Australian Visa

Australian Visa For Thai Girlfriend

Australian Visa for Thai Girlfriend

Visa to Australia for a Thai national

Thai nationals, who want to enter Australia, also need a visa. The type of visa your Thai girlfriend needs to obtain depends on the purpose of her trip and her intentions. Thus, if it is for a short-term visit or to permanently move into Australia, there are different visas in which to apply. Here, you will find the two types of Australian visas for your Thai girlfriend: Tourist Visa and Fiancée Visa.

Applying for an Australian Tourist Visa

The Australian Tourist Visa is for your Thai girlfriend whose main purpose is tourism or leisure. The application for an Australian Tourist Visa for your girlfriend entails meeting particular requirements in order to be granted a visa. The Australian government would like to make sure that the visa applicant will return to her home country after the allowed visit to Australia. Therefore, the Thai national needs to provide certain documents that prove a long-term relationship with her home country. Such documents needed for the visa application include:

Employment
Savings in Thai bank account
Assets and Properties
Dependents in Thailand

Tourist visa applicants that are sponsored by either their Australian partners, friends or relatives will need to provide their details and the necessary documentation to their sponsors as their sponsors will be the one lodging a formal sponsorship with the DIAC.

Proving a Relationship with the Sponsor

Getting a tourist visa to Australia as a girlfriend of an Australian citizen depends on showing the relationship between the Thai girlfriend and her sponsor is legitimate. Moreover, the Thai national needs to show plans to return to Thailand after visiting Australia. Hence, the more proof the Thai national has of plans to return to her home country, the more likely it is that she will get approved to visit Australia on a tourist visa.

Please read our tips on applying for an Australian tourist visa for a Thai girlfriend. You may check this page.

Applying for an Australian Fiancé Visa

For Thai nationals who plan to visit Australia in order to legally marry an Australian national, the visa needed is an Australian Fiancé Visa. The Australian Fiancé Visa allows Thai or non-Australian fiancée of Australian citizens or permanent residents and eligible New Zealand citizens, to reside with their partners in Australia. Such visa holders are allowed to stay in Australia for a period of 9 months and can have their visas amended after getting married.

Eligibility

To serve as a sponsor for your Thai fiancé to Australia, you need to:

Have Australian citizenship
Have a permanent Australian residence status or be an eligible New Zealand citizen
Be 18 years of age or older
Have met your fiancée in person and have personally known each other
Are legally allowed to marry

To be able to apply for an Australia Fiancé Visa, you need to:

Be 18 years of age or older; otherwise, parental consent is needed in order to marry
Are legally allowed to marry
Pass a character clearance or have no criminal record
Pass a health clearance
Have met your sponsor in person and have personally known each other

Requirements for the Australian Fiancé Visa

To apply for Australian Fiancé Visa Thailand, the specific requirements for the application are as follows:

Evidence of having a relationship. You must have the sincere intention of the sponsor and the applicant to get married and it is required to show proof of a genuine and ongoing relationship as well. You are, therefore, advised to keep every piece of evidence proving your relationship. Those can be in the forms of photos taken together, email or correspondence exchanges, money transfer receipts, flight tickets, and others.
Evidence of sufficient funds and accommodation. As the sponsor, you should be able to show proof of your financial capability and accommodation to support your fiancé once she has arrived in Australia. If you are not able to do so, you can also have an Australian resident act as the sponsor of your fiancé.

The Thai fiancé has to visit and submit the application documents and application fees at the VFS office in Bangkok. The VFS office will then transfer your documents to the Australian embassy for evaluation. It takes up to 6 to 12 months to complete the process. The documents that the Australian Fiancé Visa Thailand applicant needs to submit are as follows:

Duly accomplished application form
Current, valid passport or travel document
Photos, Visa fee
Evidence of sufficient funds
Evidence of accommodation
Evidence of stable employment
Evidence of the date and venue of the marriage
Flight ticket reservation

Benefits of Having the Australian Fiancé Visa

The Australian Fiancé Visa holder will be entitled to the following privileges:

The ability to enter Australia before marriage
The freedom to enter and leave Australia multiple times within the allowed 9 month period of stay (multiple entry)
Legally be able to work in Australia
Apply for a spouse visa after registering your marriage
Study in Australia (without being entitled to government funding)
Participate in Australia’s medical expense and hospital care assistance scheme

What We Can Do For You

Our services for the Australian Visa for Thai nationals do not include embassy or government fees.

We can provide you with:

A full review of your sponsor and your own personal and employment history
Consultation and confirmation of what type of visitor visa is appropriate for you
A comprehensive checklist of required documents for you and your sponsor (if any)
Professional and accurate preparation of your visa application.
Submission of your visa application to the proper government agencies
Careful arrangement of all correspondence with the government agencies
Expert advice on how to present yourself during the interview (if any)
Unlimited assistance over the phone with our Australian Visa specialists