I am Australian. I am planning to marry a Filipino woman.Should we marry in the Philippines or Australia.?

Question

We would like to settle in Australia. What is the waiting period if we marry in the Philippine before Australian Immigration grant her a visa? Would it be quicker if we marry in Australia?

Answer 1

give marryed in australia!!!

Answer 2

It doesn't matter as she's probably going to divorce you soon anyway - she's most likely just using you to get citizenship in Oz. Be prepared for the false accusations of abuse - I had one client who's Phillipino wife beat herself with a coat hanger so she'd have bruises to show people! Abuse is one of the reasons she can leave you and get citizenship quickly without having to stay with you for the normally required time.

I honestly hope you two will be happy but BEWARE!

Answer 3

Get married in Australia.that way your wife's entry and stay in Australia will be expedited. If you marry in the Philipines,then you'd have to overcome a lot of immigration bottlenecks as regards the genuineness of the marriage

Answer 4

The waiting times will be still the same. The approximate waiting times are about 3 years. If you marry in the Philippines then you will have to leave her for a while to come back to Australia for work etc. It will be very much the same if you marry in Australia. She still will need to go back to the Philippines until she gets her visa, which will take about 3 years. You will then need to apply for a Spouse Visa for her, in which time that she is allowed to visit and temporarily stay with you during the the later stages of the decision. It takes about 3 years for a Spouse Visa to be granted, because Australian laws on this are a lot more tight, and with a Spouse Visa they will conduct lots of interviews, some one on one and some aren't, about your marriage, relationship, body language, how you react to each other, and general questions about each other, and also they will look at your living environment, how a typical day at home will go, and generally your love for each other, and probably a lot more other things. It sounds like a lot of work, which it is, but I think that Australian Immigration just want to make sure that your love and marriage is genuine. That's just basically what you will be looking at in a nutshell.

Answer 5

you can get married in the phillippines but it wont be recognised in australia until you register it with the Births, deaths and marriage registration. which i think she will need to be a permanent resident or citizen so i dont think it will make things any quicker.

but if its in regards to deciding where to have your wedding what im doing is getting married here in aus with all my friends and family as well as his (i grew up here) and then going back home as well to have a bit more of a lavish wedding and also so that the rest of my family dont miss out

and congratulations

Answer 6

it is much easier for an australian to visit the phillipines than it is for a fillipino to visit australia. therefore it is simpler to get married in the phillipines

check the department of immigration website to find out the requirements for a fillipino to visit australia http://www.immi.gov.au/

Answer 7

Marry in the Philippines with her family. I think that will be beautiful! Congrats!

Answer 8

it's ur choice man if u wanna i get marry her , may be u should bring her in AU and i get married here....