lucylou1 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Hi all, My British partner and I (Australia) are looking to get married in the UK, is there a similar Forum for Australians in the UK or is there a thread I could refer to please? Thanks so much, Lucylou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 (edited) I don't think there is. That's why I ended up joining this forum - because I was looking to move back to the UK (I have since moved back). What did you want to know? We looked into marrying in the UK and eventually decided against it. From memory, the problem was that we would've had to fulfil a residential requirement, which would have meant going back several weeks before the wedding day. Things may have changed, though. One thing you can consider (which is what we did) is to have a civil ceremony in Australia (followed by an informal party for your Australian friends), followed by a blessing in the UK or Europe. We did ours on Santorini so the family got a holiday out of it too. Edited March 19, 2019 by Marisawright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucylou1 Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Thanks for your reply Marisa. I'm Australian and he's British with Australia citizenship but we want to get married in the UK. If I stay less than 6 months do I need a visa, can we just go an get married? The website is all over the place and I'm really not sure what I need to do. We just want to go, spend say 3 months there, get married and come back to Australia, almost like a destination wedding We want to get married in the UK and have a blessing back here in OZ, we have more friends and his family in the UK. It's so overwhelming and really taking the excitement away from a happy time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 38 minutes ago, lucylou1 said: Thanks for your reply Marisa. I'm Australian and he's British with Australia citizenship but we want to get married in the UK. If I stay less than 6 months do I need a visa, can we just go an get married? The website is all over the place and I'm really not sure what I need to do. We just want to go, spend say 3 months there, get married and come back to Australia, almost like a destination wedding We want to get married in the UK and have a blessing back here in OZ, we have more friends and his family in the UK. It's so overwhelming and really taking the excitement away from a happy time. You probably need to look at getting a Marriage Visitor Visa https://www.gov.uk/marriage-visa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucylou1 Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Just now, Nemesis said: You probably need to look at getting a Marriage Visitor Visa https://www.gov.uk/marriage-visa Thanks Nemesis, I have looked at the website already, but trying to wrap my head around the rules and regulations. Seems a bit OTT if we just want to get married and leave again. We don't want to live in the UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 44 minutes ago, lucylou1 said: Thanks Nemesis, I have looked at the website already, but trying to wrap my head around the rules and regulations. Seems a bit OTT if we just want to get married and leave again. We don't want to live in the UK If you look at that visa, it specifically says that it's for people who just want to visit and get married, not to live in the UK. So that is what you need to apply for. That's not the end of it, though. You have to attend the registry office to give notice of the marriage 28 days beforehand - so that means you've got to be in the UK 28 days before the wedding day. If you're getting married in church, they may also have requirements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 8 hours ago, lucylou1 said: Thanks Nemesis, I have looked at the website already, but trying to wrap my head around the rules and regulations. Seems a bit OTT if we just want to get married and leave again. We don't want to live in the UK That is the correct visa if you wish to marry in the UK but not live there. The one for marrying AND living there is totally different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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