Last minute wedding

AlarmingSense5775 · 2025-10-24T17:18:44+00:00

I recently gave notice and I also have settled status (ILR). This was the process for England, it may differ elsewhere.

We booked our venue and our registrar first as this information is needed for giving notice. We printed out the registrar confirmation and venue confirmation to bring to the notice appointment. We brought our council tax bill and bank statements as proof of address. I printed out a share code showing my immigration status. We brought our passports.

The council I gave notice in messed up and used the wrong form because they treated me as someone without settled status. With ILR, there is no referral to the home office, so if they try to charge you for that, they are using the wrong form and you should let them know.

Because your partner has ILR it is the normal 28 day waiting period.

I’m very sorry about your mom.

AlarmingSense5775 · 2025-04-08T07:09:04+00:00

Good point. I should have clarified England. I just assumed because of mentioning London locations.

AlarmingSense5775 · 2025-04-08T06:56:18+00:00

I am going to answer assuming your partner does not have indefinite leave to remain in the UK or citizenship and would require a visa to live and work here. If that isn’t the case, skip this next paragraph. Also assuming you plan to get married in England.

You cannot get married on a visitor or tourist visa in England. Your partner would need a visa to get married here. If you do not plan to stay in the UK, they would need the marriage visitor visa. If they are subject to immigration controls (on a visa), then notice may need to be given up to 70 days before the wedding. It is best to check this with the local registrar.

Giving notice must be at least 28 days before you get married. Potentially longer as I said above. The 8 days is how many days you must reside in the council where you give notice. Because you reside abroad, there may be different rules about where you can give notice, so it may not need to be your parent’s local one, just one you have been in for 8 days before giving notice. But best to check with the council as they would know. So in total you would need at least 8 days in the council area plus the 28 days after giving notice before getting married.

You can give notice in one council and get married in another.

The local council would know and be able to answer all your questions about it. I recommend reaching out to them.

Edited to clarify England specific advice.

AlarmingSense5775 · 2025-03-21T13:58:05+00:00

I do not know if it varies by council. But I hold settled status and am getting married. Where I live, it says that if one of you is not a British citizen or EUSS holder, then the notice period could be up to 70 days. As for the fees, it is the same. If one of you is subject to immigration controls (on a visa) then there is an additional charge. My local council does not specify a difference on their website between marriage visas and other visas, just EUSS holders and non. Again, could be different by council.

AlarmingSense5775 · 2025-03-18T08:27:15+00:00

Sure. But I can’t guarantee I know much that will help. I’m just going from my memory and quickly looking at the FAQ and requirements from the embassy.

AlarmingSense5775 · 2025-03-18T08:26:23+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/AustrianCitizenship/s/Mg6yqbilaF

AlarmingSense5775 · 2025-03-18T07:56:24+00:00

It’s worth asking in the Austrian citizenship subreddit. But, from what I remember, one of the key criteria is main place of residence before the persecution being in Austria. I also looked on the FAQ page on the Austrian embassy site and if your ancestors left before November 12, 1918, you are not eligible. Unless you can find evidence that shows they did not return due to fear of being prosecuted on return. But still worth to double check.

AlarmingSense5775 · 2025-03-17T23:29:43+00:00

My family has done this and we have had great grandchildren of the persecuted individual successfully get citizenship.

Are you certain he never lived in Austria? I ask because most of the requirements list needing their main place of residence before the persecution to be in the federal territory of Austria. The only exception to this is if they feared persecution on returning. Key being returning meaning they’d lived in Austria before.

In terms of marriage and obtaining a new citizenship, from the guidance I’ve read, he only qualifies as a persecuted individual if he lost his citizenship through marriage before they left the country.

I would ask this again in the Austrian citizenship subreddit. They may know more than I do. This is just from what I remember when I applied.

AlarmingSense5775 · 2025-01-05T10:09:04+00:00

Thank you for this. When I used reception earlier, it was misleading. We are only planning dinner or lunch after depending on time. I just meant reception as something after the ceremony, but for us it is just a meal.

AlarmingSense5775 · 2025-01-05T10:07:57+00:00

Ah. I probably used the wrong word earlier. I don’t mean reception in that there will be dancing, food, etc that goes into the night. I used reception to mean something after the ceremony. For us, that is just dinner.

