Civil marriages can be solemnized
at Nicosia Municipality, Cyprus according to the relevant
legislation (Marriage Law 104(i) of 2003).
Interested parties must apply personally to the Civil
Marriage Office of Nicosia Municipality in order to be
informed about the documents they need to produce in order
to solemnize a civil marriage at Nicosia Municipality,
Cyprus.
Civil marriages can be solemnized between Cypriot citizens,
Cypriots with foreigners and between foreigners.
When the interested parties present all the necessary
documents, the marriage can be solemnized either by Notice
of Marriage (with this procedure the couple is
allowed to get married only after 15 days from the day
of their application but not later than 3 months) or by
Special Procedure, in cases where the Marriage Officer
agrees that there are significant reasons to speed up
the process. In the case of Special Procedure the marriage
can be celebrated from the first day of their application
or less than 15 days.
The Civil Marriage ceremony takes place at the Municipal
Town Hall of Nicosia, Eleftherias Square in a place especially
arranged for the ceremony.
Civil Marriage between foreigners
Civil Marriage can take place between foreigners, Cypriots
and Foreigners with Cypriots at Nicosia Municipality,
Cyprus. In order to file an application for marriage the
couple has to obtain certificates of marital status as
follows:
Foreigners
1. Recent Certificate of Marital Status
from Government Authority (i.e. Town Hall, Ministry of
Interior, Registry Office, Embassy etc).
2. Divorce Certificate.
3. Death Certificate of Spouse.
4. Passport.
All the above documents must be recent, original and officially
translated into English.
There are two procedures of Civil Marriage. The Special
Procedure and the procedure by Notice of Marriage.
Special Procedure
If the couple has special reason for marrying early it
will follow the Special procedure whereby they can get
married the same day of their application or less than
fifteen days.
Notice of Marriage
In this case the couple will sign the notice of Marriage
and can get married after 15 days from the day of their
application but not later than 3 months.
Our working days and hours are Mondays to Fridays from
7.30 a.m. till 2.30 p.m. and Thursdays from 3.00 p.m.
till 6.00 p.m.
The ceremony is very simple and takes about 10-15 minutes.
After the celebration of marriage the couple, the witnesses
and the Marriage Officer signs the certificates and we
give to the couple 1 original certificate of marriage.
For certified true copy of the Certificate of Marriage
the couple must apply at the Civil Marriage Office of
Nicosia Municipality, Cyprus.
The fees for the above procedures
of civil marriage are as follows:
By Special Procedure - €281,92
By Notice of Marriage - €128,15
Certified Copy - €13,67
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 Mrs. Yiota Hadjiyianni
at the Civil Marriage Office of Nicosia Municipality
at tel. No. 22797238.
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