A wedding abroad is an opportunity to arrange a beautiful holiday that smoothly turns into a honeymoon. Therefore, the most popular among future newlyweds are such resorts as the Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, as well as Mediterranean countries with a warm and sunny climate. However, the official registration of marriage outside the homeland has a number of difficulties and legal nuances.
Advantages of registering a marriage abroad
The advantages of a wedding abroad are obvious - such a bright event will be even more memorable and unusual. In addition, many hotels offer discounts on accommodation in the best rooms, gala dinners and organizing romantic evenings for newlyweds.
Contrary to the widespread misconception about the high cost of weddings abroad, newlyweds can arrange a beautiful holiday for themselves, which will cost no more than a wedding celebration with friends and family in a restaurant in their home country.
Another plus is that you can go where there will be summer weather. Therefore, even in winter, newlyweds can give themselves a summer and a wedding ceremony in beautiful summer dresses.
An equally important advantage is the absence of uninvited guests. And you will definitely not have to invite unwanted guests to the wedding just out of politeness.
Cons of registering a marriage abroad
Not in all countries it is possible to obtain a marriage certificate, which is legally binding in Russia. And where you can get it, the paperwork procedure takes some time.
Not all the guests you want to see at the wedding will go abroad. After all, someone has limited financial resources, and someone does not have enough free time.
The main disadvantage of marriage outside the homeland is the so-called paperwork. For the official registration of marriage abroad, it is required to prepare a package of documents in advance, translate them into a foreign language (usually English), notarize the translations, prepare an apostille, and then send the documents to the consulate or other organization whose jurisdiction includes the approval of documents for the official registration of foreign marriages. citizens.
For citizens of the Russian Federation, according to the rules of the Hague Convention, legalization in the form of an apostille is required. This procedure implies that when registering a marriage in countries that are parties to the Hague Convention, it is necessary to properly legalize documents issued by another state. This procedure takes time. It can take more than one working week to legalize documents, as the newlyweds will need to visit notaries and translators.
If the country in which the marriage takes place is not a party to the Hague Convention, then the legalization procedure becomes more complicated. To legalize marriage in their homeland, newlyweds will need to visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the consulate of a foreign state.