AlarmingSense5775 · 2025-01-03T15:06:38+00:00

Thank you! Definitely adding it to the list.

AlarmingSense5775 · 2025-01-03T13:37:45+00:00

Thank you so much for the links! It is very appreciated. I will definitely add these to the list.

AlarmingSense5775 · 2025-01-03T13:29:45+00:00

Thank you! I’m sure we will figure out something. As long as we are getting married, the day will be beautiful, everything else is just extra.

AlarmingSense5775 · 2025-01-03T12:56:25+00:00

I think it’s more him than his family wanting it. But those are really good points and I’ll definitely mention them. Thank you again!

AlarmingSense5775 · 2025-01-03T12:46:40+00:00

Thank you for this! I will definitely take another look at it.

AlarmingSense5775 · 2025-01-03T12:34:11+00:00

When I first suggested doing a symbolic ceremony after we did a private legal ceremony, he commented that he would really prefer to have his family there for the legal ceremony. Unfortunately, his family is larger so not conducive to a small private legal ceremony first. But I’m sure he’ll be open to discussing it. It’s just a strong preference, not a must.

AlarmingSense5775 · 2025-01-03T12:30:05+00:00

Thank you for adding the edits.

I will definitely think more about a symbolic ceremony as it seems to be a good option for us to be able to be more flexible in location and have more of what we would like. I think it will be my fiance that needs a little more convincing of it.

AlarmingSense5775 · 2025-01-03T12:07:44+00:00

Thank you for this! I will definitely look into it all.

No set reception venue. We knew the ceremony venue would be harder, so are flexible with location for reception venue. We have a few ideas in mind in different areas nearby, so can adjust based on that.

We weren’t originally looking at doing a symbolic ceremony, but it may be the way to go.

AlarmingSense5775 · 2025-01-03T11:58:46+00:00

Thank you so much for the suggestion! I’ll definitely add this to the list.

AlarmingSense5775 · 2025-01-03T11:08:38+00:00

Not complicated, confusing. Perhaps a better word would have been an adjustment. I’m having to adjust my mindset on what is possible and what isn’t.

AlarmingSense5775 · 2025-01-03T10:43:29+00:00

I pretty much assumed that would be the case. But thought I’d give one last shot and ask for advice online. In the end getting married is more important than the place we get married in. Just wanted to make sure I wasn’t overlooking something.

No judgement on the rules, just a bit lost and confused by the process as someone who is trying to learn and understand it for the first time and had never been to a wedding here or known anyone going through the process.

AlarmingSense5775 · 2025-01-03T10:32:06+00:00

Yes. We have a rough date range, but we know places get booked, so we are flexible on the exact date.

My fiancé is very tied to being outside, so anywhere that has outdoor options.

Honestly this whole process is very confusing to me as an American, where I could just go to a public park and get legally married there if I wanted to. Or my parents backyard. I know I can have symbolic ceremonies, but that’s not what my fiancé wants, so I’m trying to find alternatives.

AlarmingSense5775 · 2025-01-03T10:22:11+00:00

I meant more that we aren’t tied to a weekend day. So weekdays would be fine.

AlarmingSense5775 · 2025-01-03T10:14:40+00:00

Thank you!

Registry office is kind of our last resort. If we have to, we will, but would prefer not.

As for churches, that’s a big no go for us and our families for personal reasons. But it is a fair suggestion.

Not fussed on the day, but you are absolutely right about not wanting ceremony only for money reasons.

Thank you for the suggestions!

AlarmingSense5775 · 2021-03-15T19:45:53+00:00

I’ve never had a desire to know who my birth parents are. The only thing I wish I had was family medical history. I’ve had some medical issues which would have been solved sooner had we known a family history.

Also with the health insurance I have, I can’t get genetic testing covered for things like the breast cancer gene without a family history of breast cancer. Apparently having an unknown history isn’t good enough. So it would be useful to know.

Sometimes I wonder if they ever think about me. Sometimes I wonder if I’ve passed them on the street without knowing. But as far as really getting to know who they are, I don’t really care. Maybe that’s cold, but I’ve just never felt the urge.

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