CIVIL MARRIAGE AT PARALIMNI MUNICIPALITY

The natural beauty of Paralimni – Protaras area seems to have been created for weddings. Civil marriages can be solemnized at Paralimni Municipality according to the Marriage Law 104(I) of 2003.

Paralimni Municipality has prepared the following document as a convenient reference guide, so that couples can be informed of all the legal requirements for organizing their civil wedding.

Civil Marriages can be solemnized between Cypriot citizens, Cypriots with foreigners and between foreigners. Civil ceremonies are performed in either Paralimni Town Hall or in authorized wedding venues.

The interested parties after their arrival in Cyprus, must apply personally to the Marriage Officer of Paralimni Municipality, in order to go through certain formalities which are necessary prior to their marriage and are valid for 3 months.

The couple should be in position to present the following legal documents:

• passports (and copies of the information pages of both parties’ passports)
• copies of birth certificates
• dated, stamped and signed documents from the competent authority of their countries, for their present marital status (single, divorced, widow or widower)

-Please note that the marital status documents are valid for 3 months from the issue date unless they indicate otherwise.

In case of foreigners who live in Cyprus for more than a year, a certificate from the Ministry of Interior is needed. Its date of issue must not be more than two months.

• original Decree Absolute in case of divorce
• death certificate of their late partner in case of widowhood
• name change documents -deed poll if any
• copies of passports of two adult witnesses (above eighteen years old)

if either party of the intended marriage is under 18 years of age, the written consent of the father or if he is dead or incapable of consenting, of the mother or the lawful guardian of such party, must be produced to the Marriage Officer.

All documents must be translated into either English of Greek.

It must be stressed that the names we use for the wedding certificate are taken from the passports.

The fees are as follows:

Marriage by Notice on the same day of their application or in less than 15 calendar days - €281,92 - ₤165.

Marriage by Notice after the pass of 15 calendar days from the day of their application but not later than three months - €128,15 - ₤75.

Additional fees for marriages taking place at authorized venues other than the

Town hall or at hours other than the office hours - €170.86 - ₤100.

Certified True Copy of the original marriage certificate - €13,67 - ₤8.

The payment of the fees is in cash on the day of application.

From the 1st January 2008, Cyprus has adopted the Euro at the irrevocably fixed exchange rate of Euro 1=CYP 0.585274.

For any further information concerning the procedure of civil marriage and in order to arrange an appointment for the application or the celebration of a marriage please contact the wedding registry office of Paralimni Municipality.

Wedding Registry Office Opening hours:

Paralimni Municipality Mon-Fri 7:30am – 2:30pm

Tel: 00357 23819303, 23744268 Mon 3:00pm-6:00pm (Sept-May)

Fax: 00357 23825023

E-mail: marriage@paralimni.org.cy

This leaflet, which has been prepared by Paralimni Municipality, does not constitute any legal or official document but a mere informative instrument aiming to assist the reader to acquire basic knowledge of the procedure for the celebration of a civil marriage in Paralimni.