Getting Married in Monaco



The primary requirement for foreign citizens to get married in Monaco is to reside in the Principality for at least 30 days prior to the wedding.

Every wedding must be preceded by publication by mean of an announcement.

This announcement will be posted on the door of the Town Hall for a period of 10 days, which must include two Sundays.

The following documents are to be submitted:
  


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Full birth certificates of the couple to be married, which are not more than three months ol on the day of the wedding, or an attested affidavit issued by a Justice of the Peace or another magistrate at the birthplace or place of domicile;
  

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 Certificate of consent signed in the presence of a notary by the father or mother who will not be present in person at the wedding where one of the couple to be married is a minor;
  

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 Certificate of death of the mother and father, if necessary, where one of the couple to be married is a minor;
 
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 Consent of the family council and the parent's death certificate in the case of no surviving parents or relatives if one of the spouses is a minor;
  

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 Certificate of death of the husband or wife in that case of a widow or widower remarrying;
  

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 Divorce decree in the case of a husband or wife whose first marriage has been dissolved (if it does not appear on the birth certificate);
 
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 Professional soldiers have to provide a written authorization from the military authorities
  

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 Translation of foreign documents produced by a sworn in translator
  

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 The customary certificate issued by the Consuls of countries of which the future couple are subjects;
  

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 Certificate of publication of the marriage banns and of no caveat being entered if one of the couple to be married does not live in the Principality or has not resided for one month without a break on the date of publication laid down by the law is obligatory;
 
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 If a marriage contract has been made, the couple to be married must produce the certificate of the notary who received it (the marriage settlement used in Monaco is that under which husband and wife administer their separate properties
  

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 A wedding celebrated abroad under local law between a Monégasque and a foreigner or between Monégasque will be valid only if publication has been carried out in Monaco