Cote Divoire - Apply to Get Married

Advertisement

Procedure

1. To get married in Cte dIvoire, applicants will need to file an application to get married at their local Town Hall.
2. Applicants will need to submit these documents:
   1. An extract of birth certificate or supplementary judgment (document must not more than 3 months old)
   2. Certificate of residence (document must not more than 6 months old) for each spouse with the mention for the purpose of marriage
   3. Photocopy of the applicants' identity document (CNI or identity document)
   4. Photocopy of the witnesses (CNI, passport or driving license)
   5. For minor spouses: If they are under 20 years of age (male) and under 18 years of age (female): a copy of the age waiver granted by the Public Prosecutor.
      If they are both under the age of 21: the consent of the authorized persons (father, mother, legal guardian) is received by the registrar through the administrative channel.
      For the guardian add the guardianship judgment.
   6. Widowed spouse: extract of the death certificate of the deceased spouse or supplementary judgment of death.
   7. Divorced Spouse: extract or copy of the birth certificate or the supplementary judgment bearing the reference to the divorce decree with a certificate of non-opposition and non-appeal issued by the clerk.
   8. Foreign spouses: Extract of birth certificate, certificate of marital capacity, photocopy of the valid residence permit or visa page, certificate or certificate of residence or any other document attesting residence dating less than six months and photocopy of the consular card, the identity card or the passport.
3. Pay the application fee.

Advertisement

Required Documents

• An extract of birth certificate or supplementary judgment (document must not more than 3 months old)
• Certificate of residence (document must not more than 6 months old) for each spouse with the mention for the purpose of marriage
• Photocopy of the applicants' identity document (CNI or identity document)
• Photocopy of the witnesses (CNI, passport or driving license)
• Additional documents:
  • Minor spouses: If they are under 20 years of age (male) and under 18 years of age (female): a copy of the age waiver granted by the Public Prosecutor.
    If they are both under the age of 21: the consent of the authorized persons (father, mother, legal guardian) is received by the registrar through the administrative channel.
    For the guardian add the guardianship judgment.
  • Widowed spouse: extract of the death certificate of the deceased spouse or supplementary judgment of death.
  • Divorced Spouse: extract or copy of the birth certificate or the supplementary judgment bearing the reference to the divorce decree with a certificate of non-opposition and non-appeal issued by the clerk.
  • Foreign spouses: Extract of birth certificate, certificate of marital capacity, photocopy of the valid residence permit or visa page, certificate or certificate of residence or any other document attesting residence dating less than six months and photocopy of the consular card, the identity card or the passport.
  • Other additional documents

Office Locations & Contacts

Maffere Town Hall
Address: Bp 753 Aboisso
Tel: (225) 21-30-42-76
Email: [email protected]

Eligibility

Provide eligibility criteria's for going through this procedure.

Fees

Maffere Town Hall:

• Working day: 30,000 CFA francs (including stamp + room)
• Saturday: 30,000 CFA Francs

Validity

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Sample Documents

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

Processing Time

Please explain processing time taken in obtaining the document/certificate.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

Instructions

Please provide instructions oan obtaining the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

Required Information

Mailing address, telephone, occupation and residence of future spouses and witnesses

Need for the Document

This procedure provides information on how you can apply to get married in Cte dIvoire.

Information which might help

Enter other informations which might help

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

http://www.maffere-ci.com/content/formalit%C3%A9s-de-mariage

Others

More information which might help people.