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MARRIAGE REGISTRATION AND CEREMONY

In Romania, marriage is concluded between a man and a woman through their personal and free consent.
Note! A religious marriage may only be celebrated after the civil marriage.

Responsible department

Civil Status Service within SPCLEP-Ploiești

Contact person

Civil Status Officers – Marriage Registration Section
Phone: 0344 078 313 (option 3)
E-mail: starecivila@spclep-ploiesti.ro

What are the steps the citizen must follow to register the marriage?

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Select the situation that applies to you. When you change the option, only the documents required for the chosen case will be displayed.

  • Birth certificates in original (Note: laminated certificates are void – they require replacement), in accordance with art. 10 par. (9) of Law no. 119/1996.
  • Valid identity documents, in original (both spouses).
  • Premarital medical certificates stating “fit for marriage” — valid for 30 days (including the day of file submission and the day of the marriage).
  • Identity documents of two witnesses (the witnesses must be present at the ceremony).
  • Proof of payment of fees (where applicable: Saturday/Sunday ceremony; urgent processing).
  • The marriage declaration is filled in together with the civil status officer in SIIEASC — the Integrated IT System for Issuing Civil Status Documents.

Note! After the marriage is concluded, the civil status officer voids the identity card of the spouse who changes their family name (by cutting off the corner where the series and number are recorded).

  • Proof showing that the substantive conditions required by the national law are met and that there are no impediments to the conclusion of the marriage in Romania — issued by the embassy/consulate of the respective state in Romania.
  • Exception (without proof from the embassy): certificate of customs/marital capacity, recent/valid (3 months) issued by authorities of: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Croatia, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Cuba, Switzerland (apostille), France, Germany, Mongolia, Norway (apostille), Poland, Hungary, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia, Ukraine. For Israel: Civil Status Register or Population Records Register extract (Ministry of Interior) + notarised affidavit declaring no other marriage exists.
  • Notarised declaration of the foreign citizen spouse on the fulfilment of conditions, the absence of impediments, the law applicable to the matrimonial regime and the chosen regime.
  • Legalised translation of the birth certificate.
  • Birth certificate, in original:
    • Apostille (Hague, 05.10.1961) — mandatory (except for EU states) for the listed signatory states.
    • Exempt from apostille/super-legalisation — for states that have bilateral treaties with Romania (list mentioned).
    • Super-legalisation — for documents outside the two situations above, in accordance with art. 162 of Law no. 105/1992.

Note! When submitting the marriage declaration and concluding the marriage, the presence of an authorised translator is required.

  • In addition to the documents in point B, the document attesting the dissolution of the previous marriage (divorce, death, etc.), apostilled or super-legalised, as appropriate, must be presented.
  • If the country of citizenship has no diplomatic/consular mission accredited in Romania: a notarised affidavit + supporting documents issued by the competent authorities of the country of citizenship, proving that the person is not married and meets the substantive conditions required by the national law.

Note! When submitting the declaration and concluding the marriage, the presence of an authorised translator is required.