WEDDING REQUIREMENTS |
Country |
Application |
Notice period |
Residency period |
Waiting period |
Language |
More |
Africa (South) |
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Anguilla |
in person |
none |
none |
approx. 2 days on island |
English |
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Antigua |
in person |
none |
none |
English |
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Aruba |
residents only |
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Australia |
31 days |
none |
none |
English |
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Austria |
in person or mail |
German |
more |
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Bahamas |
in person |
none |
1 day |
English |
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| Bali | in person |
10 days | ||||
Barbados |
in person |
none |
none |
none |
English |
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Belize |
in person |
none |
3 days |
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Bermuda |
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British Virgin Islands |
in person |
none |
3 business days |
2 days approx. |
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Canada |
more |
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Cayman Islands |
in person |
none |
none |
none |
English |
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Cook Islands |
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Costa Rica |
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Cuba |
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Cruises |
more |
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Dominican Republic |
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England |
in person |
none |
1 person – 15 days |
3 days |
English |
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Fiji |
in person |
none |
none |
approx 1 day |
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France |
in person |
none |
40 days |
French |
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Greece |
none |
approx 7 days |
Greek |
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Grenada |
in person |
none |
3 days |
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Ireland, Northern |
in person |
none |
15 days |
7 days |
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Ireland, Republic |
3 months |
15 days for one person, 7 days for the other |
8 days |
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Italy |
in person |
none |
none |
3-5 business days |
Italian |
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Jamaica |
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Mauritius (Africa) |
in person |
none |
3 days |
more |
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Malaysia |
more |
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Mexico |
in person |
no |
Spanish |
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Monaco |
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New Zealand |
none |
English |
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Portugal |
30 days |
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Puerto Rico |
in person |
none |
10 days |
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South America |
more |
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Scotland |
minimum 15 days – preferably 4-6 weeks |
none – one party must collect marriage license in person |
none |
English |
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Spain |
none |
none |
up to 8 weeks |
Spanish |
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St. Lucia |
in person |
5 days |
none |
3-10 days |
English |
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St. Martin/Maarten |
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Switzerland |
none |
approx. 2-5 weeks |
German, French or Italian |
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Tahiti |
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Thailand |
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Turkey |
more |
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| Turks & Caicos Islands | in person |
1 day |
2-3 days |
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U.S.A. |
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| USVI | in person |
8 days |
*It is very important to note that these are only basic guidelines and are subject to change.
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