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Έκδοση άδειας γάμου αλλοδαπού/ής κατοίκου Ελλάδας
At a glance
Points of service
Municipalities
Digital provision points
- The service is not provided digitally
Number of required documents
Description
This procedure concerns the issuance of a marriage licence to a foreign national legally residing in Greece.
The marriage licence is issued by the competent department of the municipality of residence within one week from the submission of the relevant application and the required supporting documents.
Basic information
Competent body
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR
Authority/Public body’s Unit responsible for the institutional framework of the procedure
Application
Application Type
Application
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Title
Each future spouse shall submit the marriage licence application together with the required supporting documents to the municipality of his or her residence. The application must include the first names and surnames of the parties, their occupations, their parents’ names, their place of birth, their last place of residence and the place where the marriage is to take place.
What you will need
Means of authentication, identification and signature
Related
Means of redress or appeal:
If the authority competent to issue the licence refuses to grant it, the competent Magistrates’ Court will decide irrevocably in accordance with the provisions on voluntary jurisdiction in the Code of Civil Procedure. The decision will be issued within 10 days from the submission of the application.
Output & Results
Output
Administrative Act, Document Production, Payment Document Production
Other information
Alternative titles
Civil marriage licence for a foreign national
Official title
Issuance of a marriage licence for a foreign national resident in Greece
Languages supported
Greek, English
Categories
Trigger (submission method)
Application (handwritten)
G1
ΔΔ
4
6
0
0
4
0
46278
No
693300
692700
P6M
Defined
passport, residence permit
Identification document
884637
1461
Supporting document
This procedure concerns the issuance of a marriage licence to a foreign national legally residing in Greece.
The marriage licence is issued by the competent department of the municipality of residence within one week from the submission of the relevant application and the required supporting documents.
18.00
18.00
6
1
0
7 days
,,
1
Administrative
Submission of an application for a marriage licence by the applicant himself/herself. The application must include the personal details referred to in the first paragraph of Article 1369 of the Civil Code, both of the person submitting the application and of the other person with whom the marriage is to be concluded.
No
No
2
Age
Any person who has reached the age of 18 years (adult) shall have legal capacity for all legal acts.
The following must be submitted:
(a) an extract of the applicant’s birth certificate issued by the country of birth, indicating the date and year of birth;(b) where the applicant is a minor, a declaration by the person having custody stating that he or she consents to the conclusion of the specific marriage, or a certified copy of a final court decision granting the relevant consent due to refusal by the person having custody to grant such consent; alternatively, a declaration by the latter granting consent. The declaration of consent shall be made either before a notary public or before the magistrate judge of the minor’s place of residence, who shall verify, on the basis of documentary evidence attached to the act drawn up by them, the authority of the declarant to grant consent. Where consent is granted by both the father and the mother, their signatures certified by the police on the application shall suffice.
No
No
3
Time limit
Third-party objections.
In every case of submission of an application for the granting of a marriage licence, the mayor or the president of the community shall wait for one week from the date of submission of the relevant application for any possible objection by third parties concerning the absence, in the applicant’s case, of any positive requirement or the existence, in relation either to the applicant or to his or her relationship with the person with whom the marriage is to be concluded, of any impediment to marriage. The objection may be submitted in writing by any person and shall be examined provided that it is accompanied by serious evidence proving the alleged fact or is formulated in the form of a solemn declaration under Legislative Decree No 105/1969.
In the event of submission of such an objection, the mayor or the president of the community shall immediately invite the interested party to contest it.
No
No
1
Fee for the issuance of a civil marriage licence
18 €
No
1
Certificate issued by the competent consular or other competent authority stating that there is no impediment to the foreign national concerned entering into marriage.
