Author: Sam Kanjo
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Nine to Fifteen Months: Planning a Wedding Inside the Prospective Marriage Visa Window
The 300 visa gives 9 to 15 months to enter, marry and lodge the 820 at $1,955. How to set the wedding date around a grant you cannot predict. 2026 guide.
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Visiting Australia While Your 309 Is Processed: The Visitor Visa, the Declaration and the Grant Window
Visiting on a $250 visitor visa while the 309 waits is normal. Declare the pending application, avoid 8503 traps, and be offshore when the grant lands. 2026 guide.
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The 801 Clock Runs From Lodgement, Not Grant: What to Collect in Year One and Year Two
The permanent 801 is assessed two years after the 820 was lodged, not granted. The evidence to collect month by month, and why the $11,710 charge covers both stages.
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Your Partner Is Here on a Visitor Visa: The 8503 Check Before You Plan the 820
Condition 8503 on a visitor visa blocks the onshore partner visa. How to check VEVO in two minutes, what a waiver needs, and how to time the $11,710 820 in 2026.
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Lodge once, with the evidence right.
A paid consultation with a partner visa lawyer, not a sales call. You leave knowing which visa, when to lodge, what it costs and what your relationship still needs to prove.