Belarus - Single Status Certificate

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Procedure

Apply In Person (citizen &Non – citizen)

1. To apply for Single Status Certificate, the applicant has to approach the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade – link
2. The applicant has to visit the office with the request letter.
3. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer. (if required)
4. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
5. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
6. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
7. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned officer.
8. The applicant has to pay the fee as per the authority’s request.
9. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. #If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
10. The applicant will give instruction for biometric purpose.
11. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS.
12. Once the process gets completed, the applicant will get the certificate through mail.
13. This entire process can be completed within 3 weeks or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

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Required Documents

• National identity card or Passport.
• Proof of address.
• If divorced, Decree Absolute.
• If widowed, Death Certificate of previous spouse (and Marriage Certificate).
• If your name has been changed by Deed Poll, proof is necessary.
• The relevant fee.

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus
Address: 10 Kollektornaya str. 220004 Minsk BELARUS
Telephone: +375-17-200-86-87, +375-17-200-97-55
E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Helpline: +375-17-306-37-30
Embassies and Consulates websites

Eligibility

In order for non-nationals to marry in a foreign country you will most likely be required to produce legal documentation from your country of citizenship verifying single status and that you are free to marry. This is known as a 'Certificate of No Impediment', 'Certificate de Coutume', 'Certificate of Nulla Osta' or a 'Certificate of Freedom to Marry'.

Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage: This can be obtained from your local department of foreign affairs or your embassy in the country in which you are getting married.

Certificate of Single Status/Sworn Affidavit that you are free to marry: These are similar to a Certificate of No Impediment, but instead you have to swear you are single in front of a legal representative.

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Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Instructions

Through a sworn affidavit the applicant confirms that they are who they claim to be. The Single Status Letter or Affidavit says that they are able and free to marry among other things. Bear in mind that one fact about the Single Status Affidavit is that it is not a government document; rather, it is a letter from the affiant signed in front of a notary public. An interesting fact about this type of document is that there are many names given for it. For example look at this list: "Single Status Statutory Declaration" or a "Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage" or a "Single Status Certificate" or "Free-to-marry statement".

Required Information

• Full Name
• Passport or ID number
• Place and Date of Birth
• Nationality
• Statement
• Date
• Signature of the person who declares
• Signature of the witnesses

Need for the Document

A Single Status Certificate also referred to as a No Marriage Affidavit, Certificate of Freedom to Marry or Certificate of No Impediment, is a sworn statement saying that you are eligible to marry.

Overseas marriage authorities often require further evidence that the party is free to marry. Such evidence may be a statement from the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages that there is no record of the person having been previously married or a 'Single Status Certificate' or 'No Records Result'.

Information which might help

Please also be aware that a standard Single Status Certificate or Certificate of No Impediment may be insufficient on its own to allow a marriage to take place in a foreign country. You may be required by the foreign authorities to comply with the following, so please ensure that you allow sufficient time for processing.

• Certificates may need to be translated.
• Certificates may need to be endorsed or exchanged for a locally acceptable version issued by your Embassy or Consulate in the country where you will marry.
• Certificates may need to be legalized i.e. stamped with an official stamp known as an Apostille.
• Certificates may require that witnesses swear an Affidavit stating that you are free to marry and that this is appended.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Overseas marriage authorities often require further evidence that the party is free to marry. Such evidence may be a statement from the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages that there is no record of the person having been previously married or a 'Single Status Certificate' or 'No Records Result'.

External Links

Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus

Belarus Government Official website

Links to Official Belarusian Web-Sites

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DEPARTMENT ON NOTARY AND REGISTRY OFFICES

Tasks and functions of the Department:

• supervision notaries in the Republic of Belarus;
• ensuring control of the activity of notaries and authorized officers of the local executive and administrative bodies, and also of the registration of the acts of civil status;
• general and methodical guidance of the registration of the acts of civil status;
• ensuring control of the activity of the departments of justice of the regional executive committees (Minsk State Executive Committee), state notarys offices, departmental notarial archives;
• certification of the right to engage notary; issuance of licenses for private notarial activities;
• ensuring control of the activity of private notaries;
• running registers of the state notarys offices, notarial bureau;
• apostille official documents, outgoing from courts, public institution Center for forensic examinations and criminology of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus, Republican labor arbitration, departments of justice of the regional executive committees, Minsk State Executive Committee, departmental notarial archives, notaries and preparation of these documents for consular legalization.