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| - Came here to apply for Marriage Licence. It was okay, but could have been better. The actual service lady was amicable.
Firstly, no food or drink in there, so I left my coffee at the information desk.
There's not really any signage to know where you're supposed to go. And saw a waiting area, and two desks at the top of the L shape.
There were 2 people in line waiting for someone - so I figured I may as well hang out there. Someone called out, marriage licence, so I got to skip the line as she checked over my form. Then I was given a number to sit and wait.
A huge tv screen tells you the current number being served. And dings when it changes.
I was next, and waited about 10 mins. My slip told me T603. The counters were numbered 1-6. And confusing on which number belonged to which counter.
Myself, along with the girl after me, had to ask exactly where T603 is. Apparently it's Counter 5. Maybe that's what the sign said - but clearly it was confusing.
A good tip: Fill in the application for the licence online. If there requires any changes (like adding my full complete 2 middle names), she just prints it out from the system. In addition, they reprint all the same information on the actual marriage licence itself. I would imagine if you filled out the form by hand, she'd have to retype it all in - probably annoying for her, and longer wait for you.
Everything including the $140 payment was done (all types of payment accepted) in about 10 mins from when I sat down.
She also gave me info about name changes and what to do next. The officiant will take the form and submit it into the city, then 12 weeks later, you have to submit a request for a marriage certificate, which, of course, comes with another fee.
Oh, and only one of you has to go, as long as you have all the proper IDs (2) for both parties.
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