Your Ultimate Marriage License Checklist in Barcelona

YOUR ULTIMATE MARRIAGE LICENSE CHECKLIST IN BARCELONA

Marriage is a legal relationship that needs to be approved by the state where it occurs. As unromantic as that may sound, every state, without exception, requires couples to get a marriage license, which serves as proof that the couple is eligible to wed in the state in question.

Civil marriage checklist

Your passport, NIE (numeric international identification number), tarjeta de residencia (foreign resident card), and photocopies
Your original birth certificate, which must be translated into Spanish by an official translator, must be stamped with a Hague Apostille by the appropriate issuing office in your native country (in the UK, that would be the Foreign Office)
Foreigners must additionally produce a certification from their consulate attesting that they are not already married there and that there are no other obstacles to the marriage. This declaration typically takes 21 days to process once you apply for it
To demonstrate that you have lived in the relevant town for two years or more, you must present a Certificate of Residence
Your prior marriage certificate and your spouse’s death certificate are necessary if you are a widow or widower; the appropriate certificates must be given if you are divorced or your marriage was annulled. Once more, if these documents were produced abroad, a Hague Apostille and a legal translation into Spanish are required.

Religious marriage checklist

Your passport, NIE (numeric international identification number), tarjeta de residencia (foreign resident card), and photocopies.
Your original birth certificate, which must be translated into Spanish by an official translator, must be stamped with a Hague Apostille by the appropriate issuing office in your native country (in the UK, that would be the Foreign Office)
Foreigners must additionally produce a certification from their consulate attesting that they are not already married there and that there are no other obstacles to the marriage. This declaration typically takes 21 days to process once you apply for it.
To demonstrate that you have lived in the relevant town for two years or more, you must present a Padró municipal d’habitants
Your prior marriage certificate and your spouse’s death certificate are necessary if you are a widow or widower; the appropriate certificates must be given if you are divorced or your marriage was annulled. Once more, if these documents were produced abroad, a Hague Apostille and a legal translation into Spanish are required.

Conclusion

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