Weddings abroad in Europe

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

If you need to use official British documents in Bulgaria, be it for business purposes (registration of companies, trade marks, patents) or personal and family reasons such as getting married in Bulgaria, they have to be legalised at the Legalisation Office of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London.

For further information and document on getting married in Bulgaria visit - http://www.bulgarianembassy-london.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=104&Itemid=172

An original Birth Certificate not older than 3 months with the Apostille stamp on it

Your original passport

The Certificate of no Impediment (to show that you are free to marry

The Certificate of Custom and Law (to show that you are a British citizen and that the marriage will be valid in the UK for administrative purposes)

For further information on getting married in Croatia see below website - http://ukincroatia.fco.gov.uk/en/help-for-british-nationals/living-in-croatia/getting-married-in-croatia

Full birth certificate

10 year passport with validity of at least 6 months

Depending on what type of ceremony you choose the requirements will be slightly different so do your research before you travel

Requested personal information

Notice of marriage

Birth certificates

10 year Passports

Relevant divorce certificates

Fee - For further details on the fee you can contact the Emabassy of the Czech Republic

Please note that the Notice of Marriage has to be displayed for three weeks before the Certificate of No impediment can be issued. Please be aware that this document is valid only for 6 months.

If you intend to marry in the Czech Republic, and you are resident in the United Kingdom you will need to post the notice of marriage at your local registry office or place of marriage in the UK in order to gain a Certificate of No Impediment.

Helpful contact details -

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The Old Admiralty Building, Whitehall, London SW1A 2LG Tel (+44) 207 008 1111 Fax (+44) 207 008 1010 

Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Legalisation Office

Norfolk House (West)
437 Silbury Boulevard
Milton Keynes
MK9 2AH 

The Embassy of the Czech Republic

26 Kensington Palace Gardens London, W8 4QY Tel: (+44) 207 243 1115 

Matrika for Prague 1

Vodickova 18, Prague 1 Czech Republi cTel: (+420) 221 097 469, and (+420) 221 097 296

Minimum stay of one month in the town where the marriage will take place in France: Proof of residence will be required

Minimum age of 18 years old for a man and 15 years old for a woman.

The future husband and wife must give their consent: Minors under 18 years of age must produce a written consent of both parents or their legal guardian. If the parents or guardians are not resident in France, their signature should be witnessed by a French Consular Officer.

The future husband and wife must not have any close family relationship or ties with each other.

Birth certificate : It will be necessary to provide the "certified copy of an entry" (the full version with the names of the parents) with a translation. It is necessary to go through a British translator then with the Legalisation Office of  The Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London (see www.ambafrance.org.uk)

Prenuptial medical certificate: this certificate can be obtained from the following organisations: a GP in France

A solicitor's certificate : this certificate is necessary if the future couple has entered into a marriage contract. In the absence of any contract, the spouses will be subject to the law of the country in which they settle their first place of residence, according to the Hague Convention of 14th March 1978. However, since this appreciation can be subject to variations, it is recommended to refer to that convention for further details.

Certificate of law = certificat de coutume. This certificate can be obtained from either the: Consular Division - Foreign and Commonwealth Office

For further information and contact details contact the Official website of the French Government Tourist office - http://uk.franceguide.com/festivals-and-event/Getting-Married-in-France.html?NodeID=406&EditoID=81537

Full Birth Certificate (Including Parent's names) for evidence of identity. If the person has been adopted, it is a copy of the Adoption Certificate that is needed and not the original Birth Certificate.

Certificate of No Impediment to prove that the person is legally entitled to marry

Where applicable a Decree Absolute divorce certificate to show that a previous marriage has been dissolved.

In the case that a previous spouse has died, a copy of the Death Certificate will be required.

If there has been a change of name since birth, other than by marriage, a copy of the Deed Poll will be needed For further information head over to – http://www.vitalcertificates.co.uk/getting-married-in-greece-115-p.asp

A birth certificate confirming that each party to the prospective marriage has reached 18 years of age.

A valid passport for each foreign individual.

