The marriage license for each intending spouse is issued separately by the Municipality of their last residence.
- Application (application forms are provided by the Municipality)
- Photocopy of income tax declaration (Ε1) as proof of residence.
- Birth certificate translated into Greek and validated by the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The APOSTILLE stamp (Hague Convention) is required on the original document and the translation. If the country of origin of the foreigner has not acceded to the Hague Convention, the documents must be validated by the Greek Embassy in their country. If the aforementioned validation does not exist, they will be stamped by their Embassy in Greece and validated by the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs (3 Akadimias Str., Sintagma, Athens).
- Certificate of the Consulate or Embassy in Greece that there is no impediment to the marriage, which must indicate the degree of marriage (validated as to the authenticity of the signature of the consul who issued it by the Translation Service of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs).
- Passport photocopy
- Residence permit or VISA that has not expired (not required for citizens of E.U. Member States)
- In the case of a divorce, the divorce certificate (translated and validated)
- In the case of widowhood, the death certificate (translated and validated)
- If the intending spouse is a minor, a judicial decision is required (article 1350).
- Publication of the marriage announcement for one day in a daily local newspaper. The names in the newspaper should be in Greek characters, according to their official translation. (The date of the marriage is not stated in the announcement)
- Fee stamp € 15
The translation of documents must be done by:
- the Translation Service of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Athens).
- an authorized permanent civil servant of the corresponding Greek consular authority of the country issuing the certificate.
- a Greek lawyer who certifies that he has sufficient knowledge of the language which he translated from.
- a professional translator graduate of the Ionian University.