A destination wedding: how to register a marriage in another country?Posted: 03 January 2011 Views: 12723 |
You are already planning a wedding or just thinking of it but thought that you would not like a standard ceremony. Fortunately there are a number of countries where you can officially register your marriage. That is you haven’t to visit the district registry office. Wedding ceremonies in these countries are legal and the marriage is valid in Russia.
So there is the cherished list:
1. Australia 2. Austria 3. Bahamas 4. Barbados 5. Brazil 6. Hungary 7. Grenadines 8. Greece 9. Dominican Republic 10. Iceland 11. Spain 12. Italy 13. Cyprus 14. Cuba 15. Mauritius 16. Mexico 17. New Zealand 18. Poland 19. Romania 20. Seychelles 21. Slovenia 22. The USA 23. Fiji 24. Montenegro 25. Czech Republic 26. Sri Lanka 27. Jamaica
Just imagine that your wedding will be in sunny Cyprus or in the romantic castle of the Czech Republic, or on a carefree beach in Jamaica.
There are the countries where a wedding ceremony can take place only in strictly defined places (municipalities, city halls, etc.), somewhere only at the hotel (for example, in Cuba) but in some countries you can get married anywhere (on the beach, in a chapel or in a beautiful park).
Of course there is a required list of documents for official registration of a destination marriage.
In most cases the list contains: Birth certificate (of both spouses) 1. Russian passport (both) 2. International passport (both) 3. Information about marital status (a letter that the couple is not married and therefore has no impediments to marriage) 4. Divorce certificate (if you are divorced) 5. The death certificate of spouse (if you're a widower / widow)
Of course additional documents may be required in different countries for official registration of marriage. However there is one city that is famous of an abundance of weddings all year round where only the international passport is required. This is Las Vegas. All necessary documents (depending on the requirements of the law) are sent to a chosen country to the appropriate authority. Sometimes it’s enough to send copies of the documents and the originals are already shown on arrival (you must also come in advance usually 3-5 workdays before a wedding date). In any case whatever documents may be required a destination wedding is an opportunity to organize your wedding in the way you imagined in the most memorable dreams. You don't have to choose between the restaurants at home and worrying that everything will be standard. Similar articles |