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HOW TO
MAKE THE
DREAM COME TRUE
No problem! Antigua has everything in hand to ensure a trouble-free, relaxing and memorable day - just visit the new Honeymoon Registry www.visitantiguabarbuda.honeymoonwishes. com.
This helps you to create and personalise your wedding and honeymoon, including the possibility of family and friends actively contributing to the overall experience.
The site is interactive and tells you what documentation is needed, what to expect, the usual time scale involved and answers all your queries and questions. It also suggests various honemoon venues where marriage ceremonies are regularly performed, such as luxury hotels with spa facilities, special excursions and so on, as well as recommending experienced wedding planners should the need arise. Not to worry about champagne, owers, wedding cakes, music, choirs etc – Antigua is THE place for everything to just fall into place and make your dream wedding come true!
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DOCUMENTS NEEDED TO OBTAIN A MARRIAGE LICENCE
Valid passports
Proof of status:
Single: a declaration signed in Antigua
Divorced: original divorce decree
Widowed: original marriage and death certi cates Application form
(Completed at the Ministry of Legal Affairs) Fees: Registration fee: US$40 (paid at the High Court, Government Complex, Queen Elizabeth Highway)
Application fee (special licence): US$150
The Marriage Of cer fee is US$100.
Legal Requirement
Both parties must be over 15. If under age 18, written authorisation from parents or guardians is required. It is important that all documents presented are original or certi ed original by the issuing departments or of ces. All documents must be in the legal name and provide af davits or deed poll in cases where the bride or groom is known by another name. The Ministry of Legal Affairs is open Monday to Thursday, 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. and on Fridays from 8.30 a.m. to 3 p.m T. (268) 562 0381.
All documents not in English must be translated by a certi ed translator of the subjects’ language and notarised.