The process is simple. But all documents need to be translated into Spanish.

Residency

None.

Marriage License

None required. (Something of a first!) Instead, you need to register with the Oficial de Estado Civil (City Clerk) and pay a RD$50 fee.

Required Documents

The following needs to be submitted to the City Clerk. Legal transcripts of the birth certificates, single status affidavit and divorce act need to be prepared at the Dominican consulate in the country where the documents were issued. 

a) passport 
b) birth certificate 
c) Single status affidavit translated into Spanish by an official translator
d) Divorce certificate, where necessary, translated into Spanish by an official translator 

Two witnesses are needed for the ceremony. Foreign witnesses will need passports for ID.

Following the marriage, a document is provided stating the ceremony took place. A marriage certificate needs to be requested from the “Oficial de Estado Civil” (City Clerk) that married you.

These steps are quite simple but resort wedding consultants can often reduce the work to zero.

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