Weddings Abroad

Getting married in Abu Dhabi is an easy matter once the couple meet the requirements and conditions set by the government.

There is no civil marriage in the United Arab Emirates.

Islam is the official state religion and the Sharia Court in Abu Dhabi performs marriage, regardless of applicants’ nationalities, according to Islamic law. However, Christians can marry in church in Abu Dhabi and register their marriage in the emirate.

The main requirement for either marriage is that both parties are residents in the UAE. Each party should produce a birth certificate and a certificate of marital status, which have to be properly attested – either in the applicant’s home country (by the respective foreign ministry and the UAE consulate) or in the UAE (by the applicant’s consulate and the UAE Foreign Ministry)

The following link will be able to provide you with the legal information that you require on getting married in the UAE: http://www.visitabudhabi.ae/en/plan.your.visit
/important.info/married.aspx

There are no minimum residency requirements to get married

A marriage licence can be applied for through the Ministry of Justice, both bride and groom must be present on application

The wedding ceremony must take place between 6am and 8pm

For marriage requirements, you should contact the Registry Office operating in the area where you are planning to get married. There are no special visas required for this purpose.

British nationals can travel as tourists without a visa, for up to 90 days that can be extended in the country only once.

Visit the below website for further details and information:

http://www.argentine-embassy-uk.org/docs_eng/consular_information/marriage.shtml

Copies of birth certificate for bride and groom with apostille (state certification).

Passport picture page or valid state issued picture ID for Bride & Groom.

Witness (18 years up) passport picture page or valid state issued picture ID (minimum 2 witnesses).

Certificate of no impediment for bride and groom (also referred to as a single status report and in some states called a negative statement of marriage). Apostilles are required for "negative statement of marriage")

If either party has been divorced a copy of the 1st and last page of the divorce decree(s) is required.

If either party is a widow(er) copy of death certificate is required.

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The British citizen must give public notice for one week (7 days) in his/her local newspaper (in Australia). In cases where both partners are British citizens, each person must make a separate notice.

It is essential that the newspaper notice(s) be worded as follows:

“I, [full name], bachelor/widower/divorcé, of [full address] intend to marry [full name of fiancée], spinster/widow/divorcée, of [full address] at [name and address of place where marriage is to be solemnised] on [date of marriage].  Any person knowing of any lawful impediment to the marriage should notify without delay the Consular Section, British High Commission, Locked Bag 5011, Passport Section, Piccadilly House, 39 Brindabella Circuit, Canberra Airport ACT 2609.

The British citizen should send all seven pages of the relevant newspaper (the whole page containing the same notice published on seven consecutive days in the same newspaper) along with the following documents:

a photocopy of the applicant’s full birth certificate

a photocopy of their British passport

a photocopy of the divorce decree for every marriage (if the applicant has been married previously)

an original affidavit

payment 

NB: All applicants must swear an affidavit to the effect that the applicant is free to marry, in front of a Notary Public (not a Justice of the Peace) in Australia before they leave for overseas to get married.  Where both partners are British citizens, each person must swear an affidavit.

If no objection to the marriage is received within twenty-one (21) clear days, the Consular Officer in Canberra will inform the Consular Officer in the consular district where the marriage is to take place.  The Consular Office in that country is then responsible for issuing the CNI.

Please see following website for further details and regulations - http://ukinaustralia.fco.gov.uk/en/help-for-british-nationals/living-in-australia/notice-intend-marriage

A passport and birth certificate are required

A certificate of No Impediment together with an apostille along with translation

The marriage application must be filled in and completed at the main registrar’s office in Vienna before further arrangements can be made

A British citizen wishing to give Notice of Marriage must meet the following requirements:

One party has to be a British citizen

Resident in Bahrain

Produce the following:

British birth certificates

British passport

(Original divorce papers - if applicable)

Anyone arriving from out of Bahrain will have to establish residency for 21 days in Bahrain and then post the banns for a further 21 days;

For further information on getting married in Bahrain visit http://ukinbahrain.fco.gov.uk/en/help-for-british-nationals/living-in-bahrain/marriage-birth-bh

Valid passports (each passport being valid for a minimum 6 months as from the date of entry into Indonesia).

Valid visas to enter Indonesia.

Full details of requirements can be found on the below website – http://www.indonesianembassy.org.uk/consular/consular_married_in_indonesia.html  

Valid passports or birth certificates.

Return tickets.

If either party was divorced, an original Decree Absolute or a certified copy of the Final Judgment.

If either party was previously married and widowed, a certified copy of the Marriage Certificate and Death Certificate in respect of the deceased spouse.

For a Roman Catholic ceremony, the relevant documents must be sent by your bishop to the bishop of Bridgetown.

Where necessary, all documents not in English must be accompanied by a certified translation.

For further information on getting married in Barbados visit - http://www.barbados.org/weddings.htm