Wedding in Slovenia: Legal Aspects
If fate has brought you to a citizen of Slovenia and you
decide to register relationship in the territory of this fabulous country in
the first place you need to go to the Slovenian registry office. In Slovenia,
it is in the administration (Purina emote) Slovenian municipalities. You must
apply to the administration of the municipality where you want to be
registered, regardless of the place of residence.
Today, the most popular places for marriage among lovers considered
Ljubljana Castle or Castle of the Lake. Bled. So you need to contact, and in
the administrative unit Ljubljana and Bled. As a rule, there are registering
themselves, and then the couple with the guests go to celebrate this joyful
event in one of the restaurants in Slovenia. The cost of registration can also
be found in the municipal administration. If the marriage is not certain
registry office premises the, it will be necessary to cover the costs of moving
workers to the registry office wedding venue. Typically, this may be different
castles, churches.
To register a marriage newlyweds must select two witnesses
also be present at the ceremony the head of administration or his deputy, and
the registrar of marriage. If one or both of the intending spouses do not speak
Slovene, the ceremony requires the presence of an interpreter. Some registry
offices in Slovenia requires the presence of a court interpreter. The law makes
no distinction, whether married or not Slovenian citizens. Witness at marriage
can be any capable person.
In accordance with Article 34 and Article 35 of the Law on
Private International Law and Procedure (Official Gazette of RS, №. 56/99), the
conditions for entering into wedlock determined by the law of the country in
which the citizens of the future spouses are at the time of marriage, and the
form of the marriage, under the law of the country where the marriage is
contracted, i.e. by Slovenian law.
For the validity of the marriage in the Republic of
Slovenia, foreigners must register with the marriage in the administration
(registry office) at the place of marriage, the following documents (list of
documents and the rights of individual municipality can be specified in the
administration, which planned the wedding):
- Confirmation of foreign nationality (passport or a certificate
of citizenship)
- A birth certificate or an extract from the register of
births, which should not be older than six months (in the international form,
if a State party to the Paris or the Vienna Convention on Extradition of
extracts from the registers)
- Confirmation that you are not a member married
- Divorce certificate for divorced / second (if necessary),
- The death certificate (for widow / widower) (if
necessary),
- A certificate of change of name or surname, if not as
specified in the certificate of birth (for the unless the name change occurred
during a previous marriage) (if required)
- Confirmation of the country of which you are, that there
are no impediments to marriage abroad (this document can be obtained at the
consular department of your country in the EU)
All documents must be translated into the Slovenian language
court interpreter and certified in accordance with the provisions of the
international instruments assurance (Official Gazette of RS, №. 64/01).
Certification in accordance with this Law shall not be required if the Republic
of Slovenia and the State came from a foreigner, marry, have signed a bilateral
agreement or esligosudarstvo subscribing Hague Convention and to assure
sufficient printing documents Apostle.
Often at the future newlyweds have difficulty obtaining
information and evidence. For example, in the state where a foreigner has
arrived, do not give a specific reference, and Slovenia require it. In
accordance with the Law on private international law and procedure, the
conditions for marriage for each of the intending spouses, is judged by the law
of the country of which he is. Therefore, this certificate must be presented
for the validity of a marriage or the competent authority of the country must make
a written statement that such certificates are not issued. In this case, when
the marriage one of the spouses is a foreign citizen, a criminal responsibility
to the marriage registrar declares that in accordance with the regulations of
the country of which he is, there is no impediment to the marriage.
If one spouse is a citizen of Slovenia, the other spouse is
entitled to apply for a residence permit in Slovenia.
