RULES AND REQUIREMENTS
Under the provisions of the Marriage Law Cap. 279
you must apply personally to the marriage
officer at the Town Hall.
For either - a date for the marriage
to take place after the lapse of 15 days
from the date of the application of notice
or until the expiration of three months from the date of
the notice.
In urgent or time sensitive applications,
a special license for implementation after 3 days
YOU MUST HAVE
For Uk Residents:
Documents..... Legal identification or travel documents, such
as passports, which do not expire within six-months, plus photocopies
of all pages relating to the personal information contained
therein. Also be in possession of evidence that you are free
to marry, such as confirmation from the competent authority
of your country (i.e. the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.).
In other words you must have a signed, stamped paper saying
that you are not already married, and this document must be
new and fresh, no more than 3 months old in our experience.
Sometimes you can get it from your Embassy, if they allow you
to sign an affidavit and will stamp it for you, but to be on
the safe side, find out from them before you come.
All documents regarding legal divorce certificates in cases
of divorces, certificates of widowhood, etc, must be dully certified
by a competent authority of their country (i.e. the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs or an attorney, or a solicitor, or a notary,
etc.) as a true and valid document at the period of the application
for civil marriage in Cyprus.
Scottish nationals should obtain a certificate of Ni Impediment
from the local registry office in place of the Declaration.
For Russian Residents:
Documents..... Legal identification or travel documents, such
as passports, which do not expire within six-months, plus photocopies
of all pages relating to the personal information contained
therein. Also be in possession of evidence that you are free
to marry, such as confirmation from the competent authority
of their country (i.e. the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or the
church.).
In other words you must have a signed, stamped paper saying
that you are not already married, and this document must be
new and fresh, no more than 3 months old in our experience.
Sometimes you can get it from your Embassy, if they allow you
to sign an affidavit and will stamp it for you, but to be on
the safe side, find out from them before you come.
All documents regarding legal divorce certificates in cases
of divorces, certificates of widowhood, etc, must be dully certified
by a competent authority of their country (i.e. the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs or an attorney, or a solicitor, or a notary,
etc.) as a true and valid document at the period of the application
for civil marriage in Cyprus
.
You will also have to issue a visa for a period of 3months.
If you wish to go abroad for a honeymoon then you must have
a visa issued for the country of travel.
SO TO RECAP MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
Certificate of No impediment of Marriage (each country has a
different department that can provide this certificate)
Birth Certificates
Passports( including photocopies)
If Catholic you will need the Certificate of the pre-marriage
course from your church.
Decree Absolute (if you are divorced and if catholic, a copy
of the annulment)
Death Certificate (in the case of widows or widowers)
Adoption certificates if adopted
Visas if from a non European country
Baptism Certificate if you wish for a church wedding
MARRIAGE OF PERSONS UNDER 18
If either party of the marriage is under 18 years of age and
is not a widow or a widower, he or she needs the written consent
of the father, or if he is dead or incapable of consenting,
the written consent of the mother. If both are dead or incapable
of consenting, then the lawful guardian of such party must give
written consent to the Marriage Officer before a Marriage Certificate
may be issued.
To ensure the success of every wedding we require photocopies
of all relevant documents at least six weeks before your arrival.
You must bring the originals with you
.
