Celebrating a marriage is always an important and decisive step, but you must also keep in mind that if you are thinking of getting married in Spain, you must take into account the documentation and procedures that you must follow in order to get married.
At ACC LEGAL ABOGADOS, we help and advise you in the processing of marriages between a Spanish citizen and a non-EU foreigner, as well as with a community citizen and even between non-Spanish EU citizens (for example, two English citizens who wish to get married in our country). ). Hence we can help you in the processing and management of the marriage file, as well as the necessary documentation and requirements so that you can celebrate your marriage in our country.
Therefore, if you are thinking about marrying a foreign citizen, you must know the requirements and impositions that our legal system includes. It is mainly an administrative procedure that can be cumbersome due to the necessary documentation, so you can contact our team to assess your situation, as well as advise you on the necessary procedures and required documentation.
First of all, you must keep in mind that when we talk about marriage between a Spaniard and a foreign citizen, in general we are referring to two subjects, both single, who decide to get married in Spain.
The particularity of these cases of mixed marriages lies in the need to process a previous file Before the celebration, it is a prior and mandatory procedure whose purpose is for the competent judge to determine that both future spouses have sufficient capacity to marry. Said prior file will be processed in the Civil Registry of the domicile of any of the interested parties.
All the necessary documents that must be provided to the Civil Registry in order to process said file must be taken into account. Foreign documents must be translated into Spanish and suitably legalized.
Once the file has been submitted to the Civil Registry, you will be assigned a day to appear at a reserved hearing. This is an interview with the person in charge of the civil registry so that he or she can ensure that there is no flawed will on the part of either spouse, and After passing said interview, and the publication of edicts, and review of the file by the Public Prosecutor's Office, an Order will be issued by the Judge approving the marriage, which will be notified to the interested parties and a date will be set for the wedding.
After the celebration of the marriage, the spouses will be given the family book as well as a literal certification of the marriage, and from that moment the foreign spouse becomes a family member of a community citizen (if the other spouse is not already one). , therefore with the right to reside in Spain under the community regime.
At ACC LEGAL ABOGADOS, we will resolve all the doubts you may have about celebrating a marriage in Spain with a non-Spanish citizen, and we will process the necessary procedure to achieve it until its completion.
