Marriage with a citizen of another country is often not only an alliance with another person, but also with a different culture and traditions. Therefore, before diving into the pre-wedding bustle, try to carefully study the subtleties and legal aspects of this issue. In the future, this will help you avoid difficulties and problems.
Instruction manual
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In Russia, regardless of the citizenship of persons who wish to marry, the form and procedure for its conclusion are determined and regulated by Russian law, namely the Family Code of the Russian Federation. To marry, file an application with the future spouse in any civil registry office (registry office).
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Attach the necessary documents to the application. Among them must be passports, or other documents proving your identity. If any of you were previously married, attach papers confirming its termination. This can be a certificate of divorce or the death of a former spouse. A person who is not a citizen of Russia must submit these documents to the embassy of his country or other competent authority of the state of which he is a citizen. There, he should be given a certificate (certificate) confirming the absence of obstacles to marriage. A foreign citizen will also need a certificate of residence, which is issued by a magistrate at the place of registration or a church parish. All documents submitted to the registry office must be translated into Russian, their authenticity must also be confirmed and certified.
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If there are no obstacles to marriage, then it will be registered in your personal presence, as a rule, after a month from the date of submission of documents. Possible obstacles to its conclusion, the legislation of the Russian Federation provides for both Russian citizens and foreign. Keep in mind that if you have any of these, you may be denied marriage registration. The list of obstacles includes: - close family relationships, relations between adoptive parents and adoptive parents; - relations between recognized legally incompetent fiancé or bride; - relations between fiancé and fiancé in another registered official marriage. Be sure to check the last circumstance in the event of marriage with a foreigner in whose home country polygamy is allowed. Such polygamous marriages are permitted in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, Syria. Please note that polygamous marriage will not be officially recognized in the Russian Federation if you still decide to conclude it in the country that does not take this circumstance into account.
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Your future spouse must be legally in Russia. He must have a valid visa and compulsory registration at the place of his stay in the Russian Federation.
