Marriage Register.

If you have married abroad and want to reside in Spain with your spouse, you need to register your marriage in Spain.

What is marriage registration?

The marriage registration serves to prove the act of marriage. It is the means of proof that the marriage has taken place. In addition, it is the title that legitimizes the marital status of married. The marriage from its celebration produces civil effects and for their recognition it will be necessary to register it in the Civil Registry. Thus, the official will extend the registration or record with his signature and that of the spouses and witnesses. Once said registration has been made, the official will deliver the Family Book to the contracting parties.

Documentation required for marriage registration in Spain Religious marriage:

• Presentation of the ecclesiastical certification that will express the circumstances required by the legislation.

• Note: For the registration in the Civil Registry of Islamic, Jewish or Federation of Evangelical Religious Entities of Spain marriages, it will be necessary to process the previous file that concludes with an order of matrimonial capacity for the last two cases, being convenient for the first .

• Once this file has been completed, the marriage must be registered within a maximum period of 6 months from when the certification was issued.

Civil marriage:

• For marriage celebrated in the Court: The civil marriage certificate is the registration itself that will be signed by the person in charge of the Civil Registry, the two parties, two witnesses and the Secretary.

• For marriage celebrated in the Town Hall (celebrated by the Mayor or Councilor delegated): The marriage certificate will be sent to the Civil Registry of the place where the marriage was celebrated, being the Civil Registry who performs the registration and extends the Book of Family.

Marriages celebrated abroad when at least one of the contracting parties holds Spanish nationality or acquires it after the celebration of the marriage:

• For registration of canonical marriage: Presentation of the ecclesiastical certification that will express the circumstances required by the legislation. Birth certificate of the Spanish spouse or of the naturalized spouse, issued by the Spanish Civil Registry. Birth certificate of the foreign spouse. DNI of the Spanish citizen. Proof of domicile of the promoter in Spain. Data declaration sheet.

• For civil marriage registration: Marriage certificate issued by the foreign local Civil Registry. Birth certificate of the Spanish spouse or of the naturalized spouse, issued by the Spanish Civil Registry. Birth certificate of the foreign spouse. DNI of the Spanish citizen. Proof of domicile of the promoter in Spain. Data declaration sheet.

Where to register marriage in Spain?

In the Civil Registry where the marriage was celebrated or the Central Civil Registry in the event of a marriage celebrated abroad when at least one of the spouses holds Spanish nationality or acquires it after the celebration of the marriage.