Wedding Documentation

The following documentation is simply a guide and we kindly ask you to contact our company directly for the exact documentation you will need for your Dream Wedding in Greece! The documents required for a legal Civil Wedding in Greece vary depending on your country of origin as well as individual circumstances. Please note that without the correct documents the civil wedding cannot be performed.

FOR EU UNION CITIZENS

  • Full birth certificates with an apostille stamp, translated into Greek
  • Marriage license/single status letter/ capacity to marry/ letter of no impediment with both of your names written on it, with an apostille stamp, translated into Greek.
  • Divorce certificate (if you have been married previously)
  • Death certificate, deed poll certificate or adoption certificate (if appropriate)
  • Photocopies of your passports

FOR UK & AUSTRALIAN CITIZENS

  • Full birth certificates (with both parents names inside) with an apostille stamp, translated into Greek
  • Single status letter or letter of no impediment (one for each of you) with an apostille stamp, translated into Greek. “single status” is a document issued from your local registrar and insures that you are free to get married.
  • Divorce certificate (if you have been married previously)
  • Death certificate, deed poll certificate or adoption certificate (if appropriate)
  • Photocopies of your passports

FOR CANADIAN CITIZENS

  • Full birth certificates (with both parents names inside) translated into Greek
  • Single status letter or letter of no impediment (one for each of you) translated into Greek. “single status” is a document issued from your local registrar and insures that you are free to get married
  • Affidavit of single status (no translation and no affidavit is required) we will email to you this form for completion – it must be stamped from the registrar’s office
  • Divorce certificate (if you have been married previously)
  • Death certificate, deed poll certificate or adoption certificate (if appropriate)
  • Photocopies of your passports

FOR USA CITIZENS

DOCUMENTS FROM USA

  • Full birth certificates (with both parents names inside) with an apostille stamp, translated into Greek
  • Single status letter or letter of no impediment (one for each of you) with an apostille stamp, translated into Greek. “single status” is a document issued from your local registrar and insures that you are free to get married.
  • Marriage license with apostille (one license covers both of you), that is valid for a wedding outside of the state, translated in Greek
  • Affidavit of single status (no translation and no apostille  is required) we will email to you this form for completion – it must be stamped from the registrar’s office
  • Divorce certificate (if you have been married previously)
  • Death certificate, deed poll certificate or adoption certificate (if appropriate)
  • Photocopies of your passports

VIA USA EMBASSY IN ATHENS

The embassy requires that an appointment is booked  in order to issue the Affidavit of Marital Status.  You can book your appointment online here: http://athens.usembassy.gov/notaries.html

The following documents will be taken from USA (if you were born there) or from your country of origin.

  • Full birth certificates (with both parents names inside) with an apostille stamp, translated into Greek
  • Divorce certificate (if you have been married previously)
  • Death certificate, deed poll certificate or adoption certificate (if appropriate)
  • Photocopies of your passports

FOR RUSSIAN CITIZENS

  • Birth certificates both of you with apostille stamped for each and translated to Greek
  • Single status letter or letter of no impediment for each with apostille stamped and translated to Greek
  • Marriage license for each, you need to take it from zags of your region with apostille and translated to Greek
  • Photocopy of your international passports and visa