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| Island Wedding
Requirements |
| Country |
Cost |
Waiting
Period |
Requirements |
| Anguilla |
$284 |
Two
days |
Passport
or birth certificate and driver's license; proof of
divorce or death certificate; two witnesses, proof of
residency |
| Antigua
& Barbuda |
$240 |
One
day |
Passport
or birth certificate and photo ID; proof of divorce or
death certificate; application for marriage license |
| Aruba |
N/A |
Call
tourist board on island to schedule |
Must
be legally married in U.S. and have U.S. marriage
certificate |
| Bahamas |
$40 |
One
day |
Declarations
certifying both parties are unmarried U.S. citizens sworn
before a U.S. Consul at the American Embassy, Nassau or
Bahamian notary public, bride and groom must apply in
person; proof of arrival in the Bahamas, proof of divorce
or death certificate; passport or birth certificate and
photo ID; parental consent for those under 18 years. |
| Barbados |
$75
and $12.50 in Barbados postage stamps |
N/A |
Passport
or original/certified copies of birth certificate; proof
of divorce or death certificate; all documents not in
English must be accompanied by a certified translation;
must apply in person to Ministry of Home Affairs; must be
older than 16; couples 16-18 must have parental consent
and be present at time of application. |
| Bonaire |
$150 |
One
week |
Write
at least 2 months in advance to the Governor of Bonaire
requesting temporary residency and permission to marry;
three passport photos; copies of passports and birth
certificates; proof of good conduct and eligibility to
marry. |
| British
Virgin Islands |
$110
in BVI postage stamps |
Three
days |
Passport
or birth certificate and photo ID; proof of divorce or
death certificate; all documents should be originals or
certified as true copies; two witnesses; apply for license
at the Attorney General's office in Tortola on first day. |
| Cayman
Islands |
$200 |
N/A |
International
embarkation/disembarkment card; proof of divorce or death
certificate; passport or birth certificate and photo ID;
letter from authorized government officer upon arrival
(359-949-7900); marriage license from the Chief
Secretary's Office; two witnesses |
| Curacao |
$167 |
Three
days |
Written
registration two months prior to wedding; proof of divorce
or death certificate; passport and birth certificate;
return air ticket; proof both parties are eligible for
marriage. |
| Dominica |
$184 |
Two
days |
Birth
certificate and proof of citizenship; proof of divorce or
death certificate; application form from the Ministry of
Community Development; two witnesses; Statutory
declaration on marital status obtained in Dominica in a
lawyer's presence. |
| Dominican
Republic |
$20 |
N/A |
Write
to the American Consulate in Santo Domingo requesting
permission to marry; two witnesses; passports for the
couple and any foreign witnesses; birth certificate; proof
of divorce or death certificate; must be at least 18 years
of age; notarized letter from an attorney - legalized by
their embassy - stating that each person is single;
documents must be translated into Spanish. |
| French
West Indies |
None |
One
person must be resident for 30 days |
Birth
certificate for copy with raised seal; certificate of good
conduct (including certificate of single standing);
medical certificate issued within three months of event; a
blood test; French translation of documents. |
| Grenada |
$15 |
Three
working days |
Passports
and original birth certificates; proof of name change if
applicable; proof of divorce or death certificate;
affidavit of parental consent if under 21 years. |
| Guyana |
Under
$2 |
15
days for non-residents |
Notarized
marriage request form; copies of birth certificates and or
passports. |
| Jamaica |
$54 |
One
day |
Certified
copy of birth certificate; apply for license from the
Ministry of National Security; proof of divorce or death
certificate; documented parental consent if under 18
years. |
| Martinique |
None |
One
month |
Birth
certificate for copy with raised seal with visa of
Consulate translated into French; pre-marital certificate
translated into French; document certifying both parties
are single; valid passport; documents processed 72 hours
in advance. |
| Puerto
Rico |
$2
stamp fee for certified copy of license; $20 fee to
process all certificates |
N/A |
Picture
identification; two witnesses over 21 years; proof of
divorce or death certificate; documented parental consent
if under 21 years; health certificate from a resident
practitioner in Puerto Rico; VDRL test completed by doctor
in Puerto Rico no more than 10 days prior. |
| St.
Kitts & Nevis |
$80 |
Two
working days |
Birth
certificates with photo ID or citizenship card; proof of
divorce or death certificate; if minister to perform
ceremony, letter from priest at home stating couple is
unmarried; notarized letter of parental consent if under
18 years. |
| St.
Lucia |
About
$198 |
Two
days residency; two days for license. |
Change
of name documents; proof of divorce or death certificate;
birth certificate or passport; apply through a local
lawyer to the Attorney General for marriage license. |
| St.
Maarten |
$300 |
10
days to register at Office of Civil Registry; three days
waiting period |
Special
permission from the Lt. Governor (a written request must
be sent two months prior); passport, birth certificate and
airline tickets; names, dates and birthplaces of bride's
and groom's parents on birth certificates; parent's places
of residence must be submitted to the Office of Civil
Registry; documents must be notarized; nonresident
witnesses must request a temporary tourist permit;
document parental consent if under 21; proof of divorce or
death certificate; all documents must be in Dutch;
divorced women must wait at least 306 days after divorce
is finalized. |
| St
Vincent & The Grenadines |
$99
application fee |
Three
days |
Birth
certificate; proof of divorce; special Governor General
license from the Ministry of Justice. |
| Trinidad
& Tobago |
$55
in postage stamps |
Three
days after arrival with President's license |
Passport
and airline tickets; proof of divorce or death
certificate; deed poll or other proof of name change where
name differs on documents. |
| U.S.
Virgin Islands |
$50;
$200 fee to be married in the court by a judge (payment in
money order or cashier's check) |
Eight
days from receipt of notarized application. |
A
letter to the territorial court of the U.S.V.I. in St.
Thomas or St. Croix requesting marriage license; proof of
divorce; appointment needed to be married by a judge. |
