Thank you for posting that link I had no idea that he COA had been abolished! It has made my day a little brighter. thank you.

Thank you for your advice, I didnt relise I could marry now without having a COA..... we were thinking about having a small ceremony, and going to a registration office... is this still posible?

Im and Australian national.I have been in the UK for a year now, I previously arrived on a tourist visa to visit my partner and expected to leave once the tourism visa expired.... however I have not, and am now regarded as illegal. We did consider applying for a defacto visa when I planed to come ...