More and more Chinese choose to come to Australia and emigrate to this beautiful country. Because Australian registered marry does not seem to be able to obtain a license from the Civil Affairs Bureau in China, as the marry registrant authorized by the Australian government, as a Chinese bilingual registrant who has registered more than 1,000 pairs of new people in Sydney and has rich registration experience, I will give a comprehensive introduction to the registration of marry in Sydney.
In Australia, under what circumstances can marry?
Both parties are over 18 years of age or if one of them requires parents to sign the relevant confirmation documents between 16 and 18
Both are single and not immediate family members.
The two sides voluntarily form a husband and wife
Australia is a monogynous country, bigamy is a felony, so every registrant will strictly review your marriage status, if it is divorce must show divorce papers and other written proof, widowhood need to show death certificate, if deliberately concealing the existence of marriage overseas, will be subject to strict law sanctions.
In Australia marry is not subject to ethnic, language, visa status restrictions, anyone who meets the above conditions can be in Australia marry, even if the passport expires here can register marry.
Currently, under the Australian marriage Act, marriage still refers to the union between men and women, so the same-sex marriage between the same sex is not approved for the time being (note: the Australian same-sex marriage was legalized nationwide on December 9, 2017).
Who are you looking for when you think about marry?
Birth Death and Marriage Office (hereinafter referred to as BDM)
Authorised marriage celebrant
Stateoffice and Relocation Manage
Chinese usually choose the first two, after all, religion, politicians and our ordinary Chinese new immigrants relationship are far from each other, so there is not much to repeat here.
Let`s start with BDM,. In Sydney, for example, there are two office that can help newlyweds sign up for the wedding ceremony, Chippendale and Parramatta. This institution is similar to the Civil Affairs Bureau of our country. New people can go directly to office to fill out the form and make an appointment to hold wedding. Both places have simply decorated offices and staff to preside over wedding and issue certificates. Each couple can bring witnesses and family and friends to the ceremony, but the ceremony is the same and completely personalized. In the whole process of English communication, newcomers with poor English need to bring their own three-level translation. Each couple has only a short period of time to do the ceremony and take pictures, do not stay.
BDM office is the most authoritative place, so many people think that only here can marry registration, it is not. First of all, one of the biggest advantages of government in appointing marry registrars is that the time and place are relatively flexible, and the price can also charge different reasonable fees according to different circumstances, which will be relatively more affordable. Especially when the newlyweds have language scruples, they can choose Marriage celebrant, which understands their own language, to avoid the extra cost of finding a third-level translation. In addition, the discussion of wedding details is more clear and smooth, and can make the personality wedding you want according to your requirements.
Register wedding processes and requirements
When the newcomer decides to register for marry, the first step is to find the registrant to fill out a marry letter of intent NOIM (Notice of intended Marriage). According to Australian law newcomers, legal wedding can only be held one month after filling out the letter of intent, which is what we often call a cooling-off period, during which both parties can repent and cancel wedding. If the newlyweds do not hold wedding within 18 months of filling out the NOIM, the form will automatically expire.
Some necessary documents are required to fill in the letter of intent.
- If you are born in Australia, you need to provide an Australian birth certificate.
- If born overseas, passport or overseas birth notarization is required.
- If both parties have a history of marriage, please provide a divorce agreement or death certificate of the original spouse.
- If you do not have a passport, you also need to provide an Australian Photo ID or driver`s license.
Under special circumstances, the new person may ask for a shorter period of calm, but the approval of the local court is required, and the specific energy can be reduced to a minimum as long as the actual situation is determined whether to judge whether it is approved. If the application is really necessary to shorten the calm period, please discuss with the Registrar for discussion.
When the letter of intent is completed, you can discuss the specific holding of wedding, if necessary, you can also discuss the details of wedding planning rehearsal and so on.
Wedding day
Wedding on the same day, according to law regulations, the newlyweds need to bring two relatives and friends over the age of 18 as Witness,. Their names will also appear permanently in the new marry certificate and government filing, so it is suggested that the most important and meaningful relatives and friends of the newcomer should be selected to sign. Wedding hosts locations such as seaside beaches, parks, grasslands, cruise hotels, and even your own backyard. According to your budget, you can also choose a professional wedding company to arrange venues and take pictures. If the newlyweds want to go to the beach park and so on, Public facilities, needs to determine with council whether they need to pay for the venue, indicating the specific time and place, if necessary, they may ask for the payment of public liability insurance.. In addition, pay particular attention to the weather, if the wedding weather is bad, then must be prepared for an emergency plan. Throughout the wedding process, the newlyweds can arrange their own stories, wedding themes, vows, special rituals, and so on, which need to be informed in advance. But in addition to the federal marriage law, there are some necessary law processes that need to be presented by newcomers during the ceremony, otherwise the wedding will be considered null and void. I have met many friends who have been worried that their English is not good enough to understand the questions asked by the registrant during the ceremony, which will lead to ugly scenes. Here I will list the Vow exchange vows in the necessary Legal words section that these new people will state. Friends who are not good in English can prepare in advance to avoid embarrassment. Groom, please repeat after me:I call upon the persons here present to witness that I _ take thee_ to be my lawful wedded wifeBride, please repeat after me:I call upon the persons here present to witness that I _ take thee_ to be my lawful wedded husband will announce the couple after the registrant has completed all the law programs, exchanged rings, and so on. After the ceremony, the registrant will ask both parties and two witnesses to sign law documents and issue marry certificates.
Marry certificate
Many Chinese friends may be trying to emigrate or plan to return home to actually host wedding, so it may be that the wedding in Australia is actually just a process of a law program, and they attach the most importance to this certificate.
In Australia, there are two legal marry certificates (Marriage Certificate), the first of which was signed by the new person and two witnesses on the same day. The registrant signed it, that is, the light yellow background in the attached picture. Usually, the newcomer can get the certificate on the spot.
The second is the Registered Marriage Certificate, issued by government, which includes all the information, and this one is also required when you generally go through immigration, name change, and so on. Usually, after the BDM has successfully registered all the wedding information (usually about 2 weeks), they can go to the BDM office to fill out the form and get it the next day. The cost of NSW is $51, or the new person can contact the registrant to help with the application. After 3 weeks, it will be mailed to the designated mailing address of the new person.
