Spouse Visa To Australia

[HowardB]

<FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#4169e1 size=3>I'm sure this topic has been covered many times but it doesn't harm to keep people informed of personal experiences. Everybodies story is different. I see many people asking about time allowances, procedures and fees, maybe this will help.

I arrived in Bangkok early morning October 28 and after a quick shower headed to the Australian Embassy. To register a marriage in Thailand I needed a stat dec from the Australian Embassy, basically saying I was free to marry, this only took about 30 minutes to do. This document must be translated into Thai script which can be done at a number of businesses aroung the city. I opted for a translation company just around the corner from the embassy. I should point out that time was a critical factor in my case and I probably paid more for translation services than I needed to in order to have them done quickly (1400baht for 3 documents). I collected the translated documents the following morning and in the afternoon of 29 October we registered at Bangrak Amphur. I've heard of amphur's requesting people supply witnesses but we werent asked for any. It was a very pleasant experience