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We got everything you need to know to plan an Island Wedding.
What are the fees?
Documentation? What do we need?
Legal requirements? Will my marriage be legal?
All island weddings, parties must provide the following:
- Passport
- Birth Certificate
- Decree Absolute (if one of the parties is divorced)
- Widow/Widower a Death Certificate of first spouse is required
- If a name has been changed, a Deed Poll is required
- If one of the parties is under the age of 18, evidence of a consent of parent is required in the form of a sworn affidavit stamped by a Notary Public
- If any required documents are not in English, an authenticated translation must be available
Anguilla: Two day waiting period, $284 fee. No blood test.
Antigua & Barbuda: One day waiting period - $240 for wedding license. No blood test.
Bahamas: 24-hour residency requirement - $40 for marriage license. No blood test
Barbados: No residency requirement – fee of $62.50. No blood test.
Bermuda: No residency requirement – fee of $205. No blood test.
British Virgin Islands: Three day waiting period - $110 for marriage license plus fee of $35 to be married in Registrar’s office - $100 to be married outside the office. No blood test.
Cayman Islands: No waiting period - $200 for marriage license. No blood test.
Curacao: Three day residency. $167 for marriage license. No blood test.
Dominican Republic: No residency period - $20 marriage license. Couples must write the American Consulate in Santo Domingo in advance of intended wedding date asking permission to marry in a civil ceremony. All documents must be translated into Spanish. No blob test.
Jamaica: 24 hour residency - $54 for marriage license. No blood test.
Puerto Rico: No residency - $2 stamp fee for copy of license. A VDRL blood test no older than 10 days prior to the wedding is required.
St. Barts: 1 person in couple must be resident for 30 days – no fee. Blood test required.
St. Kitts & Nevis: 2 day residency - $80 for marriage license. No blood test.
St. Lucia: 2 days residency and 2 days for license - $198 for marriage license. No blood test.
St. Martin: 1 person in couple must be resident for 30 days – no fee. Blood test required.
Sint Maarten: 10 days before the ceremony couples must register at the Office of Civil Registry. Fee $152. No blood test.
Trinidad & Tobago: Three day residency - $55 fee. No blood test.
Turks and Caicos: 2-3 day residency - $50 fee. No blood test.
US Virgin Islands: Must wait eights days from receipt of notarized application, but couple does not need to be on island during this time. $50 for marriage license - $200 fee to be married in the court by a judge. No blood test.
Mexico:
- Acapulco
- Cancun
- Cozumel
- Huatulco
- Ixtapa
- Los Cabos
- Mazathan
- Merida
- Playa del Carmen
- Puerto Vallarta
- Riviera Maya
Mexican laws that require a civil ceremony performed by a justice of the peace.
Certified Birth Certificate –
- Canadians must have birth certificates stamped and signed by a Mexican Consulate.
- Other foreigners must obtain an apostille from the Secretary of State where they were born.
- These documents should be at least one month before the ceremony to allow time for translation.
Passport and other immigration documentation authorizing presence in Mexico (original and copy*)
Copy of a photo ID, such as a valid driver’s license
Blood test required, must be performed in Mexico. No older than 10 days.
Certified death certificate and divorced decree from any previous spouse. Please note that a least a year must pass since the death or divorce before you can remarry here. (original and copy*)
FMT tourist card – this document will be given to you by the airline and stamped by the Immigration Officer upon arrival in Mexico.
4 witness with a valid passport and FMT card (witness can be provided, please inform)
Translation of all the documents (the translation of the document must be done by the official translator of the city hall in Puerto Vallarta)
Couples must attend a chat (in some locations only) by a social worker at a government office.
*All documentation must have an apostille; it is the only way the Civil Register Office considers them valid and legal. The apostille must be done at the Mexican Government Office in your home town- without this requirement the marriage cannot be celebrate-legal.
Wedding Disclaimer:
We provide the above information as a guide and are not responsible for any errors, omissions or changes because marriage requirements and fees may have changed. Please cross reference all information with the country’s embassy, especially Mexico their requirements change slightly from city to city, judge to judge.
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