The local Municipality has the right to officiate at civil
weddings. People wishing to get married in Cyprus need to provide the following
documents:
1. Passports
2. Declaration of being single
3. Divorce certificate (if you are divorced)
4. Death certificate (if previous spouse is deceased)
5. Certificate of Thalassaemia (required only for Cypriots)
Civil weddings
between foreigners or foreigners and Cypriots can be done in one of two
ways:
b) With a special
license (cost CYP 165): By directly applying to the mayor of the chosen
Municipality a special license can be obtained that will allow a couple
to marry sooner. Due to special methods employed in the Municipality of
Ayios Tychonas, a marriage with a special license can take place 2 days
after application. Teenagers between
16 and 18 years of age will be allowed to marry only if they have written
consent* from their parent or guardian. In the even that there are no legal
guardians then the consent of the Supreme Court of Limassol is required.
*Note: Written
consent must be made in the presence of the Mayor.
Details Concerning
the Necessary Documents:
1. Valid Passports
3. Divorce Certificate
in cases of divorce:
4. Death certificate
in cases of widowhood:
5. Certificate
of Thalassaemia:
a) With an advance
notice (cost CYP 75): The marriage must take place after 15 days from the
time of notification but no later than three months after that date. In
this case, the couple will need to spend at least 20 days on the island.
2. Declaration
of being single? The declaration (or certificate) must be issued from
the applicants' home country from the registry office, parish registry,
the Ministry of the Interior (Home Office) or Foreign Ministry (Foreign
Office) or from their Embassy. The documents must be translated into English
or Greek and certified and signed by a notary or lawyer.
Applicants who
are holders of U.K. passports can obtain an affidavit from the court of
Limassol or from a Lawyer in the U.K. to satisfy this requirement.
The divorce certificate
must be from the Courts or Church and translated into English or Greek.
It must be accompanied by an affidavit that the person has not remarried.
Death certificates,
whether originals or certified copies, must be translated into Greek or
English.
Cypriots wishing
to have a civil wedding must provide Thalassaemia certificates from a state
or private doctor.
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