snowcelt wrote:Hi,
after long conversations with my good lady, we've decided it's time to make an honest woman out of her. So, the plan is to get hitched at the maistraatti, and then later have some sort of big party for the family and friends. We've been together nine years and living together for five.
Ok, my question is: What all forms do I need to get to go through with this? Birth cert, passport, etc. I vaguely recall also something about some sort of documentation about not being previously married.. or?
Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Kevin.
In my case, the Finnish magistrate wanted a "certificate of no impediment" which goes by other names
http://marriage.about.com/od/marriageli ... status.htm
you can obtain it from your country's embassy in Finland. It cost about €130-€140 from the British embassy and took about a month all in.
In Britain before weddings ... banns must be read for 3 sundays before the wedding
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banns_of_marriage
so in the case of the UK Embassy posting of the Banns... they put up an announcement on the Embassy wall and it has to be there for 3 weeks so the "public" can read it and anyone concerned can raise any objections to your marriage - this is a bit daft as visiting the embassy is by appointment only...
The vice-consul told me that you would have to be a very unlucky person for anyone to object.. so basically there was a 3 week delay whilst the bit of paper dangles on the wall.
After 3 weeks they take it down from the wall, stamp it, and post it to you. The whole process struck me as rather ridiculous.
I hope that the Irish embassy has a better system, but I fear that having a legal system similar to Britain you might also have a bit of a wait.
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They were surprised to learn that there was a 4 week wait and that it cost me a fair chunk of money too.
utter rip off. Hopefully it will be easier for our Irish friend.