Religious Marriages

1. Three months prior to the marriage date, couples must file a request for the publication of marriage banns at the Public Registry. To avoid queues couples are requested to book an appointment first by calling Tel: 25904 200 / 25904 212 -7.
2. On your appointment date, you must be ready to provide all required information and documents.
3. Ten days prior to the marriage date the couple are to collect three documents prepared by the Marriage Registry and submit them to the Parish Priest of the place where the wedding ceremony will be held.
4. After the Nuptial Mass, together with the witnesses and the priest who administered the Marriage Sacrament, the couple should sign their Marriage Certificate; the bride should sign using her maiden surname, or if she is widowed, her late husbands surname.

Marriage between a Maltese national and a foreigner or persons who have lived abroad for a period of time: Applicants should request more information from the Marriage Registrar since foreign applicants would be required to present a recent free status certificate (that should be dated not more than 3 months prior to the date of marriage) and other legalized documents with their application. Those couples who are getting married in Gozo should apply for their marriage banns at the Marriage Registry in Victoria, Gozo.

Marriages can take place on board passenger vessels (Cruise Liners) registered in Malta. The solemnization of Civil Marriages has also been delegated to Local Council Mayors. However, in all cases, one still has to apply at the Marriage Registry.

Civil Marriages

The Marriage Registry also provides services for Civil Marriages. Couples who opt for a Civil Marriage have to satisfy the same obligations and formalities requested for a religious marriage.

A Civil Marriage may take place at the Marriage Registry, or at any other public place that is accepted by the Marriage Registrar.

• Birth certificates (In case of applicants whose birth is not registered at the Malta Public Registry)
• Identity cards and copies thereof
• A photocopy of the identity cards of the witnesses.

Public Registry
Evans Building, Merchants Street, Valletta VLT 2000, Malta
Tel: (356) 2590 4200
E-mail: pubreg.civilstatus@gov.mt
Website

Office hours:

• Monday to Friday: 0715 - 1400
• Wednesday: 0715 - 1400 and 1500 - 1800
• Saturday: 0730 - 1100

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Application Form:

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The Marriage Registry receives requests for the Publication of Banns for marriages and civil unions taking place in Malta. Applications for the publication of Banns are received between three (3) months and six (6) weeks prior to the date of marriage or civil union. The banns are published five (5) to four (4) weeks prior to the date of marriage or civil union. The Marriage Registry also provides the service of a Marriage Room were Civil Marriage and Civil Unions can be officiated.

The Marriage Registrar will need the following information:

• Religious marriages:
  • The church or place where the marriage will be held
  • The date of marriage
  • The name and surname of the priest who will celebrate the marriage ceremony
  • The surname which the bride will be using after marriage (her maiden surname, her husbands or [in the case of widows] possibly that of her predeceased spouse).

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