Planning Legal Wedding in Santorini requires a list of legal documents that vary from country to country. Every case is different and the authorities can demand extra papers from you!

You have to start collecting the listed papers not before than 3 months prior to the ceremony.

All these documents should be translated into the Greek Language by the official translators certified by the Greek Embassy.

All the documents need to have an Apostille Stamp on them! Please note that the original documents will be kept at the Town Hall. When they are ready, you can scan and send them to us in order to check if there is any mistake. The original documents must be given to us at least 3 working days before your wedding day in order to give them to the registry office. Usually we are arranging that part at our pre- wedding meeting.

The day after your ceremony you need to visit the registry office with your coordinator in order to registry your wedding in Town Hall.

In case you’re leaving the island, we could be assigned to do it for you but we need to visit a notary office, which has an extra cost. Your Marriage Certificate will be obtained by us from the Town Hall and will be sent to you by the courier. The original Marriage License is in Greek, but it can be translated by us into English and other languages upon request!

Apostille Stamp

This stamp refers the legalization and validity of your documents for international use. (1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents). The Apostille Stamp is necessary for birth certificates, Certificates of no Impediment to marry and Free to Marry Affidavits, Divorce certificate if any, Official Document about changing your name if any, Adoption certificate if any.

Please note that without the correct documents the legal civil wedding cannot be performed!

Documents for an Orthodox Wedding

PASSPORT COPIES OF BOTH PARTIES
FULL BIRTH CERTIFICATES OF BRIDE AND GROOM
Both parties are obliged to provide a full birth certificate. Shorter versions will not be accepted.
CERTIFICATE OF NO PREVIOUS MARRIAGE, OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED BY THE ARCHBISHOP OF AREA OF RESIDENCE
CERTIFICATE OF NON-IMPEDIMENT TO MARRIAGE FROM THE MUNICIPALITY WHERE THE APPLICANT IS REGISTERED
This document confirms that you have not been married and that you are free to married. The document can be issued in your local Registrar’s office and it must not be issued more than 3 months before your wedding.
IF ONE OF THE 2 PERSONS WHO INTEND TO GET MARRIED IS OF ANOTHER RELIGIOUS DOGMA (Not Christian Orthodox, but still Christian), a Public Notary’s act is required, where it is stated that the children will be baptized Christian Orthodox.
DIVORCE CERTIFICATE (from Civil and Church Authorities)
If either party has been divorced, please provide a certified copy of the Decree Absolute.
Adoption Certificate (if appropriate)
Official NAME CHANGE document

Documents for USA Citizens

PASSPORT COPIES OF BOTH PARTIES (without stamp or translation)

FULL BIRTH CERTIFICATES (with both parent’s names inside) with an APOSTILLE stamp, translated into Greek
SINGLE STATUS LETTER or LETTER OF NO IMPEDIMENT (one for each of you) with an APOSTILLE stamp, translated into Greek. You can collect that at your local Registrar and insures that you are free to get married.
MARRIAGE LICENSE with APOSTILLE (one license covers both of you), that is valid for a wedding outside of the state, translated in Greek
AFFIDAVIT of SINGLE STATUS (no translation and no apostille is required)
DIVORCE CERTIFICATE (if you have been married previously)
Adoption Certificate (if appropriate)
Official NAME CHANGE document

NOTE: The Marriage License you can get it also from the USA Embassy in Greece Athens if you stay there for a working day.

Documents for European Union Citizens

PASSPORT COPIES OF BOTH PARTIES (without stamp or translation)
FULL BIRTH CERTIFICATES (with both parent’s names inside) with an APOSTILLE stamp, translated into Greek
MARRIAGE LICENSE from the registrar office of your city / LETTER OF NO IMPEDIMENT with both of your names written on it, with an APOSTILLE stamp, translated into Greek.
Divorce Certificate (if you have been married previously)
Adoption Certificate (if appropriate)
Official NAME CHANGE document

Documents for United Kingdom & Australian Citizens

PASSPORT COPIES OF BOTH PARTIES (without stamp or translation)
FULL BIRTH CERTIFICATES (with both parent’s names inside) with an APOSTILLE stamp, translated into Greek
MARRIAGE LICENSE from the registrar office of your city / LETTER OF NO IMPEDIMENT with both of your names written on it, with an APOSTILLE stamp, translated into Greek.
DIVORCE CERTIFICATE (if you have been married previously)
Adoption Certificate (if appropriate)
Official NAME CHANGE document

Documents for Canadian Citizens

PASSPORT COPIES OF BOTH PARTIES (without stamp or translation)
FULL BIRTH CERTIFICATES (with both parent’s names inside) translated into Greek
SINGLE STATUS LETTER or LETTER OF NO IMPEDIMENT (one for each of you) translated into Greek. You can collect that at your local Registrar and insures that you are free to get married.
AFFIDAVIT of SINGLE STATUS (no translation and no apostille is required)
DIVORCE CERTIFICATE (if you have been married previously)
Adoption Certificate (if appropriate)
Official NAME CHANGE document

NOTE: As the documents from Canada do not carry Apostille all the documents must be stamped and translated ONLY by the Greek Embassy or Consulate, otherwise the Registrar cannot accept them.

Documents for Russian Citizens

PASSPORT COPIES OF BOTH PARTIES (without stamp or translation)
BIRTH CERTIFICATES both of you with Apostille stamp for each and translated to Greek
SINGLE STATUS LETTER ///LETTER OF NO IMPEDIMENT for each with Apostille stamp and translated to Greek
MARRIAGE LICENSE for each, you need to take it from ZAGS of your region with Apostille stamp and Translated to Greek