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The following documents are required to perform a legal Civil Wedding
in Santorini or elsewhere in Greece:
FOR EUROPEAN UNION
CITIZENS:
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Birth Certificates
with an APOSTILLE stamp, translated
into Greek
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A
"Single
Status" letter or letter of NO IMPENDIMENT endorsed with
APOSTILLE stamp. "Single Status" is a
document issued from your local registrar and insures that
there is no problem to get married.
•
Photocopies of passports (no translation required)
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If divorced,
then the divorce certificate is required (no translation required)
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FOR NON E.U CITIZENS:
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Birth certificates with
APOSTILLE stamp, translated into Greek
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Marriage license, stating that
it is also valid for Greece-Santorini. It is also
recommended that the marriage license be endorsed with APOSTILLE
Stamp
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Or you can issue instead of Marriage
license, a NO IMPEDIMENT or Single Status letter which will
mention that you are free to get married in Santorini Greece and
date of marriage.
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Photocopies of your passports
(no
translation required)
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If applicable,
documentary evidence (death certificate or final/irrevocable divorce
decree) of the termination of a previous marriage (the most recent,
if more than one), no translation required.
The Apostille Stamp
that can be obtained from the Secretary of State of the issuing
state.
For
United States Citizens: More details here >>
All
the above documents (except the passports) are to be translated
into Greek and authenticated by your local Greek Embassy or Consulate.
If you have problems or want to avoid the hastle, you can send us
the authenticated original documents and we will take care of the
translations (translation costs are extra - please ask us for the
cost).
We would like to inform you that your birth certificates will be
kept in your marriage file in the city hall. Therefore if you
wish them back, please issue authenticated copies.
All
the documents should be sent to us by fax, 3 weeks prior to date
of wedding. In return we will send you a confirmation issued by
the Municipality verifying that all the documents are in order.
Fax number: +30 22860-24059
Catholic
Weddings in Santorini >>
We also organize
Orthodox weddings . Please
contact us and we will be happy to inform you of the necessary
procedures and documents.
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