In the event that you want to get hitched abroad, it is possible to come into the wedding under either international or Norwegian legislation.
Whether you and/or your spouse meet the conditions for entering into marriage if one or both of you either are or have been resident in Norway before you can get married under either Norwegian or foreign law, the Norwegian Tax Administration must check.
Under Norwegian legislation
Marriages which can be entered into at Norwegian international service missions abroad are carried out relative to Norwegian legislation. Exactly the same mainly is applicable to marriages carried out at Sjomannskirken – Norwegian Church Abroad.
In the event that you want to get hitched at a Norwegian embassy or at Sjomannskirken – Norwegian Church Abroad, you have to stick to the exact same procedure as whenever two Norwegian residents marry or just like you were marrying a international resident. Nevertheless, the necessity for residence in Norway does not connect with the one who is not resident in Norway.
In the event that you fulfil the conditions for stepping into marriage, you are going to be given a “certificate of no impediment to come right into wedding” within the post.
Make every effort to just take your passport together with certification that displays that you fulfil the conditions for stepping into wedding. Both the international solution mission and Sjomannskirken – Norwegian Church Abroad will ordinarily have the certification ahead of time.
Make contact ahead of when you travel to be able to make clear the necessary formalities. You’ll find more info on engaged and getting married abroad in the internet sites of the numerous offices/Sjomannskirken – Norwegian Church overseas.
Under international legislation
You must check with the authorities in the country concerned what documentation they will require if you intend to get married according to foreign law.