Contact the Embassy, Consulate or local representative of the country concerned to find out their legal requirements. Your travel agent may also be able to supply details if you book a wedding/honeymoon package.

Some countries may require a certificate certifying that you are free to marry. The Registry can provide you with a Single Status Certificate certifying whether you have been married in New South Wales within a specified period.

You may need to have the Single Status Certificate noted with an Apostille Stamp at the Department of Foreign Affairs to satisfy the authorities in the country where you are getting married.

Check with the Embassy, Consulate or local representative of the country in which you wish to marry.

Other countries may require a solicitor's declaration that you are both free to marry. If you wish to be married in the United States, you may need to have a blood test.

Australian citizens marrying overseas cannot have their marriage registered in New South Wales.

To obtain evidence of your overseas marriage, make sure you obtain a Marriage Certificate or any other supporting documentation before you leave the country.

If your fiance is not Australian, and you wish to live in Australia, you will need to lodge official copies of your overseas marriage certificate with the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA). Telephone DIMIA on (02) 6264 1111.