With a marriage declaration, you and your partner declare that you wish to marry before the registrar.
Target Group
- Burger
Conditions
Condition
Proof
Prospective spouses registered in the population or foreigners' register should bring the following documents:
- a copy of the birth certificates of both partners. For persons born in Belgium or whose birth certificate was transcribed in Belgium, the registrar of births, marriages and deaths will request the copy himself.
- proof of identity
- if one of the spouses makes the declaration: a written proof showing the other spouse's consent to the declaration.
Prospective spouses who are not registered in the population or foreigners' register should also bring the following documents:
- a certificate of nationality
- a certificate of unmarried status or of dissolution or annulment of a previous marriage
- a certificate of principal residence.
These documents must have the necessary legalisation and, if necessary, a translation by a sworn translator from the court in Belgium.
If there is a marriage contract, you no longer need to present a certificate from the notary. The deed will be registered by the notary in the Central Register of Marriage Contracts.
Procedure
Procedure
You must file the declaration with the registrar of births, marriages and deaths in the municipality where one of the spouses-to-be lives or is registered in the population, foreigner or waiting register.
Do both partners live abroad? Then you can register in:
- the last place of residence of you or your partner
- the place of residence of a blood relative up to and including the second degree (i.e. grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, children, grandchildren) of you or your partner
- the place of birth of you or your partner
You can make the declaration at the earliest 6 months and at the latest 14 days before the planned date of marriage.
The declaration is done by both partners together, or by one of the partners subject to a power of attorney.