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Visa, Immigration or
Fiancé Weddings
If you are an Australian resident and your fiancé lives overseas
and is planning to immigrate to Australia on a Fiancé Visa
(Prospective Spouse Visa), the Department of Immigration and
Citizenship has certain requirements that must be met.
When applying for this type of visa, you will need to provide proof of
your intention to marry and that the actual marriage takes place within
nine months of your partner arriving in Australia.
To meet these requirements, you will need to –
- arrange with an authorised celebrant to marry
you
- Either fully or partially complete and lodge a
Notice of Intention to Marry document that has been signed by at least
one of you, with your celebrant
- Obtain a letter from that celebrant stating
that you have paid a booking fee and lodged the Notice of Intention to
Marry document with her.
It is easy to commence the process of arranging a wedding which
includes applying for a visa – firstly, make an appointment to meet me
and bring to that meeting –
- A date for your ceremony and preferably a venue
for it
- An official copy of your birth certificate and
a photocopy of your fiancé’s birth certificate
- If you or your fiancé has been
previously married, I am required to see the original documentation of
how the marriage terminated ie Certificate of Divorce or Death (a
photocopy of your fiancé’s documentation if applicable).
- Photo identification such as Driver’s Licence
or Passport
- The booking fee to hold the date for your
ceremony and for me to provide you with the letter for Immigration.
Some couples choose to have their legal marriage ceremony take place in
Australia and then have a cultural/tradition styled wedding in their
home country. This is perfectly acceptable providing the second
wedding is not recognised as a legal wedding in that country.
I suggest that to ensure that you have met all the requirements of the
Dept of Immigration, it may be wise for you to consult a registered
Immigration Lawyer or specialist as I cannot provide any advice in this
regard.
Your marriage ceremony can be as simple and straightforward or ritually
symbolic and personalised as you wish. Please give me a ring to
have a talk with me about your ceremony.
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Julie Dober Ballarat Civil Celebrant
Authorised Marriage Celebrant A6206
Ballarat's most experienced civil celebrant
for weddings, commitments,
namings, renewal of vows, funerals
in
Ballarat and surrounds including Buninyong, Daylesford, Beaufort,
Dereel and Elaine
Phone: 03 5342 4113
| Mobile: 0428 567 218 | Email:
karajule {at
} tpg.com.au
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