It consists of posting the proposed marriage in the consular section and, if one of the future spouses resides in France, at the town hall of his or her residence, at the request of the consulate. After 10 days of posting, and if there is no opposition to the marriage at the consular section and, if applicable, at the French city hall, a certificate of capacity to marry is issued.
The marriage can then be celebrated. Taking into account mail delivery times, you must contact the Consulate at least 8 weeks before the planned wedding date to submit a completed application especially if one of the future spouses resides in France. If you meet these conditions, you will have to apply for a certificate of capacity to marry see section on publication of banns. Once this certificate is issued, the ambassador, the civil registrar, will proceed with the marriage ceremony, a record will be created in the French civil registry and a family booklet will be issued.
It will have to be performed before the local authority before it can be transcribed on the French civil status registers by the consular section of the embassy. Future spouses who are both of French nationality can also choose to get married before the local authority.
In Vanuatu, marriages are celebrated by the religious officiants before being registered in the civil registry or at the town hall. As for a marriage celebrated at the consulate, if you meet these conditions, you must contact the consulate at least 8 weeks before the planned date of marriage to submit a file for a certificate of capacity to marry. Once the marriage is celebrated, the French spouse can request the transcription of his or her marriage certificate on the French consular registers, upon presentation of the following documents: Download the list of documents to be provided and the application for transcription below:.
If necessary, you may be summoned to the civil status department of the consulate or to the town hall of your residence in France for a hearing, with or without your spouse. The purpose of this hearing is to verify that the marriage complies with French law. It can be done, depending on the case, before the publication of the banns or during the examination of the request for transcription of the marriage certificate, in particular when the marriage was celebrated before the local authority without prior filing of an application for a certificate of capacity to marry.
