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The following documents are required to perform a legal Civil Wedding
in Kalymnos or elsewhere in Greece:
The
documentation necessary to arrange a wedding anywhere in Greece,
can at first glances appear daunting: THIS IS NOT THE CASE.
Providing that couples follow the following simple procedures,
acquiring the correct papers is, in fact, extremely easy, and not
excessively costly.
Fifteen weeks prior to the date of your
marriage in Greece, both partners should go along to their local
Registry Office, and both apply for a:-
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Certificate of No Impediment (For Weddings in the Greek islands:
This should be obtained from your local registrar and takes 3
weeks to arrange. Please note. this must be obtained no
earlier than 3 months prior to the wedding.
Your Registrar will advise when your Certificate will
be available for collection. (Usually 14-21 days after your
application)
***The Certificate of No
Impediment, together with the birth
certificates (full), any name change documents
or
decree absolutes,
should be sent to the Foreign Office to be legalised. This takes
approximately 10 working days and
costs £
12 per document (price correct at time of going to press), payable
by cheque or postal order made
payable to 'Foreign and Commonwealth Office'. You must
send your original documents, not copies. Send your documents for
both partners, to the Legalisation department in a Post Office
special delivery bag, remember to include another prepaid. Self
addressed, special delivery bag in with your documents in order
that the Legalisation Department
can safely return your certified documents back to you.
The Legalisation
Office, Old Admiralty Building, Whitehall, London SWIA 2LG,
tel: 020 7008 1111
Once the documents have been legalised, they should be
sent to one of two independent translators
approved by the Greek Embassy, who will translate the
documents and arrange to have them stamped by the
Greek Embassy. There is a charge of £30 per document
for translation service, and £13 per document (prices correct at
time of going to press) to be stamped by the Greek Embassy.
Payment is accepted in cash, postal orders or bankers draft -
NO CHEQUES.This process takes approximately 10-14
working days. An administration fee of £20 is also
payable.
You
must send your orignal documents ALONG WITH YOUR PAYMENT, not
copies. Send your documents for both partners, to :-
Ms Konstantia
Phoca, 2 Orme Court Mews, Off Caroline Place, London W2 4AG,
Tel:
020 7229 3944 or 07968 069978,
Or
Dr ZannetosTofallis, 31 Athenaeum Road, London N20 9AL,
Tel: 020
8445 3324, Fax: 020 8446 1448.
Send
your documents in a Post Office special delivery bag, remember to
include another prepaid, self addressed, special delivery bag in
with your documents in order that the Translator can safely return your certified documents back to you.
All
the documents should be sent to us by fax here in Kalymnos, not
later than 3 weeks prior to your arranged Wedding date. In return we will send you a confirmation issued by
the Municipality verifying that all the documents are in order.
ALL ORIGINALS TO BE TAKEN WITH YOU - ORIGINALS OF ALL
DOCUMENTS ARE KEPT IN RESORT.
Fax number: 0030 24348739
We can also organize Church weddings . Please
contact us and we will be happy to inform you of the necessary
procedures and documents.
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