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Counties whose Marriage Certificates are widely accepted
Countries whose Marriage Registrations are Accepted Internationally
A legal certificate of marriage from any of the countries below will be accepted for all legal purposes in other countries.
There are three important things to be aware of:
- If you live in an English speaking country and your certificate is not in English it should be accompanied by an official translation or a translation from a recognised translation agency.
- Not all of these countries will register marriages unless at least one party to the marriages is a citizen.
- Not all countries, in fact only a few countries, will recognise and legally register religious ceremonies of marriage
Also note that the only certificate you will have will be the one from the country where you were married. You cannot obtain a marriage certificate issued by your home country. However this marriage certificate will be equal in every respect to one issued in your home country.
Countries whose marriage Certificates are Generally Recognised
| Afganistan
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Austria
Azerbidjan
Bahrain
Belarus
Belgium
Bolivia
Borneo
Bosnia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burma
Burundei
Canary Is
Cape Verde Is
Celebes
C African Rep
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Conakry
Congo
Corsica
Costa Rica
Crete
Croatia
Cuba
Curacao
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Rep
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equat'l Guinea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fernando Poo
Finland
France
Gabon
Georgia
Germany
Greece | Guatemala
Guinea & Bissau
Haiti
Hawaii
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Japan
Jerusalem
Jordan
Kalimantan
Kampuchea
Khazakstan
Kirgistan
Korea
Kuwait
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxemborg
Macao
Macedonia
Malagasy Rep
Maldives
Mali
Martinique
Mauritania
Mexico
Moldova
Mozambique
Monaco
Mongolia
Morocco
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
Nicaragua
Niger
Norway
Oman | Palestine
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
P'tugese Timor
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Reunion(Paris)
Rhodes
Romania
Russian Fed
Rwanda
St.Pierre & Miq
San Marino
Sardinia
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Slovakia
Slovenia
Somali
S.W.Africa
Spain
Sudan
Sumatra
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Tadzhikistan
Tahiti
Thailand
Timor
Togo
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
USA
Upper Volta
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam North
Virgin Is (USA)
Yemen Arab Rep
Yemen Dem Rep
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