1127 - Partner Migration - Booklet 1 - Department of Immigration ...

Part X – Chapter heading
NOIMs
32 Partner Migration
Note: At the very least, you should submit two statements from family and/or friends who are
aware of your intended marriage and can attest to your genuine intention to live together
in an ongoing spouse relationship (for guidance about these statements, see ‘Statutory
Declarations’ on page 27);
• where possible, completed health and character checks (see pages 19–22).
You must pay the Visa Application Charge (see page 26).
If you intend to marry in Australia after you have been granted a Prospective Marriage visa, a NOIM must
be completed and provided to the person who will marry you (the authorised marriage celebrant) at least
1 month and 1 day, but no more than 18 months, before your preferred date of marriage.
You should contact the Registry of Births, Death and Marriages in the state or territory where you intend
to marry to enquire about the processing lodging a NOIM. A list of Australian Registries of Births, Deaths
and Marriages can be found on the internet at www.bdm.nsw.gov.au and www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/links
When and where you can marry
The date (or date range) on which the planned marriage ceremony may take place (shown in the letter
from the marriage celebrant) should be set far enough in the future to allow for the time it takes to
process your visa application. The department’s current service standards for Prospective Marriage visa
application processing is 5 to 10 months (depending on your location and circumstances) in 75 percent of
cases.
Unless you have an Australian court order or both of you reside outside Australia, both you and your
fi ancé(e) must be aged 18 years or over (so that the marriage can be recognised under Australian law)
when you marry.
If you are granted a Prospective Marriage visa, your marriage can take place either in or outside Australia,
but you must have entered Australia at least once on the Prospective Marriage visa before the marriage
takes place. In addition, your marriage must occur within the 9-month validity period of your Prospective
Marriage visa.
For each dependent child or other dependent family member included in your application, you
must provide:
• for each dependant aged 18 years or over, a form 47A Details of child or other dependent family
member aged 18 years or over (available from the department’s website www.immi.gov.au/allforms/,
from any offi ce of the department or Australian mission overseas) completed and signed by you,
your intended spouse and the dependant concerned;
• 4 recent passport-size photographs;
• certifi ed copies of passports or travel documents;
• certifi ed birth certifi cates or the family book showing names of both parents;
• custody documents or a statutory declaration from the dependent child’s other parent giving
permission for the child to migrate;
• evidence that the signature on the statutory declaration is the signature of that parent, or, if your
previous partner died, certifi ed copy of their death certifi cate;
• for other dependent relatives, evidence that they have been dependent on you for at least the last
12 months;
• if appropriate, completed health and character checks (see pages 19–21); and