined. If you have registered your marriage in Thailand then you need to obtain a marriage certificate.

This official marriage is recognised in Australia however a normal unregistered village Buddhist wedding will not be recognised as it has not been validated by the Thai government. Note that polygamous marriage is not going to be recognised in Australia for visa purposes. 

If your Thai marriage was registered with the Amphurs Office in Thailand then your Thai marriage is recognised in Australia. The traditional Thai marriage is not legally binding in Thailand without being registered in Thailand and will not be recognised in Australia. The same with Islamic marriages in Thailand.

If you have applied for an Australian Fiancée Visa this is a temporary Australian Fiancée Visa that allows you to stay in Australia for a period of 2 years. After this, you can apply for a permanent Fiancée Visa.

If however, the relationship breaks down during the 2 year period your fiancée will have to leave Australia unless there was family violence involved. Even this is no guarantee that she could stay in the country. Always check with an immigration lawyer about all the possible issues which may arise. See also the Australian Fiancee Visa Requirements page for more information.

The Australian government will check to see if the relationship is genuine or not. You can find examples of these in the Australian visa interview on this website. In order to do this, they normally expect that there is a letter with the application describing the relationship, such as where you met and the problems you have had during this period. More likely than not these will be checked during the interview again.

Considering the possibility of a 2-year delay in your visa application it is always best to speak to an immigration lawyer about your visa to Australia. Call us today toll-free from Australia or walk into our offices in Phuket or Bangkok for more information and assistance or simply email us your questions and concerns about your Australian visa application.

Depending on what type of visa you are applying for the questions will be different. For an Australian marriage visa you might be asked what you husband does for a living and who his brothers are. For an Australian fiancee visa they might want to know where you met. See the Australian Spouse Visa for Thai as well as the Australian visas for your Thai girlfriend. 

The temporary spouse visa issued when you have not been married for more than 2 years allows you into Australia. Should you get divorced within the 2 years your spouse or ex-wife will need to leave Australia. There are no automatics rights.

Some of the most common Australian fiancee visa denials tends to be where your Thai fiancee had overstayed her visa before. Your fiancee might have also been deported from Australia. Poor English skills of your fiancee is not a common issue. See the requirements of the Australian fiancee visa.

The information contained on our website is for general information purposes and does not constitute legal advice.