Marriage

Hi. I am planning on marrying a beautiful Dominicana in the near future and i wish to know the paperwork requirement. I am a Canadian. We plan on marrying in Jarabacoa but living in Canada. Any info would be helpful. Thanks.

Getting married is easy. Getting a visa for your spouse is another matter. Contact the Canadian embassy here at e.canada@codetel.net.do or call Tel. 809 685-1136

Here are some comments and emails from contributors from Canada who have gone through the experience. We suggest you research the database of the message board under marriage, wedding, getting married and visas for further information.

Jodi at jbautist@idirect.com wrote: You can get a solemn declaration that you're single from any notary public in Canada...get it translated into Spanish and send the original declaration plus the translation to the Dominican Consulate in Montreal (1470 Peel St. Suite 263, Tower A, Montreal, PQ H3A 1T1) along with a money order for US$50. They'll send it back to you with their official certification. You might want to phone them first to make sure the amount hasn't changed (514-284-5455).

And Vickie at koopa_troopa@msn.com wrote: We had to get a single staus affiidavit drawn up and translated into Spanish. Then we had to send them plus a translated copy of our divorce certificates to the Dominican Consulate in Montreal. There they will legalize them for $50.00 each U.S. Funds. Other than that, that was the only major expense. The hotel is arranging for the wedding so all we need to do is show up!

Tracey at tracjose@netcom.ca wrote: Sunday, 9 August 1998, at 3:56 p.m. Hi Sharon-yes your marriage will be legal in Canada. If you are planning on taking his last name and will need to change your documents over (ie;drivers licence, SIN etc..) you will need the marriage certificate officially translated into english. That is all you will need-I know as my husband and I were married there. If you need help with the translation of any documents send me an email-I have a translation service. Take care. Tracey

The single status affidavit can be done directly in Spanish here in the Dominican Republic by a Dominican Notary a lot cheaper ($50). You would save the expense of the Canadian Notary and the translation and the hassle of dealing with the Dominican Consulate in Montreal.