Belgium - Getting Married

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Procedure

1. Visit the Marriage Office (at least 3 months before the date of the marriage).
2. One of the future couple has to present an ID card. A list of required documents and the time period will be established.
3. The register office records in Belgium needed in the application process, are collected by the administration of the City of Brussels.
4. The moment the municipal administration has all the necessary documents, it will establish the wedding statement and, at least 15 days later, the marriage can be celebrated.

Copy or extract of certificates

Wedding Anniversaries

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Required Documents

• Identification Card

Office Locations & Contacts

Civil Status

Marriages and legal cohabitation

Administrative centre

Boulevard Anspach 6

3th floor

1000 Brussels Map

Tel: 02 279 34 40

Fax: 02 279 34 49

Email: [email protected]

Opening hours : Monday to Friday from 8:30 am till noon, after appointment: from 1 pm to 3:30 pm (from Monday to Wednesday), from 1 pm to 6:30 pm (Thursday)

Telephone hours : from Monday till Friday from 8:30 am till 4 pm

Eligibility

• It is necessary (except in rare cases) that one of the parties is registered in Brussels.

Fees

Application fees must be paid in cash.

• Wedding book: 17.50 euro
• Ceremonies to be conducted in City hall:
  • Free, if they take place on Friday and Saturday morning
  • For ceremonies between 12 am and 1:40 pm, expenses amount to 250 euro, the inner courtyard and the balcony are then available for the couple.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

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Processing Time

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Instructions

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Required Information

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1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the Document

Marriage is a legal contract binding two people together, granting them rights and obligations.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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External Links

• Marriage:

http://www.brussels.be/artdet.cfm/4854

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