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Thanks for putting the links on, BKate. :)
One thing I would add for the original poster - check the wording in the letter granting the Pros Marriage Visa - unless things have changed in the last 2 years, then you not only need to marry before the visa expires, but you also need to get the application in for the next stage BEFORE the current visa runs out. If you don't, it will cost more for starters. As you are cutting it even finer than we did I suggest you start getting the application together now. We had 22 days from wedding to expiry date, and although I had all the paperwork ready beforehand, we were held up by Stat Decs from the family (cos I wanted them to mention the wedding) and by the marriage certificate. The celebrant will give you a fancy certificate on the day, but this is no good for DIMIA. He has to file the wedding papers with the Registrars Office, and then you need to request a copy of the official certficate from them. I suggest that you speak to your celebrant and impress the urgency on him-her as otherwise they may wait weeks or months before sending the papers in. My celebrant was great, filed the papers 2 days after the wedding, and we got the application to DIMIA with 3 days to spare.
Remembering all the organising that even the samllest wedding takes, I suggest you get the paperwork as ready as you can, well in advance.
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