Partner Migration
Fiance Visa (Prospective Spouse) Weddings
If you are planning to marry a partner from overseas, in Australia, you will need to sign a Notice of Intended Marriage form and I will provide you with a legal Partner Migration letter for your visa paperwork for the Department of Immigration. There will be a non-refundable lodgement fee for the Notice of Intended Marriage form, and I will hold all legal paperwork, according to laws in Australia, in preparation for the marriage once the visa is granted.
Where one member of a couple is resident overseas and is applying to immigrate to Australia on a fiancé (Prospective Spouse) visa, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship requires that you provide proof of your intention to marry and that you actually marry within 9 months of arriving in Australia.
It is important to note that you will require a signed and dated letter (on letterhead) from the authorized marriage celebrant in Australia who will conduct the wedding ceremony which clearly states the date and place of the planned marriage ceremony and confirms that a Notice of Intended Marriage (aka NOIM) has been lodged with the celebrant.
As a Marriage Celebrant authorised by the Commonwealth of Australia, I will do everything I can to make my part of the process as simple for you as possible.
The partner who lives in Australia (the sponsor) can make an appointment to meet with me to fill in the Notice of Intended Marriage form, and they must bring all relevant documentation. Dont forget to bring details of the proposed date and location for the marriage (though this may occasionally change later). Also bring an original copy of your birth certificate if you were born in Australia, or your passport if you were born outside of Australia, an official copy of your divorce certificate or death certificate of your late spouse if you have been married previously, a copy of your fiance's documents (these can be photocopies or scans - though I will need to sight the originals prior to the legal marriage).
Please note that I am unable to provide advice on immigration information. This should be obtained from a registered Migration Agent.
This handy booklet might help: