The following documents are required to perform a legal Civil Wedding in Santorini or elsewhere in Greece:
- Birth Certificates with an APOSTILLE stamp, translated into Greek
- A "Single Status" letter or letter of NO IMPENDIMENT endorsed with APOSTILLE stamp. "Single Status" is a document issued from your local registrar and insures that there is no problem in getting married.
- Photocopies of passports (no translation required)
- If divorced, then the divorce certificate is required (no translation required)
- Birth certificates with APOSTILLE stamp, translated into Greek
- Marriage license, stating that it is also valid for Greece - Santorini. It is also recommended that the marriage license be endorsed with an APOSTILLE Stamp
- Instead of a Marriage license, a NO IMPEDIMENT or Single Status letter which will mention that you are free to get married in Santorini Greece and date of marriage.
- Photocopies of your passports (no translation required)
- If applicable, documentary evidence (death certificate or final/irrevocable divorce decree) of the termination of a previous marriage (the most recent, if more than one), no translation required.
The Apostille Stamp can be obtained from the Secretary of State of the issuing state.
For United States Citizens please visit: this link
All the above documents (except the passports) are to be translated into Greek and authenticated by your local Greek Embassy or Consulate. If you have problems or time limitations, you can send us the authenticated original documents and we will take care of the translations (translation costs are extra - please ask us for the cost).
We would like to inform you that your birth certificates will be kept in your marriage file in the city hall. Therefore if you wish them back, please issue authenticated copies.
All the documents should be sent to us by fax, 3 weeks prior to date of wedding. In return we will send you a confirmation issued by the Municipality verifying that all the documents are in order.
Fax number: +30 22860-23701
We also organize Orthodox weddings. Please contact us and we will be happy to inform you of the necessary procedures and documents.
