Getting Married In Germany (Help Needed)

DrBass

Hello,

We are planning to get Married in the North of Germany late 2013, I'm Irish & my Wife to be, is German.

Just looking for some help and advice on what is needed to make this happen on the Legal/Paperwork side of things.

We are going to have both a civil and church wedding.

So far, I have and need to have

1. Passport ( Sorted )

2. Translated original Birth Cert ( Not sure who deals with this)

3. Certificate of registration (that I live in Ireland) - ( Not sure who deals with this)

4. A certificate that shows that you are single and able to get married - ( Again, not sure who deals with this)

Is there anything else Im missing?

Thanks in advance

ABajaninCork

DrBass wrote: »

Hello,

We are planning to get Married in the North of Germany late 2013, I'm Irish & my Wife to be, is German.

Just looking for some help and advice on what is needed to make this happen on the Legal/Paperwork side of things.

We are going to have both a civil and church wedding.

So far, I have and need to have

1. Passport ( Sorted )

2. Translated original Birth Cert ( Not sure who deals with this)

3. Certificate of registration (that I live in Ireland) - ( Not sure who deals with this)

4. A certificate that shows that you are single and able to get married - ( Again, not sure who deals with this)

Is there anything else Im missing?

Thanks in advance

You'll probably need to check with the German Embassy/Dept of Foreign Affairs, but I think you need:

A Notarised, translated copy of your Birth Cert. I think you'll need to get an official translator (Probably either Gardai/Embassy accredited, but you need to check)
A Letter of Freedom from your priest.
The Cert of Registration. I would've thought this would be covered by your passport and birth cert. Again, check with the German Embassy what exactly is needed and would be acceptable to them.

Hope this helps and Good Luck!

neemish

DrBass wrote: »

Hello,

We are planning to get Married in the North of Germany late 2013, I'm Irish & my Wife to be, is German.

Just looking for some help and advice on what is needed to make this happen on the Legal/Paperwork side of things.

We are going to have both a civil and church wedding.

So far, I have and need to have

1. Passport ( Sorted )

2. Translated original Birth Cert ( Not sure who deals with this)

3. Certificate of registration (that I live in Ireland) - ( Not sure who deals with this)

4. A certificate that shows that you are single and able to get married - ( Again, not sure who deals with this)

Is there anything else Im missing?

Thanks in advance

What denomination Church are you marrying in?

PapaSmurf1

I'm in the same situation as you - did you manage to put together a definitive list of what you need ? Also it looks like you need a letter of freedom to marry from the Irish state for the civil marriage and a different one from the church for the church wedding ? does that sound right ?

Ronan|Raven

You may need an "apostille seal" for your birth cert should it not have one.

I had to do this for my German Birth Cert to be recognised over here..

neemish

If you are getting married in the Catholic Church abroad, the following may help:

For the Church part - the process is as follows

1. Approach the priest in Parish where you are currently living.
2. Arrange to have your pre-nuptual papers filled in WITHIN 6 months of the Wedding date but go AS SOON as that date passes.
3. For this, you need
A new baptismal Cert (dated within 6 months of Marriage)
Confirmation Cert (dated within 6 months of Marriage)
A Letter of Freedom from EVERY Parish you have lived in since you turned 18 (Again, dated within 6 months of Marriage but you can be making up the list, getting contact details etc. This letter basically says that you have never married in the Church).
Pre-Marriage Course Certificate - these courses fill up early so make sure to book asap. There is no 6 month limit - can be done at any stage.
Obviously, your spouse will need the same documents.
4. When your papers are complete, the priest who fills them in sends them to the Bishop of your Diocese. They are looked at and they make sure they're ok.
5. They are then sent to the Bishop of the Diocese where you are getting married. Again,, looked at. This is where its important that all your letters etc are correct. Some countries on the Continent are much stricter than here.
The Bishop abroad then send them to the parish where you are getting married.


Phew! If people are vague its probably because its a complicated process at the best of times.
This is assuming that there are no problems (Are you both Catholic? Are you both Confirmed? Have either of you been married before either civilly or religiously? - in any of these cases it may take longer and there may be more paperwork involved)
What I would say is be proactive about your part in the process. Get your paperwork. Contact the priest. If he doesnt get in touch, contact him again.