Certificate
Certificate issued by the competent consular or other competent authority stating that there is no impediment to the foreign national concerned entering into marriage.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
9703
2
Birth certificate issued by their country, translated into Greek
Certification
Birth certificate issued by their country, translated into Greek
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
8619
3
Proof of residence (OTE or PPC bill, tax clearance notice)
Proof of Residence
Proof of residence (OTE or PPC bill, tax clearance notice)
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Public bodies
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
9347
4
Photocopy of passport, residence permit or residence certificate
Residence Permit
Photocopy of passport, residence permit or residence certificate
Notes:
An essential requirement when submitting the supporting documents is that the foreign national must provide any official document (visa, residence permit, passport, etc.) proving lawful residence in Greece (the Ministry of Migration and Asylum being competent in this regard).
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
4178
5
Divorce decree translated into Greek
Certification
Divorce decree translated into Greek
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Family
No
8619
6
Marriage announcement published in a local daily newspaper of the municipality of residence
Notification / Announcement / Reporting
Marriage announcement published in a local daily newspaper of the municipality of residence
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
The newspaper issue containing the publication shall be submitted.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
5743
7
Photocopy of the passport or birth certificate of the future spouse
Identification document
Photocopy of the passport or birth certificate of the future spouse
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
If the future spouse is a foreign national
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
2244
Presidential Decree
1368, 1369,1370
456
1984
164
Α
Law
1,2
1250
1982
46
Α
Presidential Decree
1-4
391
1982
73
Α
Description
On regulating details relating to the solemnisation of civil marriages, the granting of marriage licences and the content of the certificate issued for the solemnisation of civil or religious marriages.
Legal references
https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=19820100073
Law
3
5089
2024
27
Α
1
Submission of the application in person by the applicant
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Manual Action
Description
In person, submission of the applicant’s application for a marriage licence and the additional supporting documents
No
No
2
Verification of completeness of supporting documents
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Inspection
Description
Checking that all the supporting documents are present. The marriage licence shall be collected only after verification that the legal conditions for the marriage are fulfilled and that the required publication has taken place.
No
No
3
Receipt and registration of an application
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Manual Action
Description
If the supporting documents have been checked and the conditions for granting the marriage licence are fulfilled, a protocol number shall be issued to the citizen.
Yes
No
4
Return of the application and attached supporting documents
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Manual Action
Description
Where, following verification of the supporting documents, the required documents are not included and/or the conditions for granting the marriage licence are not fulfilled, the application together with the attached supporting documents shall be returned to the citizen. Instructions shall be provided on completing the supporting documents and repetition of the procedure.
Yes
Yes
5
Third-party objections
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Inspection
Description
The authority issuing marriage licences shall wait for one week from the date of submission of the relevant application for any possible objection by third parties concerning the absence, in the applicant’s case, of any positive requirement or the existence, in relation either to the applicant or to his or her relationship with the person with whom the marriage is to be concluded, of any impediment to marriage. The objection may be submitted in writing by any person and shall be examined provided that it is accompanied by serious evidence proving the alleged fact or is formulated in the form of a solemn declaration under Legislative Decree No 105/1969.
No
No
6
No submission of third-party objection
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Inspection
Yes
No
7
Invitation of the citizen
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Description
In the event of submission of such an objection, the mayor or the president of the community shall immediately invite the interested party to contest it.
Yes
No
8
Successful rebuttal of the objections by the citizen
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Inspection
Yes
No
9
Non-granting of the licence due to impediment to marriage
Responsible for Implementation
Mayor
Μethod of Implementation
Signature
Description
Non-granting of the licence due to impediment to marriage
Yes
Yes
10
Granting of marriage licence
Responsible for Implementation
Mayor
Μethod of Implementation
Manual Action
Description
Immediately after expiry of the one-week period referred to in the previous article, where no objections have been submitted, or, where objections have been submitted, immediately after hearing also the future spouse concerned and, in any event, within a reasonable time from the date on which he or she was invited and failed to appear, the mayor shall grant the licence without further delay.
No
No
Issuance of a marriage licence
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