{"id":317,"date":"2025-09-26T05:25:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T05:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelinesketch.com\/work\/kerrie-boag-celebrant\/?page_id=317"},"modified":"2025-09-26T06:09:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T06:09:55","slug":"legal-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thelinesketch.com\/work\/kerrie-boag-celebrant\/legal-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"317\" class=\"elementor elementor-317\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f43c44 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9f43c44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-630024e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"630024e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Legal Requirements<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a259a5 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a259a5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf04a70 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf04a70\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e46b9f7 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e46b9f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before you can get married in the state of Western Australia, both parties\u00a0<strong>must<\/strong>\u00a0meet a number of statutory and identification requirements as set out below.<\/p><p>If you have any further questions about the legalities of marriage as they apply in Australia, then please don\u2019t hesitate to contact me for further clarification.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e2960d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e2960d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General Requirements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d803b7f elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d803b7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>You are over 18 years of age<\/li><li>You are of sound mind and getting married of your own free will<\/li><li>You are not already legally married to each other or someone else<\/li><li>You are not too closely related<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d488e33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d488e33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ID Requirements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e3f629 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e3f629\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Your original birth certificate\/extract (in English) or Passport<\/li><li>If providing your birth certificate\/extract, a Photo Id ie Driver\u2019s License is required<\/li><li>$200 fee is payable at time of lodging paperwork and to secure your booking (cash, cheque or electronic transfer)<\/li><li>If you have been married before; Divorce Certificate, Death certificate or Proof of Annulment of previous marriage<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae52a56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae52a56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visa Requirements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4beeb97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4beeb97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">International Visitors<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d754932 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d754932\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"secBodyMob\">You don\u2019t need to be an Australian citizen to be married in Australia. So yes I can marry you if you are on holidays and are wanting to be married as long as the legal documents are completed with the required timeframes as per Marriage Act 1961.<\/p><p class=\"secBodyMob\">Please remember to double check with your own country to ensure that a wedding ceremony performed in Australia is recognised as legal when you get back home. Your countries embassy should be able to help you with this.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc4f600 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc4f600\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visa and Fianc\u00e9 visa applications<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f190352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f190352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"secBodyMob\">As part of my services I can receive and witness your Notice of Intended Marriage and also provide you with the necessary letter to give to the immigration department for proof of lodgement.<\/p><p class=\"secBodyMob\">I have successfully helped many couples marry their international partners. Although both signatures being witnessed together is desirable, legally we only need one person to be witnessed signing to activate the Notice of Intended Marriage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddcbbd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ddcbbd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Helpful Links<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c046cb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c046cb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"secBodyMob\">Below is a list of helpful links that provide useful information and services which will help you prepare for your marriage ceremony.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naati.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Translator &amp; Interpreter Services<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Births Deaths &amp; Marriages<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ag.gov.au\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Attorney General\u2019s Office<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.relationships.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Relationship information &amp; Counselling<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legal Requirements Before you can get married in the state of Western Australia, both parties\u00a0must\u00a0meet a number of statutory and identification requirements as set out below. If you have any further questions about the legalities of marriage as they apply in Australia, then please don\u2019t hesitate to contact me for further clarification. General Requirements You are over 18 years of age You are of sound mind and getting married of your own free will You are not already legally married to each other or someone else You are not too closely related ID Requirements Your original birth certificate\/extract (in English) or Passport If providing your birth certificate\/extract, a Photo Id ie Driver\u2019s License is required $200 fee is payable at time of lodging paperwork and to secure your booking (cash, cheque or electronic transfer) If you have been married before; Divorce Certificate, Death certificate or Proof of Annulment of previous marriage Visa Requirements International Visitors You don\u2019t need to be an Australian citizen to be married in Australia. So yes I can marry you if you are on holidays and are wanting to be married as long as the legal documents are completed with the required timeframes as per Marriage Act 1961. Please remember to double check with your own country to ensure that a wedding ceremony performed in Australia is recognised as legal when you get back home. Your countries embassy should be able to help you with this. Visa and Fianc\u00e9 visa applications As part of my services I can receive and witness your Notice of Intended Marriage and also provide you with the necessary letter to give to the immigration department for proof of lodgement. I have successfully helped many couples marry their international partners. Although both signatures being witnessed together is desirable, legally we only need one person to be witnessed signing to activate the Notice of Intended Marriage. Helpful Links Below is a list of helpful links that provide useful information and services which will help you prepare for your marriage ceremony. Translator &amp; Interpreter Services Births Deaths &amp; Marriages Attorney General\u2019s Office Relationship information &amp; Counselling<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-317","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Legal Requirements - Wedding Celebrant Perth | Getting Married in Perth | Kerrie Boag Celebrant<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wedding Celebrant Perth | Getting Married in Perth | Kerrie Boag Celebrant - marriage celebrant service\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Legal Requirements - 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