Legal Papers

PASSPORT COPIES OF BOTH PARTIES

FULL BIRTH CERTIFICATES OF BRIDE AND GROOM Both parties are obliged to provide a full birth certificate. Shorter versions will not be accepted.

CERTIFICATE OF NON-IMPEDIMENT TO MARRY FOR BOTH BRIDE AND GROOM This document confirms that you have not been married and that you are free to married. The document can be issued in your local Registrar’s office and it must not be issued more than 3 months before your wedding.

DIVORCE CERTIFICATE IF ANY If either party has been divorced please provide a certified copy of the Decree Absolute.

OFFICIAL DOCUMENT ABOUT CHANGING YOUR NAME IF ANY

ADOPTION CERTIFICATES IF ANY

APOSTILLE STAMP This stamp refers the legalization and validity of your documents for international use. (1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents). The Apostille Stamp is necessary for birth certificates, Certificates of no Impediment to marry and free to Marry Affidavits.

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

APOSTILLE STAMP This stamp refers the legalization and validity of your documents for international use. (1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents). The Apostille Stamp is necessary for birth certificates, Certificates of no Impediment to marry and free to Marry Affidavits.

There are two different options available to you.

OPTION 1 (DOCUMENTS TO BE TAKEN ONLY 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)

DIVORCE CERTIFICATE (if you have been married previously)

Death Certificate, Deed Poll Certificate or Adoption Certificate (if appropriate) PHOTOCOPIES of your PASSPORTS

OPTION 2 (YOU WILL PASS BY IN PERSON TO THE USA EMBASSY IN ATHENS):

From the USA Embassy in Athens you will take in person an Affidavit of Marital Status to cover both the bride and groom INSTEAD of the Marriage License and Single Status letters as mentioned in Option 1 (above).

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

APOSTILLE STAMP This stamp refers the legalization and validity of your documents for international use. (1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents). The Apostille Stamp is necessary for birth certificates, Certificates of no Impediment to marry and free to Marry Affidavits.

PHOTOCOPIES of your PASSPORTS
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)

As the documents from Canada do not carry Apostille all the documents must be stamped and translated ONLY by the Greek Embassy or Consulate, otherwise the Registrar cannot accept them.

PHOTOCOPIES of your INTERNATIONAL PASSPORTS

FULL BITRH CERTIFICATES (notary copies) translated in Greek language with apostille

NOTARY PAPER, WHAT YOU ARE NOT MARRIADE (one for each of you translated in Greek language with apostille

SINGLE STATUS LETTER (one for each of you) from ZAGS translated in Greek language with apostille

DIVORCE CERTIFICATE (if you have been married previously), Death Certificate, Deed Poll Certificate or Adoption Certificate (if appropriate) translated in Greek language with apostille.

PHOTOCOPIES of your INTERNATIONAL PASSPORTS

FULL BITRH CERTIFICATES (notary copies) translated in Greek language with apostille

NOTARY PAPER, WHAT YOU ARE NOT MARRIADE (one for each of you translated in Greek language with apostille

SINGLE STATUS LETTER (one for each of you) from ZAGS translated in Greek language with apostille

DIVORCE CERTIFICATE (if you have been married previously), Death Certificate, Deed Poll Certificate or Adoption Certificate (if appropriate) translated in Greek language with apostille.