Hi there.
I already googled a lot and talked to the embassy but I am still confused, so maybe someone of you can help me:
I am from Austria and my boyfriend is from Indonesia (Java). Currently, both of us are in Indonesia, I will leave in August. We want to get married and live together in Europe (perhaps Germany).
So – is it easier/better to get married in Java or in Europe?
So far, I know what kind of documents we need (he has no passport yet, they rejected it the last time) and that we would have to apply for a “D Visa” and residence permit. We would like to get married in his village in java, but we have to go back to bali this month and I think the whole process of “going to the embassy in jakarta-translate and legalise all documents-go back to bali and apply for a new passport-travel back to java, convert to islam and get married-translate and legalise all documents back in Europe” would be quite time consuming.
So, would you recommend getting married in Europe? Would it have any consequences for us? And does anyone have further information regarding the D visa and residence permit? Since I am from Austria I would like to marry in Austria together with my family rather than in Germany, but I think the visa would be only valid for Germany?
As you can see, I am pretty confused and id like to have a clear brain when going to the embassy. I really hope you can give me some advice based on your experience.
Thanks a lot and best wishes,
Marie
I already googled a lot and talked to the embassy but I am still confused, so maybe someone of you can help me:
I am from Austria and my boyfriend is from Indonesia (Java). Currently, both of us are in Indonesia, I will leave in August. We want to get married and live together in Europe (perhaps Germany).
So – is it easier/better to get married in Java or in Europe?
So far, I know what kind of documents we need (he has no passport yet, they rejected it the last time) and that we would have to apply for a “D Visa” and residence permit. We would like to get married in his village in java, but we have to go back to bali this month and I think the whole process of “going to the embassy in jakarta-translate and legalise all documents-go back to bali and apply for a new passport-travel back to java, convert to islam and get married-translate and legalise all documents back in Europe” would be quite time consuming.
So, would you recommend getting married in Europe? Would it have any consequences for us? And does anyone have further information regarding the D visa and residence permit? Since I am from Austria I would like to marry in Austria together with my family rather than in Germany, but I think the visa would be only valid for Germany?
As you can see, I am pretty confused and id like to have a clear brain when going to the embassy. I really hope you can give me some advice based on your experience.
Thanks a lot and best wishes,
Marie