OVERSEAS COUPLES / FIANCE SPOUSE VISA

 

Couples who are travelling in Australia for whatever reason may also be married in this country, but notice of at least one month must be given to the chosen Celebrant.

 

This form must be witnessed either by an Australian Consular Official or Diplomatic Officer or by a Notary Public. Only these people can witness an overseas notice.

You can lodge this document either by post or faxed in time to reach the Celebrant at least one month before the date of your ceremony.  Before the ceremony, the couple will also be required to show the celebrant a copy of their birth certificates or passports.  If either party has been married before, evidence must also be produced of the termination of that marriage.

There are many wonderful locations at which to conduct marriage ceremonies in Australia, including a range of outdoor locations. Your celebrant is bound to have some appropriate suggestions, and may also be able to assist you in making other arrangements for your ceremony.

No rights to remain in Australia are conferred by marriage in Australia, even if that marriage is to an Australian citizen. For enquiries regarding immigration, please contact the Australian Consular Office in your home country.

 

Do you have a Partner Immigrating to Australia? Do you require a Fiance Visa Letter?

 

Please contact me should you require a letter from a Marriage Celebrant advising the Immigration Department of your intended marriage in Australia.

 

This is known as the "Fiance Visa Letter" which I will do for you once you have lodged the Notice of Intended Marriage (Form 13). Click to see

 

Marriage Certificates

 

After the ceremony, the bride and groom and their witnesses will sign three sets of documents. One will be a Register that is retained by the Celebrant.

 

There is the Marriage Certificate that is lodged with the Office of Births, Deaths and Marriages, and finally there is the Certificate that is given to the couple of their record of the event.

After their wedding is registered (at the office of Births, Deaths and Marriages in the state in which the ceremony occurs) an application can be made to that office for a copy of their official Marriage Certificate.