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Before you start
Authentication and translation do not grant spouse immigration status.
Who is this guide for?
People married abroad updating the register.
Personal-status registration, not naturalisation or a religious-court ruling.
The checklist
Check application and attendance
Identity documents.
Registration does not grant a spouse a stay permit.
Obtain the official original
Marriage certificate.
An ordinary photo may not suffice.
Arrange authentication/translation
Authenticated original and translation.
Do not borrow another service’s English exemption.
Apply where you are
Form and annexes.
Attendance and evidence depend on route.
Verify and separate next actions
Confirmation and extract.
Do not assume additional actions were performed.
Official sources
These links let you check with the responsible authority. The website's verification date does not guarantee that every detail has remained up to date since then.
Frequently asked questions
Does marriage registration grant a foreign spouse status?
Not necessarily. Registering marital status and immigration procedures are separate.
Reports help us check and update guides.