Section 16(3) & Section 21 (1) Overseas visitors intending to get - TopicsExpress



          

Section 16(3) & Section 21 (1) Overseas visitors intending to get married in Fiji are required by law to obtain and sign a marriage license of their choice from a nearest marriage registry prior to the marriage ceremony. It is important that the marriage parties must forward photocopies of their personal documents to the Registry for verification purpose at least two weeks before the wedding. Original (Personal) documents to be presented to the Registry by the party on arrival. 1.Original birth certificate; 2. Passport 3. Divorce and Death certificate if either one or both party were previously married 4. The minimum age to marry without parental consent is 21 years of age. If you are under this age you will need to obtain an affidavit made by your father giving consent. 5.Certificate of Single Status (or) Certificate of no legal impediment is required to be produced by the following marriage applicant: marriage applicants where one party is a local while the other is a foreigner -marriage applicants who were former citizens of Fiji -marriage applicants who are foreigners and residing in Fiji; and Asians with Fiji residential visa, permanent citizenship and work permit intending to marry in Fiji Marriage applicants from Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, UK, and European Countries are fully exempted from producing single status certificate (except those were previously married and have divorced three years ago – they must produce evidence of their single status in some form. Marriage applicants from Japan must produce the Koseki – Shouhon, to certify their personal details. Asian Tourists with sole intention to marry in Fiji may be exempted from the standard marriage requirements covering the Asians and it will be reviewed on a case by case basis. Presence of Names of two witnesses who are 21 years of age and over. Marriage applicants from Asian countries including: China, Philippines, Pakistan, India, Korea and etc must apply one month in advance and produce police clearance together with other translated personal documents
Posted on: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 04:50:54 +0000

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