How To Register a Marriage In Argentina

How To Register a Marriage In Argentina

1. Go to your neighborhood Civil Registry Office. Bring all the documents required.
2. Submit the documents.
3. Apply to get married.
4. Make the payment for the required fee.

Documents that are required Register a Marriage

• Identification documents for both of the parties:
  • Non-residents require their passports (showing an appropriate immigration status within this country);
  • residents are required to show your National Identity Card (Documento Nacional de Identidad or DNI). Photocopies of these identity documents must be presented
• If one of the members of the couple is divorced or widowed, then he or she should provide an official copy either of the decree of divorce, or death certificate in the event of a divorce or death.
  • If the document was authenticated outside of Argentina It should be legalized in the country of origin (either by means of the help of an “Apostille” or through one of the Argentine consulate).
  • If divorced people If the marriage prior to divorce was celebrated or divorce decree was made outside of Argentina The certificate of marriage or divorce from another country and/or decree should be recorded in the Argentine Civil Registry Office, via a court proceeding.
  • If both the wedding and divorce were formally celebrated and decreed in a different country, namely outside of Argentina The new wedding is subject to prior approval by the City of Buenos Aires Civil Registry Office
• Minors (any age group that is younger that 18):
  • identification documents
  • Birth certificate of birth
  • Identification documents for parents, and marriage authorization given by both parents the minor’s guardian or the Argentine court.
  • If you have foreign birth certificate, it must be valid in the country of issue (either by means of the help of an “Apostille” or through the Argentine consulate).

Office Locations and Contacts

Registro Provincial de las PersonasCalle 1 N 1342 esq. 60
(1900) La Plata

Tel: +54 (0221) 429-6200

Email: Departamento de Relaciones con la Comunidad
emailcqr@jg.gba.gov.ar

What Are All The Eligibility

• Argentinian couple have to be legal 18 years of age or over. (For minors, some requirements apply, see the list of necessary documents below.)

Fees

• Application process: $26

Instructions

• To find a local Civil Registry Office, click on this link: http://buenosaires.angloinfo.com/redirect/url/www.registrocivil.gov.ar/areas/registrocivil/InfoUtil/rcenpais.php?menu_id=804
• A civil wedding ceremony in Argentina is valid and recognized in many nations (except for marriages between couples who are identical).
• When they have scheduled the date of the wedding the couple has to show up to have a blood test in a hospital that is open to the public within seven days of the date they plan to marry.

The Information You Need

• Marriage ceremony location
• Date of wedding
• Name and surname of the husband
• Mother Name, Name and maiden name of wife
• The age of the husband
• The age of the spouse
• Marital status of the husband and wife
• Addresses of spouses and husbands address – current addresses (foreign addresses aren’t allowed)
• The occupation of the husband
• The occupation of the wife
• Name and job of husband’s father
• Name and profession of wife father
• Signs from husbands and wives
• Witnesses’ signatures
• The Signature of Marriage Officer, or Magistrate

Documentation is needed

The marriage ceremony in Argentina is required to be registered. As per Argentina’s Federal constitutional system every province has their individual Civil Registry offices. Therefore, the majority of the procedure to organize for a civil wedding to be held is based on the regulations of each province.

External Links

Marriage Registration: http://buenosaires.angloinfo.com/information/family/marriage-partnerships/marriage-requirements/