9.22.1 Political Cohabitation Agreement - Civil Marriages Civil Marriages Contents 1. Overview 2. Prerequisites 3. Legislation 4. Assistant Services 1. Overview 1. Overview Persons wishing to enter into a civil marriage must be at least 18 years of age. Persons who are 16 years of age may be allowed to enter into a civil marriage but must submit written consent from their parents or guardians. Persons wishing to enter into a civil marriage must not be impeded from doing so by the provisions of the relevant law on kinship (e.g. they must not be related by blood up to the fifth degree or by marriage up to the third degree). Civil divorce becomes absolute on expiry of a period of 42 days from the date on which the decree nisi was granted, as it can be appealed within 42 days. On expiry of the period of 42 days, the court stamps the decree nisi, thereby confirming that it has not been appealed against. Procedure Procedure There are two procedures for Civil Marriage. 2. Normal procedure (Notice of Marriage) – 128 € In this case the couple will sign the notice of Marriage and can get married after 15 days from the day of their application but not later than 3 months. 3. Special License Procedure – 281 € If the couple has a special reason for marrying early, it will follow the Special procedure whereby they can get married the same day of their application or less than fifteen days. In this case, is better to make an appointment with the Municipality. During the ceremony 2 witnesses are required to be present, bringing their ID card (Cypriots) or Passports (foreigners). The marriage is celebrated in Greek or English. The ceremony is very simple and takes about 15 minutes. After the celebration of marriage, the couple, the witnesses and the Marriage Officer signs the certificates and we give to the couple 1 original certificate of marriage. For certified true copy of the Certificate of Marriage the couple must apply at the Civil Marriage Office of the Municipality. Usually the fees for the above procedures of civil marriage are as follows: Special License Procedure: € 281 Normal procedure (Notice of marriage): € 128 Extra fees Certified true copy of certificate of marriage: €13 per copy Copy of any other document from our archive: € 17 4. Prerequisites 5. Legislation 6. Assistance Services Related Content http://ucm.org.cy/politiki-gami/ http://www.cylaw.org/nomoi/indexes/2003_1_104.html Πίσω στην προηγούμενη σελίδα