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Civil Weddings Documentation

We the below stated documentation your wedding on Santorini will be internationally recognized.

• Bride's and groom's passports and photocopies of them. (No translation necessary)

• Birth Certificates for each of you. Both to be authenticated and translated into Greek. ( obligatory with Apostile Stamp)

• No Impediment Letter or “Single Status " Letter accompanied by the authenticated translation in Greek. The "Single Status" letter is a document issued from your country's consulate or embassy that ensures that there is not a problem for you to get married. ( obligatory with Apostile Stamp)

• Divorce Certificate in the event there are any. For this, no translation necessary.
  

•  Apostille Seal (needed for specific countries only). Apostille is a special seal, which is applied by legal authorities in order to certify that a document is a valid and true copy of the original. Click here for a sample.

•  Death Certificate In case that any of the parties has changed his/her name by Deed Poll, evidence in written form must be obtained.

•  Adoption Certificate In case any of the parties has been adopted, it is obligatory to submit this document too.

•  Deed Poll Certificate If any of the parties has changed his/her name by Deed Poll, written proof must be obtained.

All documents require to be translated ONLY by Greek authorities, such as a Greek Consulate or Embassy (in your city or country) or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens .

Find a list of Greek Consulates and Embassies in your country by clicking here.

Important Notes

•  The Greek Authorities require that ALL Documents requested above (except Divorce decree/ Death Certificate/ Adoption Certificate) must be issued NO more than 3 months prior to the wedding date.

•  All authenticated translated documents to be faxed at least 30 days prior to the wedding date to Fax Number +30 22860 /////// . In return we will send you a wedding date confirmation issued by the Municipality verifying all your documents are in order.

•  Please bring all your original documents with you to Greece .

•  The very first working day after your ceremony you will receive an officially signed marriage certificate, which is internationally valid. In case you are leaving the island the following day of your wedding, our coordinator will get the marriage license for you and send it by mail at home

If you have any question or any doubt about the documentation required for your wedding, please do not hesitate to contact us.
No question is silly for us.
Always remember that if you come in Santorini you should be done with the paperwork, otherwise you will have problems with getting your marriage license.