Greenland - Single Status Certificate / Proof of Marital Status

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Procedure

Visit the offices of the Parish of your municipality with the required documents and present them requesting that a search be done to prove that you are not in any marriage currently. The registrar will check the records for any registration of any marriage.

If the results indicate that you are not currently in any marriage you will be issued with a Certificate of Marital Status (Single Status Certificate)

It should be a 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 four months old. If you are not a citizen of the country in which you are a resident at present, the same documents from 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.

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.

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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

Contact The Government of Greenland

Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Eligibility

Certificate of Marital Status: from the place you were born as well as from your present place of residence (if different). NB! Certificate of marital status can also be required from other places if necessary. The certificate must be no older than 4 months and must be translated if not issued in Danish, English or German. The certificate must include the following: Name, date of birth, place of birth, current address, citizenship and marital status.

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Validity

The documents must not be more than four months old.

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Instructions

Certificate of marital status (no older than four months) from all the places you have been registered since you were old enough to get married as well as from your present place of residence (if different).

Required Information

• Name
• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• Address
• Citizenship
• Marital status
• The certificate must be translated into Danish, English or German if in another language.

Need for the Document

Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

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'.

Civil Status Certificate also called letter of non-impediment, confirming your marital status as single, divorced or widowed.

Information which might help

Proof of Current Residence and Marital Status

The documentation must state your name, address for at least the past year, date of birth and current marital status.

If you have lived in different countries after the age of 18, it may be necessary to obtain a marital status certificate from each country. The documents must not be more than four months old.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

If you are planning to marry in another country, you may be required to obtain a Certificate of Non-Impediment. This document has many different names such as Declaration of Non-Impediment to Marry, Statutory Declaration of Single Status, Affidavit of Intended Marriage, Statement In-Lieu of Certificate of Non-Impediment to Marriage Abroad, Certificate de Coutume, a Certificate of No Impediment, Certificate of Nulla Osta, Certificate of Freedom to Marry or just free to marry.

External Links

The Government of Greenland

Greenland Yellow Pages

Greenland Guide

Others

Legalization (tripartite verification of the original document):

• 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 divorce decree or death certificate (authentication of the signature and authority of the issuer of the original document (not copy of the original).
• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs must then legalize the person of the Ministry of Justice/Ministry of the Interior (mentioned above.) who has legalized the issuer the divorce decree or death certificate.
• The local Danish Embassy or consulate must then legalize the person of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (mentioned above.) who has legalized the person of the Ministry of Justice/Ministry of the Interior.

Apostille (single verification of the original document):

• 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).