A certificate of marital status.

A valid divorce degree if one or both of the individuals intending to marry have been married before. An original or certified copy, confirmed by the Ministry of Justice of Iceland, is required.

An application form properly filled in and the certification of two witnesses confirming the parties ability to marry. The witnesses must write their names on the application before the ceremony. They must be 18 years of age (documentation required).

For further information visit - http://www.iceland.org/uk/the-embassy/consular-services/Marriage-in-Iceland/

According to the said Law, a Request for the Publication of Banns (Form RZ1) must be received by this Registry earlier than six weeks but not more than three months before the date of the intended marriage.  The Request for the Publication of Banns must be accompanied by a Full Birth Certificates (showing parents' names) and the Declarations on Oath (Form RZ2). These declarations are to be signed, on separate forms, by each of the parties either in the presence of a Commissioner for Oaths attached to an Embassy of Malta in your country of residence or, alternatively, in the presence of a Commissioner for Oaths located in your country (E.g. a Solicitor, a Justice of the Peace, a Notary, etc.). It is absolutely necessary that the authorised person dates the declaration and affixes his/her personal stamp or seal.

For further wedding and embassy information on getting married in Malta visit –

http://www.visitmalta.com/civil-weddings

British passport

British birth certificate (or naturalisation document if you are not British born

 If you have been married before, the divorce decree or a death certificate if applicable

Certificate of residence registration obtained from the local police (“potvrda o prijavi boravišta”) showing that the applicant have resided in Montenegro for at least 21 days

Your partner’s passport or ID card

For further information visit the website for the British Embassy in Pordgorica: http://ukinmontenegro.fco.gov.uk/en/help-for-british-nationals/living-in-montenegro/how-register-marriage

Identification documents - a British National permanently resident in Portugal must produce a residence certificate and valid passport; a temporary resident must produce a valid passport

Full birth certificate, issued in the previous 6 months and apostillised by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Legalisation Office under the terms of the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents

Certificate of No Impediment - if you are a British National and have been resident in Portugal for 21 days or more, you may give notice of marriage to your nearest British Consulate. Once the notice has been on display in the Consulate for 21 clear days, a certificate of no impediment may be issued. The Certificate is valid for three months from the date of issue.

For further information visit - http://ukinportugal.fco.gov.uk/en/help-for-british-nationals/living-in-portugal/marriage-in-portugal

You will be required to submit to the Administrative Unit:

Both spouses' original birth certificates or certified copies, affixed with an apostille.

Both spouses' passports.

A Free to Marry Certificate for each spouse, also known as the Certificate of No Legal Imediments. Since no equivalent document is available from the United States, American citizens may come to the Embassy and swear/affirm an affidavit stating that they are currently single and free to marry. This is a routine notarial service for the American Citizen Services Unit, and costs $50. We have a form prepared for this, and the Slovene authorities accept it for this purpose.

If either party has previously been married, then you must provide the original death certificate of the former spouse or the original final divorce decree, in order to prove the termination of the previous marriage(s).

All documents not in Slovene must be accompanied by a translation performed by a certified translator.

For further information please see the Slovenian Embassy website below - http://slovenia.usembassy.gov/getting_married.html

There are several different types of marriage options available if you get married in Spain

A valid 10 year passport is a requirement

You must both be 18 to get married in Swizerland

A birth certificate, photo ID, notarised affidavit and completed marriage request form must all be taken to the country

All documentation must be original or certified copies, and your Certificate of No Impediment must not be older than 6 months.
Certificate of No Impediment, not issued more than three months prior to the wedding day.

Full ten year passport with minimum validity of six months.

Full Birth Certificate.

Passport

8 passport sized recent colour photographs.

If you are divorced - a Decree Absolute

If you have changed your name - Deed Poll

If you are adopted - Adoption Certificate.

If you are under 18 - letter of consent from a parent or guardian.

For further information on getting married in Turkey check out –
http://www.weddings-abroad-guide.com/legal-requirements-for-getting-married-in-turkey.html