Weddings abroad in Indian Ocean

The rules and regulations for getting married in India are currently being updated.  For further information visit - http://ukinindia.fco.gov.uk/en/help-for-british-nationals/living-in-india/Marriage-and-birth-in-India

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

Visitors (irrespective of religion) wishing to get married in the Maldives cannot legally register their marriages in the Maldives.

However, non-religious, purely ceremonial wedding events can be arranged by resorts for visitors upon request.

For further information and contact details please visit:  http://www.maldiveshighcommission.org/?id_w=33

Photocopies of the following documents must be submitted at least 6 weeks before you are due to travel:

Birth certificates

Valid 10 year passports

Full names, addresses and occupations

If divorced, Decree Absolute (if the wife has been divorced for less than 10 months at the time of your wedding, a medical certificate to confirm that she is not pregnant to be obtained in Mauritius)

If widowed, Death Certificate of former spouse and previous marriage certificate

If your name has been changed by Deed Poll, the legal proof thereof.

For further information please visit the following website - http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/Noncitizenhomepagesite/menuitem.8335f724bd903151fc3e6e5354508a0c/?content_id=bb7e13735e678010VgnVCM100000ca6a12acRCRD

A church wedding without a civil ceremony is not recognised as being legal and the parties must therefore contract a civil wedding prior to the religious ceremony. 

Couples wishing to organise their own wedding must apply to the Seychelles Civil Status Office in Victoria on Mahe for a civil ceremony and the relevant church body for the religious ceremony.

It is advisable that the wedding is planned at least two months in advance to allow for the processing of documentation.

Click below for full information and further details on planning your wedding in the Seychelles: 

http://www.seychelles.travel/en/home/legal_requirements.php

Birth Certificate(s)

Passport

An affidavit signed by a solicitor/statutory declaration to confirm who you are and your present status (un-Married)

The affidavit (Unmarried Certificate) or Divorced Certificate as appropriate should be certified by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office  (for British nationals) and  legalised by the  Sri Lanka High Commission, London. The fee applicable for certification is £.15/- per document.  For other nationals the document should be certified by their respective Foreign Ministries

If divorced, a decree absolute

If widowed, the death certificate of your late spouse and your previous marriage certificate

If you have changed your name, a deed poll (including divorcees who have reverted to their maiden names)

If adopted, an adoption certificate

If under 18 years of age, evidence of parental consent in the form of a statutory declaration

Business Visa

For further information please see the below website - http://www.slhclondon.org/registration-of-marriages.html