Many people choose to get married in Spain
simply because of the country’s pure beauty. Others wish to be part of a
different culture or enjoy the idea of traveling abroad for their wedding.
Nonetheless, getting married in Spain comes with many legal requirements that
must be fulfilled before the ceremony can take place.
To start off, both the bride and groom must
be at least 18 years of age or older, and cannot be related in any way at all.
Next, you must be a resident or own property in Spain for a minimum of two
years before your wedding day. Otherwise, if this requirement is not met, then
you can get married in Spain if you are a Catholic and choose to have a
Catholic ceremony.
Before the ceremony even takes place, there
are various procedures you must follow if you wish for the process to go
smoothly and successfully. For instance, you must visit the Civil Registry to
fill out an application form to marry. The Intent to Marry notice must be sworn
by both of the applicants and posted at least fifteen days prior to the wedding
day.
Apart from the common legalities associated
with getting married in Spain, there are also less commonly known legal
requirements. These involve translation by an approved translator. This is
something that has to be dealt with if you wish to get married in any
non-English speaking country.
The legal papers you must provide include
an original birth certificate, Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage,
Certificate of Residence, divorce papers, death certificate and former marriage
certificate, and legal proof of any name change. The latter includes if you
reverted back to your maiden name after a previous divorce. Of course, some of
these papers only apply to those people who were previously married, divorced,
widowed, or if they are residents of Spain.
All of these documents, with occasional
exceptions, require translation by a sworn translator and some require an
Apostille stamp. Otherwise, the marriage ceremony might not be able to take
place. More information on Apostilles, sworn and certified translations or translationsfrom English to Spanish is available from Translations2u. Just use the online
form or email lmw@translations2u.com
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