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Please read before
travelling abroad to marry.
The following legal requirements
and formalities for all marriages in Sri Lanka apply to all the luxury exotic
hotel wedding honeymoon holiday package offered on this website.
LAWFUL DAYS OF MARRIAGE
CEREMONIES
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Wedding ceremonials in Sri Lanka
are conducted Monday to Sunday plus Public Holidays
MINIMUM LEGAL AGE TO MARRY IN SRI
LANKA
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The couple to be married
must be 18 years of age and over on the day of performance
of the ceremony of marriage.
The minimum age is 18 as in
most western countries.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR THE
WEDDING
Documentation for wedding and
marriage ceremony must be sent to the hotel
at least 4 weeks prior to the
wedding day
and includes:
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Photocopy of
Birth Certificate
- original be presented prior to the wedding day,
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Photocopy of
Valid Passport
- original to be presented prior to the wedding day
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Details of
the names, addresses and occupations of the couple to be married,
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Details of
parents' names, occupations and addresses of the wedding couple
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An
affidavit
confirming marital status of bride and groom prior to the wedding
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If either
party to the marriage is divorced, a
Decree Absolute
proving the lawful termination of the previous marriage must be presented
prior to the wedding ceremony
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If widowed,
Death certificate of former spouse of the previous marriage
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If names have
been changed prior to the wedding, legal proof of change of name
MINIMUM PERIOD OF RESIDENCE AT
HOTEL IN SRI LANKA
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE IN ENGLISH
The Registrar of Marriages will provide an official marriage certificate in
the local Singhalese language
with a certified duplicate copy in the English language.
See sample of Sri Lanka wedding certificate in Sinhala.
See sample of Sri Lanka wedding certificate - English language translation.
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