Marriage in Aarhus Town Hall - Aarhus.dk

Marriage in Aarhus Town Hall
Information concerning marriage in the Municipality of Aarhus
In order to make an appointment for the specific time and date you wish to get married,
you have too contact us in person at the City Hall with all the documents. Your
first visit has to be at least 14 days before you want to get married.
Our opening hours: Monday – Friday 10am-15pm
Examination fee/Marriage ceremony fee: 500 dkr (70 €)
This is to be paid before we can start the processing of your case. You can pay the fee
in cash at your first visit or you can use this bank account:
Iban: DK5620006876547439
S.W.I.F.T.adress: NDEADKKK
Bank code: 2211 Account no.: 6876547439
All documents must be in the original language as well as translation. However, this is
not the case if the documents are in German or English. The documents must be
translated by an authorized translator/sworn interpreter. All the translated documents
as together with the originals, has to be personally brought to us.
The translations of the documents alone are not sufficient documentation.
If one or both of you have been married previously we need to see documentation for
your divorce.
Persons under the age of 18 must present a special permit in order to marry. This
permit can be obtained at the Registry office, where you wish to marry.
A Marriage Ceremony in the Municipality of Aarhus will take place in Danish, German
or English.
Necessary documents for the case-working (all documents apply for both
partners) are required:
• A valid passport and documents of legal residency (you must have legal stay in
Denmark). If you are a citizen from outside the Schengen collaboration but are now a
resident in a Schengen country, residence permit must be produced. If you are a citizen
and live in a country outside of Schengen collaboration, passport must have an
entry stamp which is not more than three months old. Likewise we need a copy of
your travel documents and furthermore possibly ID-card.
• Documentation of present place of residence and Certificate of marital status
from all the places you have lived in since you were old enough to get married.
The documents must not be more than three months old. If you are not a citizen of
the country in which you are a resident at present, the same documents from
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your native country must be produced.
The certificate of marital status must state:
Name
Address (for at least the last year)
Date of birth
Place of birth
Citizenship
Marital status
The certificate must be translated into Danish, German or English if in another
language.
• Birth certificate – if unable to obtain one, showing the valid travel document with
presence of place of birth will be sufficient.
• American and British soldiers, who are stationed in Germany must instead of a
certificate of marital status, hand in a “Permission for marriage” issued by their
Commander. You must also be able to document legal stay in Denmark and likewise
bring “Request and authority of leave” and “Military-ID” (instead of a
passport).
Legalization of all documents can be required.
Should one or both of the parties involved have previously been married we
in addition need the following documents:
• Divorce:
Divorce decree (complete original divorce decree, legally signed to ensure, that the
divorce Certificate to be approved is genuine). Only decrees and certificates from the
latest marriage should be submitted. The Registry office must approve the divorce
decress before to get an appointment. The certificate should be submitted in
the original and in a translated version, if not issued in Danish, German or English.
Translations alone are not sufficient.
• Death:
Death certificate. Death certificate must be approved before you will be able to
make an appointment. The certificate should be submitted in the original and in a
translated version, if not issued in Danish, German or English. Translations alone are
not sufficient.
Divorce and Death certificates issued in countries outside the European Union (with
exception of the USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia a.o.) must be presented en
the original with a Legalization/Apostille. The complete Legalization must also be
translated and handed in.
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Legalization (tripartite vertification of the original document):
1. The proper superior Ministry (usually the Ministry of Justice, in some countries
the Ministry of the Interior) must legalize the person who has issued the divorse
decree or death certificate (authentication of the signature and authority of the issuer
of the original document (not copy of the original).
2. The Ministry og Foreign Affairs must then legalize the person of the Ministry of
Justice/Ministry of the Interior (mentioned under 1.) who has ligalized the issuer
the divorce decree or death certificate.
3. The local Danish Embassy or consulate must then legalize the person of the Ministry
og Foreign Affairs (mentioned under 2.) who has legalized the person of the
Ministry of Justice/Ministry of the Interior.
Apostille (single vertification of the original document):
1. If the papers are issued in countries in the Apostille Convention (www.hcch.net) it
is sufficient to get a stamp on the original document from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(not copy of the original).
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